Nancy Lavin
Doulas argue insurance proposal is about access, equity
Quatia Osorio had never heard of a doula before 2011.
But after two miscarriages, the Rhode Island resident started looking into services to support her...
Five Questions With: Janet Coit
Janet Coit | Director, R.I. Department of Environmental Management
1. A recent survey showed that Rhode Island uses more salt per mile of road...
National Grid customers to see electricity bills drop beginning April 1
WARWICK – Rhode Island residents and businesses will see their monthly electricity bills drop significantly beginning April 1.
The R.I. Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday...
PUC approves financial incentive for solar canopies on parking lots
WARWICK – Rhode Island will soon begin offering an extra financial incentive to commercial solar developers who build their ground-mounted canopies over parking lots.
The...
Survey: Citizens lags big banks on customer banking advice satisfaction
PROVIDENCE – Big banks’ digital advice offerings make them more popular with customers than their regional bank counterparts, including Rhode Island-based Citizens Bank.
This was...
Citizens, WJAR-TV seek environmental nonprofit applicants for champion award
PROVIDENCE – Citizens Bank and WJAR-TV NBC 10 are seeking nonprofit applicants with a focus on environmental stewardship for their 2020 Champions in Action...
Report: New Englanders, millennials well-positioned for retirement
PROVIDENCE – Americans are increasingly improving their retirement savings, particularly those in the New England region, according to a new report from Fidelity Investments...
Five Questions With: Gregory Derderian
Gregory Derderian serves as executive vice president, chief financial officer and director of strategic analysis for BankNewport. He was recently elected president of the...
PBN survey: In election year, more R.I. companies say no to...
Rhode Island businesspeople have revived their optimism about the future of the state economy, but they appear reluctant to back up their improved outlook...
Raimondo pushes to make tuition-free program a permanent Promise
When Davila Jackley graduates from the Community College of Rhode Island this spring, she’ll do so without having paid any tuition.
Jackley, 19, is among...



















