Michael Souza
Five Questions With: Joan Medeiros
Joan Medeiros is the vice president of commercial services for BankFive based in Fall River, Mass. The independent community bank has 13 locations in...
SEED makes 2 small-business loans in R.I.
TAUNTON – The South Eastern Economic Development Corp. has closed on two small-business loans to Hair, Heart and Soul Inc. and Yoga Antara LLC...
Sports-facility groundbreaking held
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Construction of a new Wide World of Indoor Sports facility in the Quonset Business Park in North Kingstown began on Feb....
SBANE looks for innovators
WALTHAM, Mass. – The Smaller Business Association of New England has announced a call for nominations for its prestigious New England Innovation Awards. ...
BayCoast sponsors bicentennial event
FAIRHAVEN – BayCoast Bank has provided $5,000 as lead sponsor of Fairhaven’s bicentennial celebration. The announcement was made last week by BayCoast President...
Obama proposes corporate tax rate cut to 28 percent
The Obama administration called for reducing the corporate tax rate to 28 percent from 35 percent, eliminating tax breaks and changing core features of...
Entrepreneurs flock to business-plan workshop
“If I’m an investor, I’m looking for someone who is smart and motivated,” said George Simmons, a partner with Derby Management in Boston. “You...
Panel seeking $7.5M for Davisville port dredging
The port of Davisville, in North Kingstown, maintains a significant competitive advantage over every other port on the Eastern Seaboard, according to a three-year...
Bids sought for Westerly Hospital
A special master overseeing the finances of The Westerly Hospital is preparing to receive formal offers to buy the troubled facility, which went into...
Repeating history good for business
In a retail landscape dominated by four-lane roads and big-box stores, some neighborhood businesses have survived by relying on the age-old tenets of fair...
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