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Block Island wind power completion being pushed back

PROVIDENCE – The target date for completing Deepwater Wind’s proposed Block Island wind energy farm is slipping into 2015, CEO Jeff Grybowski said. ...

PBN summit to tackle ’13 employment trends

Rhode Island businesses face major developments in employment issues in 2013, with health care reform and labor regulations at the top of the list....
HOLDING WATER: Bethany Mazza, co-owner of Green Ink, whose business saw no water damage from Hurricane Sandy’s surge despite water a foot higher than the street outside of the North Kingstown shop. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Few businesses heeding alarm on climate change

Climate change is causing rising seas and intensified storms, in the view of many scientists around the world. Rhode Island planners and environmental experts...
RHODE ISLANDERS seem to be doing fewer home renovation projects, based on the volume and types of home equity loans they are taking out, says BankNewport Executive Vice President of Commercial Lending Leland Merrill Jr. / COURTESY BANKNEWPORT

Five Questions With: Leland Merrill Jr.

Leland Merrill Jr. is executive vice president of commercial lending at BankNewport. He oversees all aspects of commercial and consumer lending operations. PBN: With...

Flagstar avoids delisting on NYSE

TROY, Mich. – Flagstar Bancorp Inc. has been notified by the New York Stock Exchange that it is in compliance with the exchange’s pricing...
BRISTOL COUNTY SAVINGS BANK has acquired four new branches from Boston-based Admirals Bank.

Bristol County Savings acquires 4 new branches

TAUNTON – Bristol County Savings Bank is acquiring four branches – in Fall River, New Bedford and Raynham – from Boston-based Admirals Bank. ...
Denise Chakoian-Olney, fitness trainer and owner of Center of Real Energy in Providence, leads a Core Sweat Class. / PBN PHOTO/DAVID LEVESQUE

A passion for fitness leads to thriving business

Fitness is the mission of Denise Chakoian-Olney’s two Core studios in Providence. Fitness is also the guiding principle of her business plan – lean,...
HOME COMING: Narragansett Brewing Co. CEO Mark Hellendrung is hoping to find a Rhode Island location for a brewery. / PBN PHOTO/FRANK MULLIN

Narragansett Brewing eyes Rhody brewery

The brewing of Narragansett beer may finally be coming home to Rhode Island. “We’ve seen dozens of places and we’ve zeroed in on one. We’re...
THINKING SMALL: Magda Caetano de Melo, forefront, shops at Craftland in downtown Providence on Black Friday. / PBN PHOTO/FRANK MULLIN

Buy local push makes an impact

Small businesses across Rhode Island are getting a boost from the push to shop local this holiday season. Owners of small shops can’t predict...
IN BUSINESS INSURANCE MAGAZINE'S 2012 Buyers Choice Awards, FM Global was named the best commercial property insurer overall.

FM Global named best commercial property insurer

JOHNSTON – FM Global has been named the best commercial property insurer overall, as well as for service and expertise, in Business Insurance magazine’s...
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