Michael Souza
Navigant adds Manville branch
SMITHFIELD – Navigant Credit Union announced on Feb. 8 that it is acquiring the Coventry Credit Union branch in the Manville section of Lincoln.
The...
Right to Cure seen stemming Mass. foreclosures
A Massachusetts regulation designed to stem foreclosures caused by the housing-bubble collapse of 2008 appears to be working, according to Gov. Deval L. Patrick’s...
Mastering marketing key to entrepreneurs’ success
The ability to spread the word about a product or service is an important, yet often overlooked, dimension to new entrepreneurship. And with each...
Data analysis key to problem-solving
Jan S. Hesthaven, a professor of applied mathematics at Brown University, firmly believes the ability to understand colossal amounts of data will be the...
A plan to speed C.F. recovery
It is an economic-recovery program unlike any other attempted in Rhode Island, designed to help a community that had declared bankruptcy get back on...
Five Questions With: Bob Twomey
Bob Twomey is the regional president of Webster Bank’s southeastern Massachusetts, including Fall River, New Bedford, Attleboro and Taunton. Twomey oversees all of Webster’s...
SEED, Rockland offers sessions
TAUNTON – The South Eastern Economic Development Corp. and Rockland Trust Community Development Corp. have scheduled two free business workshops in Providence aimed at...
C&S Insurance announces acquires Colonial
MANSFIELD – C&S Insurance Agency Inc. has announced it will acquire Colonial Insurance of Mansfield, the town’s oldest insurance agency.
In a statement issued by...
Brookline to hold annual meeting
BROOKLINE, Mass. – Brookline Bancorp Inc. the bank holding company for Bank Rhode Island, Brookline Bank and The First National Bank of Ipswich has...
Competition, CIE to host business-plan workshop
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Business Plan Competition along with the Rhode Island Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship is holding a free business-plan writing...











