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SHOWING OFF: Blake Banky, center, president of Newport Biodiesel, gives a tour of the company’s facility in Newport for Dennis Deziel, left, the EPA administrator for the New England region, and Karen McGuire, EPA director of enforcement and compliance assurance for New England. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

EPA lauds R.I. companies for cutting toxic releases

It takes just under 2 ounces of methanol to kill a person, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information. Newport Biodiesel Inc., a company...
Nicole Benjamin / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Five Questions With: Nicole Benjamin

Nicole Benjamin | Chair of board of governors, Leadership Rhode Island 1. You graduated from Leadership Rhode Island’s core program in 2013. How will that...
PROVIDENCE MAYOR JORGE O. ELORZA touted the accomplishments his administration has overseen in his "State of the City" address on Monday night. / PBN FILE PHOTO/STEPHANIE ALVAREZ EWENS

Providence mayor declares state of emergency, cancels city events

PROVIDENCE - Mayor Jorge O. Elorza on Thursday declared a state of emergency in the city amid growing concern over the spread of COVID-19,...

Five Questions With: Jose Suriel

Jose Suriel is the branch manager for Navigant Credit Union’s Central Falls branch. PBN: How long have you been branch manager for Navigant Credit Union’s...

Bryant student-run investment fund hits $2M

SMITHFIELD – Bryant University’s student-run investment fund surpassed $2 million for the first time as of December, according to a news release. The Archway Investment...

Wells Fargo highlights 2019 grants, volunteer investments in R.I.

PROVIDENCE – Wells Fargo & Co. contributed $153,853 and 340 volunteer hours to help Rhode Island nonprofits and causes in 2019, according to a...

Washington Trust kicks off annual peanut butter drive

WESTERLY – The Washington Trust Co. kicked off its 20th annual peanut butter drive with more than 3,000 pounds of peanut butter at a...

FDIC: R.I. banks report increased revenue amid national decline

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island banks and savings institutions bucked the national trend in 2019, reporting an increase in year-end revenue at a time when...

Five Questions With: Cristina Feden

Cristina Feden was recently promoted to senior vice president and regional president of eastern Connecticut and Rhode Island for Berkshire Bank. PBN: What does your...
ADDED BENEFIT: Luis Melo, a chef in the campus cafeteria at the Citizens Bank headquarters complex in Johnston, takes pizza out of the oven. The oven is one of several amenities the bank has included at the campus to help retain current employees and recruit new ones. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

In banking industry, tasty perks part of recruitment

Amid record-low unemployment levels, competition posed by Boston and New York, and a rapidly aging workforce, Rhode Island financial institutions are searching for the...
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