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United Way honors Capital Good Fund with 2-1-1 Innovation Award
ANDY POSNER is the founder of Capital Good Fund, a Providence-based social change organization that uses financial services to address America’s poverty problems. The...
Morning rush
How often do you encounter traffic going into work?
Always: 40%
Sometimes: 40%
Never: 20%
How long is your commute into work?
Less than 20 minutes: 60%
20-30 minutes: 40%
More...
Lists: Employee Benefits Administrators
Total no. of employees providing employee benefit services: 278
Re-ranked by newest administrators:
1. WD & Associates Inc. | Year founded: 1992
2. AmWINS Group Benefits |...
Lists: Rhode Island Health & Dental Insurers
Total no. of lives covered by health insurance: 1,217,866
SOURCE: Financial information is for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2017. Lives covered information is...
Deepwater Wind interested in having hub in Brooklyn
PROVIDENCE – Could Deepwater Wind be setting up shop off the coast of one of New York City’s five boroughs?
New York City Economic Development...
Capital Good Fund to help Hurricane Maria evacuees
PROVIDENCE — Hurricane Maria evacuees currently displaced in Florida will be getting much-needed financial assistance from a Rhode Island-based nonprofit starting Tuesday.
Capital Good Fund...
Completion of Providence River pedestrian bridge pushed back
PROVIDENCE — Walkers and bikers alike will have to wait a while longer to trek across the Providence River via the new pedestrian bridge...
AstroNova’s top exec Woods saw increase in compensation in FY18
WEST WARWICK — AstroNova Inc. President and CEO Gregory A. Woods’ total compensation rose 7.1 percent from fiscal 2017 to fiscal 2018, according to...
New Bedford’s Branco becomes Marion Institute’s new leader
ROBYN BRANCO, of New Bedford, was recently named the new executive director of the Marion Institute, a nonprofit dedicated to improving life within the...
Change is good?
Does your company have a high employee turnover rate?
No: 100%
Yes: 0%
How often do you hire a new employee(s)?
Every six months: 60%
Longer than every two...
