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"WE ARE firmly committed to being a good corporate citizen, and we take pride in our innovative approach to civic engagement." / COURTESY NATIXIS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT

Five Questions With: John Hailer

John T. Hailer is president and CEO for the Americas and Asia for Natixis Global Asset Management, based on Boston. His mission is to...

Admirals expands home lending options through FHA program

PROVIDENCE – Admirals Bank has added an FHA 203(k) loan to its product suite in order to expand its variety of home lending offerings...
SWEET SOUNDS: Music therapist Nicole O’Malley works with client Maddie Manglass, a teenager who has been receiving music-therapy services for nearly 10 years. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Communication cues are music to their ears

Maddie Manglass learned to wash her hands through a collaboration between her music therapist and her occupational therapist. “That’s something we worked on for years,”...
A GOOD FIT: When Alayne White, owner of Alyne White Spa, needed a new home for her business, Freedom National Bank worked with her to create a financing package that helped her with working capital as well as upgrading her new location in Bristol. Ashley Piccerelli gives a facial to customer Kerry Santerre. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Small-biz lending by smaller banks driving growth

Lending to small businesses through U.S. Small Business Administration programs is on the upswing in Rhode Island, thanks in large measure to the efforts...
INSTRUMENTAL ROLE: Scott Davis, owner of the Rhode Island Antiques Mall, with a piano with ivory keys. New federal regulations scheduled to go into effect will ban the sale of anything with ivory less than 100 years old to protect endangered elephants. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Ivory restrictions could limit antique sales

Rhode Island Antiques Mall owner Scott Davis has hundreds, perhaps thousands, of reasons to be closely monitoring the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s development...
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Manufacturing Web portal seen boosting exports

Bryant University’s 29th Annual World Trade Day on May 21 will focus on encouraging businesses to take a broader view of their potential and...
BY LAND, VIA SEA: In the nearly 30 years since North Atlantic Distribution Inc. began operating in North Kingstown, its annual car shipments have grown from 35,000 to an expected 250,000. Above, Subaru XV Crosstreks arrive at the Port of Davisville. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Quonset steering to import records

At the Port of Davisville in North Kingstown, 250,000 cars will arrive by ship, rail and truck from major auto manufacturers this year, making...

East Coast CFOs optimistic on economic growth

CHERRY HILL, N.J. – A majority of financial executives in large and middle-market companies on the East Coast are optimistic about economic growth...

Five Questions With: Rep. Linda Finn

Rep. Linda Finn, D-Middletown and Portsmouth, was elected to the Rhode Island General Assembly in 2012 and is a member of the House Small...

IRS accepts VITA, TCE applications

WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service is accepting applications for two grant programs - the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program and Tax Counseling for...
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