Scott Blake
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...
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 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 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...