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Five Questions With: Solanchy Rodriguez

Financial Services 09/09/2019

Solanchy Rodriguez is the manager of JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s first consumer banking branch in Rhode Island, located at 234 Thayer St., near Brown...

Webster Bank pitches in for Hurricane Dorian recovery

Financial Services 09/09/2019

PROVIDENCE – Webster Bank is donating $30,000 to the American Red Cross to support disaster recovery efforts for communities in the southeastern United States...

American Banker names WashTrust among ‘Best Banks to Work For’

Financial Services 09/09/2019

WESTERLY – The Washington Trust Co. was recently named one of the nation’s “Best Banks to Work For” by American Banker magazine. Among 85 community...

East Greenwich bank agrees to revamp its management practices

Financial Services 09/06/2019

EAST GREENWICH – Federal and state regulators and Independence Bank of East Greenwich have reached a consent agreement in which the bank must ensure...

GENERATIONAL LEADERSHIP: Robert Loiselle, president of Loiselle Insurance Agency in Pawtucket, runs the business with his two daughters, who both serve as vice presidents, Melanie Loiselle-Mongeon, left, who also serves as office administrator, and Brenda Loiselle-Marcotte. All three are owners of the company.   / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Family lessons endure at Loiselle Insurance Agency

Spotlight 09/06/2019

Insurance runs in the Loiselle family. Robert Loiselle is president of Loiselle Insurance Agency in Pawtucket. His daughters, Melanie Loiselle-Mongeon and Brenda Loiselle-Marcotte, serve as...

PRIVATE PRACTICE: Clinical psychologist Phillip Dang, owner of Aspire Psychological and Executive Coaching Services in East Greenwich, is currently on active duty in the U.S. Navy but is considering leaving when his current term is up to focus solely on private practice.  / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Coaching, therapy on Aspire menu

Business Services 09/06/2019

Phillip Dang, a clinical psychologist on active duty with the U.S. Navy out of Groton, Conn., would like to transition full time to his...

A BIG BREAK: The 2017 federal tax overhaul helped many small businesses save thousands of dollars in government payments, including insurance agency Butler & Messier in Pawtucket. Susan Casimiro, left, account manager, converses with Bruce Messier, vice president of sales.  / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

The 2017 federal tax overhaul helps small businesses too

Financial Services 09/06/2019

Say what you will about President Donald Trump, the folks who run Butler & Messier Insurance don’t have any qualms. They estimate that the federal...

RAISING AND SECURING SEED MONEY currently is the primary goal of Providence-based Octane Venture Labs, a new "pre-seed" venture capital fund. /BLOOMBERG NEWS PHOTO/SCOTT ELLS

Providence venture capital startup targets Boston-to-New York corridor

Economy 09/05/2019

PROVIDENCE – The small but growing community of local firms and organizations devoted to supporting promising entrepreneurs has a new member: Octane Venture Labs. The...

STARKWEATHER & SHEPLEY Chairman and CEO Larry Keefe said the Revens-Gates insurance firm had been on his firm's potential acquisitions list for a while. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Starkweather & Shepley acquires North Kingstown insurance brokerage

Financial Services 09/04/2019

EAST PROVIDENCE – Already in growth mode, Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc. just got a little bigger. The firm announced Wednesday that it has...