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C.F. crowd-funding<br> project nets $1,871

CENTRAL FALLS – The crowd funding project launched by the city of Central Falls to purchase public sculpture waste and recycling bins for Jenks...
CLOSE-KNIT GROUP: Classes held at the Hotel Manisses on Block Island are part of an effort to promote knitting retreats in the community. / PBN PHOTO/KARI CURTIS

Weaving lure for fall tourists

Knitting retreats featuring quality yarns made from sheep, yak, llama, camel, goat and alpaca combined with sea breezes and birding excursions are among the...

Five Questions With: Michael Friedman

Michael Friedman is vice president of Gerber Finance Inc. and is in charge of market development and account management responsibilities for the New England...

BayCoast building Dartmouth branch

FALL RIVER – BayCoast Bank is building a new branch in Dartmouth targeted for completion in January 2014.The bank held a groundbreaking ceremony for...

Citizens makes Money Magazine list

PROVIDENCE – Citizens Bank has been named to Money Magazine’s 2013 list of “The Best Banks in America,” which is in the November issue...

NewportFed names new commercial-lending team

NEWPORT – NewportFed, a division of Savings Institute Bank & Trust, has announced the creation of a four-person team of commercial lenders based...

Webster lands HealthSource contract

PROVIDENCE – Webster Bank has been awarded a five-year contract to handle collections for Health Source RI, the state’s new health care exchange, according...
PLANNING AHEAD: Entwistle Financial Life Planning founder Bill Entwistle says the elderly are susceptible to scams because of their age and their accumulated assets. Above, he speaks with paraplanner Terry Hazel in his South Kingstown office. / PBN PHOTO/BRIAN MCDONALD

Elderly targets for exploitation

Elderly Rhode Islanders, like older adults across the nation, may be particularly vulnerable to financial exploitation by unscrupulous individuals presenting themselves as legitimate estate...

Amid record profits, WashTrust revises pension plan

Even as it posted a record quarterly profit of $10 million for the third quarter, Washington Trust Bankcorp Inc., parent company of The Washington...
STRONG WINDS: A lift boat off Block Island does core sampling for Deepwater Wind’s Block Island Wind Farm in 2009. Energy experts say Rhode Island could become a hub for the offshore wind industry. / COURTESY MONTCO OFFSHORE INC.

Firms eager for piece of offshore wind projects

Once Deepwater Wind’s proposed five-turbine Block Island Wind Farm gets closer to the turbines-in-the-water phase, Rhode Island could begin to develop as a hub...
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