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R.I. building permits up 12% but growth lagging
Single-family home building permits in Rhode Island increased by 12 percent during the first six months of 2004 compared to the first half of...
Freddie Mac taps former Fleet exec McQuade for president, COO
Eugene M. McQuade, the former FleetBoston Financial Corp. president and chief operating officer who quit after a brief tenure as president of Bank of...
Mini-cards, Big Business
Popular B of A key chain cards to hit regional market in fall
You run through Petco, your dog tugging on his leash...
Workers’ comp fines soar amid crackdown
Stepped-up enforcement in the wake of The Station nightclub fire, bolstered
by technological improvements and manpower, has drastically increased the amount
...
Tax breaks bait Boston finance firm
Efforts to bring Boston-based Investors Bank & Trust into Rhode Island
are gaining steam, with the financial-services company now approved to get...
Beacon Mutual dominates market share
When it comes to insurance, Rhode Islanders like to spread their dollars around.
Progressive tops the auto market, but with only 12.4...
Ergonomics can curb workers’ comp costs
Don Silva got involved with ergonomics in the late 1990s, through his work
as chair of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of...
Driving up premiums
Congested roads, litigation hike up R.I. auto insurance rates
It’s no secret: Rhode Islanders pay a lot for auto insurance. Year after year,
...
Beacon Mutual seeks out-of-state license
Many Rhode Island businesses that get workers’ compensation coverage in other
states through The Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. could be forced into...
Steinberg to leave Fleet for Brown
Fleet Bank’s top Rhode Island executive, Neil D. Steinberg, is leaving to become vice president for development at Brown University, his alma mater, starting...
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