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JPMorgan Chase plans to cut support for fossil fuels, but local...

PROVIDENCE – Amid criticism from environmentalists and shareholder groups, JPMorgan Chase & Co. announced plans to end or phase out loans to some fossil...

Webster Bank named platinum-level healthy workplace employer

WATERBURY, Conn. – The Business Council of Fairfield County recently recognized Webster Bank as a platinum-level healthy workplace employer – the highest level of...

JPMorgan Chase recognized for financial literacy programs

PROVIDENCE – JPMorgan Chase & Co., which recently opened two Rhode Island Chase Bank branches with plans for five more this year, was recognized...

State leaders tout opening of Orsted innovation hub

PROVIDENCE – State officials on Monday joined Orsted U.S. Offshore Wind to celebrate the grand opening of the company's innovation hub, touting it as...
PROVIDENCE CITY Councilman Seth Yurdin has resigned from his post. / PBN FILE PHOTO/CHRIS BERGENHEIM

Moody’s, S&P assign stable ratings to Providence debt, CIP bonds

PROVIDENCE – After upping its ratings in 2019, Moody’s Investors Service and S&P Global Ratings held steady in their latest ratings for Providence’s general...
EDYTHE M. DE MARCO is a financial adviser with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in Providence. / COURTESY BANK OF AMERICA CORP.

Five Questions With: Edythe M. De Marco

Edythe M. De Marco is a financial adviser with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in Providence and was recently named by Forbes as a 2020...
GETTING HEATED: Green Development CEO Mark DePasquale is pictured at a solar array in West Greenwich, one of several the company has built across the state. The renewable energy developer has faced opposition from towns and environmentalists due to clear-cutting of forests required for its projects. / PBN PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

Solar flare-up: Solar farms facing backlash across Ocean State

(Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series on the challenges and opportunities of solar- and wind-farm development in Rhode Island and...
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS: David Lamb, assistant director of facilities services and utilities for the University of Rhode Island, at a solar array built on the former West Kingston landfill site in South Kingstown. Lamb says the project is the best of both worlds – development of clean energy that helps the state reduce its reliance on fossil fuels without sacrificing the carbon absorption and wildlife habitat benefits of trees. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

URI official: ‘No downside’ to consortium’s 46-MW project

Tucked behind a half-filled student parking lot, partially obscured by chain-link fencing, acres of solar panels are quietly powering a new future for the...

R.I. lacks key data on minority businesses

People of color are underrepresented as business owners compared with their share of Rhode Island’s population, but getting a clear picture on the depth...
CREATIVE OUTLET: In her spare time, Krystal Amaral, a full-time attorney, makes and sells custom-designed jewelry through her Tiverton store, Created Purpose. / PBN PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

Tiverton shop a chance to display artsy side

Twisting wire into jewelry offered Krystal Amaral a creative outlet during her time in law school. Now an attorney, Amaral is still making jewelry –...
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