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THE ORGANIZERS of WaterFire Providence are hoping for big crowds for the July 4 lighting to mark the 250th anniversary of the U.S., and so are downtown businesses. / COURTESY WATERFIRE PROVIDENCE

Beefed-up WaterFire looking for massive 250th anniversary turnout

After several years of scaled back programming, WaterFire Providence is looking to bounce back this year, and it's hoping to use the nation's 250th...

Beacon Bank’s Will Tsonos to receive Ben G. Mondor award for...

PROVIDENCE – William C. Tsonos president of Beacon Financial Corp. and former president of BankRI prior to its merger into the Beacon platform, will receive...

Citizens advises Greenbriar on AIT Worldwide Logistics partnership 

PROVIDENCE – Citizens Financial Group Inc.'s Capital Markets & Advisory division recently served as lead financial advisor to Greenbriar Equity Group on its strategic...

Bristol County Savings Bank names Erik Lipus assistant vice president, branch...

TAUNTON – Erik Lipus has been appointed assistant vice president and branch manager of Bristol County Savings Bank's Attleboro office at 130 Pleasant St.  In...

BankNewport donates $1.75M, 10K volunteer service hours to R.I. in 2025

NEWPORT – BankNewport reported more than $1.75 million in philanthropic giving across Rhode Island in 2025, alongside 10,000 volunteer service hours logged by employees for the...
PROVIDENCE MAYOR BRETT P. SMILEY is backing legislation to create a special authority to oversee the maintenance and redevelopment of the Crook Point Bascule Bridge over the Seekonk River before the state demolishes it. In 2021, the city held a design competition for the bridge. The winning design, seen above, came from Horsley Witten Group & Jonathan Harris. The plans were never acted upon. / COURTESY CITY OF PROVIDENCE

Is saving the Crook Point Bascule Bridge worth it?

The Crook Point Bascule Bridge, abandoned for nearly 50 years over the Seekonk River, sits at a crossroads, costing the state $10,000 a month...
A $120 MILLION housing bond issue was approved by voters statewide in November 2024. Gov. Daniel J. McKee wants to put another $120 million bond issue for affordable housing on the ballot in November. / PBN FILE PHOTO/WILLIAM HAMILTON

In 2024, voters OK’d $120M housing bond; Gov. McKee is seeking...

Over the last two decades, Rhode Island voters have approved five bonds totaling $310 million aimed at making housing more affordable, but now Gov....
HANDIWORK: Tool maker Bobby Bianca operates a milling machine on the production floor at Warwick Hanger Co. in Westerly. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

MEET THE MAKERS: Westerly factory specializes in crucial, mostly concealed, construction...

(Editor’s note: This is the 41st installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s ­unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
BALANCED APPROACH: Jillian J. DeShiro, executive vice president and chief financial and operating officer at Centreville Bank, says banks need to be able to operate in a high-rate environment and a low-rate environment “because you don’t get to choose which one you’re in.”  
PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Will interest rates drop as anticipated in 2026?

For Rhode Island’s business owners, homeowners and lenders, 2026 is shaping up to be a year defined in part by two questions: When will...

City provides $3.75M spark for WaterFire; is it enough to keep...

The city of Providence is using a $3.75 million sale-leaseback deal to come to the financial rescue of the popular WaterFire Providence, and supporters...
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