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Washington Trust Bancorp elects 4 to board of directors

WESTERLY – Four members of the board of directors of Washington Trust Bancorp Inc. were elected at the company’s recent annual shareholders meetings. The event...

Rhode Island college savings program gets top rating

PROVIDENCE – CollegeBound, Rhode Island’s 529 education savings program, has been rated as one of the best plans in the nation by Savingforcollege.com, an...

Bank of America donates $250K for urban tree-planting program

PROVIDENCE – The city is one of four chosen for an urban tree-planting program by the Arbor Day Foundation that’s being funded by a...

Empty seats on Quonset Express

Have you ever been on a bus with nobody on it? It was a lot like that when the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority...
POTENTIAL GROCERY STORY: Pictured is the construction site of a six-floor housing project at 78 Fountain St. in Providence, where developers Cornish Associates and Nordblom Co. would like to see a grocery store occupy the ground floor.  
 / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Will downtown Providence ever get a supermarket?

Downtown Providence is known as the central political and cultural district of Rhode Island. Among those who live and work there, it’s also known...
BANK RHODE ISLAND's parent company posted net income of $22.5 million in the first quarter, a 15.9% increase from the same quarter a year ago.

Bank RI parent posts 16% Q1 profit

PROVIDENCE – The parent company of Bank Rhode Island reported Wednesday that net income for the first quarter rose 15.9% from the same period...
SAVINGS INSTITUTE BANK & TRUST CO.’S Rhode Island branches, including this one on Old Tower Hill Road in South Kingstown, are now part of Boston-based Berkshire Hills Bancorp through an acquisition agreement. / PBN FILE PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

Savings Institute Bank to be acquired by Berkshire Hills pending approval

PROVIDENCE – Boston-based Berkshire Hills Bancorp’s $180 million acquisition of Savings Institute Bank & Trust Co., including its Rhode Island operations, is expected to...

Five Questions With: Stephen J. White

Stephen J. White has held the position of president and CEO of Westerly Community Credit Union for the last 19 of his 39 years...

Survey: Bank branches main channel for Americans seeking loans, advisers

PROVIDENCE – Research undertaken by GlobalData, a London-based data and analytics company, shows that United States banks should limit branch closures despite the growth...

R.I. Infrastructure Bank finances new round of wastewater projects

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank is providing $47.3 million in financing for wastewater, sewer and stormwater projects for the Narragansett Bay Commission and...
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