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Five Questions With: Tom Fitzgerald

Tom Fitzgerald is senior vice president and director of the franchise banking division for Bank Rhode Island. He has more than 20 years of...
SCUBA SESSION: Brady Watson, center background, dive master with Dive On It Scuba, teaches members of Boy Scout 
Troop 44 of Walpole, Mass., in the pool at Cumberland High School. From left are Danny Federer; his father, Chris Federer; and Mike Ahlfont.
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Fontaine-Trainor turns newfound scuba passion into second career

To say Allison Fontaine-Trainor was a reluctant scuba diver is an understatement. The Rhode Island native grew up avoiding the beach and refused to put...

Not everyone is sold on McKee’s plan to boost MBE program

AFTER THE STATE last year exceeded the minimum requirements for awarding government contracts to minority- and women-owned businesses, Gov. Daniel J. McKee wants to...
IMPROVED FORMULA? Joseph Baptista, president of Anchor Financial Mortgage Inc. in Pawtucket, says the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s plan to change the way risk-based fees are applied to home loans seems logical.
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Changes in mortgage fee structure may shake up industry

Charging higher fees to a borrower who makes less money and has more debt has historically been the best way for mortgage lenders to...

Fidelity: Average 401(k) balances fell 23% in 2022

BOSTON – 2022 was a rough year for retirement savers, with average 401(k) balances down 23% compared with a year prior, according to a...

Citizens Bank won’t say how many customers affected by technical glitch

PROVIDENCE – Citizens Bank is keeping mum on the details of the glitch that caused some customers to be double-charged for purchases, and have...

Coastal1 teams up with Patriots star Joe Andruzzi for North Attleboro...

PAWTUCKET – There’s nothing like a little star power to draw attention to a new branch office. Which is why Coastal1 Credit Union partnered with...

Revived CEO Council wants to build connections between business leaders in...

WARWICK – Company executives have a lot more in common than their corner offices and six-figure salaries. But they don’t often interact with each other,...

MedRecycler sues DEM over denial of medical waste treatment plant

PROVIDENCE – The company behind a controversial medical waste treatment plant proposed for West Warwick is turning to court after its application was denied...

Five Questions With: James Rizzo

James Rizzo was recently promoted to chief commercial banking officer for the Rockland Trust Co. He joined Rockland Trust after it acquired Slade’s Ferry...
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