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Five Questions With: Gail Mance-Rios

Gail Mance-Rios is acting executive director of the Rhode Island Higher Education Assistance Authority, which provides oversight for the R.I. State Grant Program, CollegeBoundfund...

Tax Division computer system goes live

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Division of Taxation’s new computer system went live in mid-July, with more than 30 types of taxes and fees administered...

FM Global makes Ward Group list

CINCINNATI – The Ward Group has named Johnston-based FM Global to its 2014 Ward’s 50 annual list of the top performing property-casualty insurers. The...
WEBSTER BANK has appointed two new business bankers to be based in the Providence regional headquarters of the Waterbury, Conn.-based bank.

Webster appoints two new business bankers

PROVIDENCE – Webster Bank has appointed two new business bankers to be based in the Providence regional headquarters of the Waterbury, Conn.-based bank. Doug...

Fidelity bars overseas U.S. investors from mutual fund shares

BOSTON – U.S. investors who live overseas are no longer able to purchase or trade any mutual fund shares on Fidelity Investments’ brokerage platform...
RHODE ISLAND RANKED dead last in a study examining business friendliness in the 50 U.S. states, rating "F" grades for overall friendliness, ease of starting a business, ease of hiring, regulations, health and safety, employment/labor/hiring, tax code, licensing and zoning. / COURTESY THUMBTACK.COM

Thumbtack study puts R.I. dead last for business friendliness

(Updated, Aug. 5, 2:45 p.m.) SAN FRANCISCO – Rhode Island ranks as the least friendly state in the U.S. for small business, according to a...
THE THINGS YOU LEARN: Christine Cunneen, right, started in the background-screening and employment-verification business as part of a graduate school project. With her is marketing and business services assistant Lauren McKnight. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

She makes sure everyone is who they say they are

Only good fortune and timing kept Christine Cunneen from arriving at two scheduled meetings at the World Trade Center on the morning of Sept....

Cape Wind, Deepwater make QDC jobs battleground

What has been seen as a relatively friendly competition for bragging rights has turned into a fight for jobs. The battle site is the...
DEVELOPING STORY: Mark A. Stewart, the new state director of the R.I. Small Business Development Center at URI, speaks with executive assistant Patti Correia. / PBN PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

New SBDC chief looks to deliver hands-on support

The R.I. Small Business Development Center is getting back into motion after six months of restructuring as a result of its move from Johnson...
BANK RHODE ISLAND parent Brookline Bancorp Inc. reported that its second-quarter net earnings rose 5.1 percent.

Bank RI parent posts 5% profit increase on 1% revenue decline

BOSTON - Brookline Bancorp Inc., parent company of Bank Rhode Island, posted earnings of $10 million for the second quarter of 2014, an increase...
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