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SCREEN TIME: Allied Court Reporters and Video Conference Centers President Jeff Grenier, right, holds a video meeting with company scheduling coordinator Alex Martinez and Human Resources Manager Allison Grenier. The firm credits burdensome travel costs as a driver of videoconferencing. / PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Firms profiting from global office

In a small state like Rhode Island, videoconferencing and live streaming connect companies to the world, and the world to the Ocean State. “We do...
ETCHED IN STONE: Granite Telecom-munications Branch Manager Paul  Goodwin, left, with Major Accounts  Manager Norman Bailey. / PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Granite’s growth fuels 2014 hiring

The sustained growth of Granite Telecommunications since its launch in 2002 – about 20 percent per year with strategies designed to keep up that...
COOKING SOMETHING GOOD: Kathleen Seguin opened Bristol House Bed & Breakfast in May 2011. In the past year she’s added another role: board member at Discover Newport. / PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Seguin steps from corporate ladder to B&B dream

All the corporate marketing and global promotions for The Walt Disney Co., McDonald’s and Hasbro Inc. that Kathleen Seguin did for 17 years somehow...
DEMANDING RESULTS: PC Troubleshooters remote support specialist Ty Holden left, speaks with IT On Demand graduate Ben Lyons. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Moving from a statistic to gainful employment

Eight previously unemployed Rhode Islanders with information technology experience now have full-time jobs in the state as a result of a 14-week program that...

Action urged to deal with consequences of climate change, rising sea...

PROVIDENCE – Environmental and regulatory leaders in Rhode Island said the state needs to step up its awareness of climate change and sea level...
THE SALE OF 94 of its Chicago-area Charter One bank branches is part of the ongoing preparation that RBS Citizens Financial Group CEO Bruce Van Saun is making for an expected public offering of the bank to be held later this year.  / PBN FILE PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Citizens to sell Charter One Chicago retail branches for $315M

PROVIDENCE – RBS Citizens Financial Group is selling 94 of its Chicago-area Charter One bank branches for $315 million to U.S. Bancorp, Providence-based Citizens...
THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY has awarded two grants to the R.I. Department of Environmental Management to support wetland protection and monitoring projects. / COURTESY R.I. DEM

EPA commits $157K to R.I., part of N.E. wetlands program

BOSTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded two Wetland Program Development Grants to Rhode Island out of 16 grants totaling $1.5 million...
"The good news is that our survey found that nearly half say they achieved more than 80 percent of their goals and 8 out of 10 say they track their progress."

Five Questions With: Ken Hevert

Ken Hevert is vice president for personal and small-business retirement products for Fidelity Investments, where he focuses on retirement income planning, annuities, IRAs and...
Ten banks were based in the Ocean State as of the end of the third quarter of 2013, the latest FDIC data available on the subject

Banks headquartered in R.I. drop

WASHINGTON – The number of banks headquartered in Rhode Island decreased during 2013, a trend that has continued for the past three years, according...

Mass. advisers to get background checks

BOSTON – With the start of 2014, individuals who want to be registered as investment adviser representatives with the Massachusetts Securities Division in the...
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