Thursday, March 28, 2024

TOPICS

Home Authors Posts by Scott Blake

Scott Blake

676 POSTS 0 COMMENTS

Survey: Banks at risk of losing customers to technology firms

PROVIDENCE – A new survey of 152,000 consumers found that traditional banks are failing to keep up with direct banks, such as USAA and...

Washington Trust, BankNewport appoint new branch managers

PROVIDENCE – The Washington Trust Co. has appointed Marcus Charlemagne as assistant vice president and branch manager for the new Washington Trust branch set...
PAWTUCKET CREDIT UNION President and CEO George Charette says the credit union's new operations center is almost finished and employees are expected to move into the Pawtucket facility in January. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Pawtucket Credit Union prepares to open new operations center

PAWTUCKET – Riding a wave of revenue growth, Pawtucket Credit Union is finishing construction of its $4.5 million operations center and plans to move...
WATER PATROL: R.I. Department of Environmental Management environmental police officer Harold Guise, above, recently arrested a recreational fisherman for exceeding the legal daily catch limit for tautog in the state.
 / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

State struggles to curb fish poaching

Fish poaching is something the R.I. Department of Environmental Management doesn’t take lightly, as one East Greenwich man recently learned when he found himself...
JASON DAPONTE, managing partner at Sansiveri, Kimball & Co., said its merger with John W. Clegg & Co. will allow the combined firms to "innovate in several key areas." / COURTESY SANSIVERI, KIMBALL & CO.

Clegg accounting firm merges into Sansiveri, Kimball in Providence

PROVIDENCE – The North Kingstown-based accounting and business advisory firm of John W. Clegg & Co. has merged into the Providence-based accounting and business...
THE CLOSING OF THE BRAYTON POINT power plant by owner Energy Capital Partners is part of a projected shortfall of electricity generating capacity that ISO-New England expects will increase prices in New England for power consumers.  / COURTESY DOMINION RESOURCES INC.

With demolition underway, Brayton Point rebranded for wind energy industry

PROVIDENCE – Once the largest coal-fired power plant in New England, the retired Brayton Point Power Station is being remodeled into a logistics port,...
RHODE ISLAND RECEIVED nearly $2 million to prepare the state's coastlines for rising sea levels and extreme weather. /PBN FILE PHOTO/NICOLE DOTZENROD

R.I. receives $280K grant for coastal conservation work

PROVIDENCE – The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and its partners have awarded $28.9 million in new grants for the restoration and protection of...

FM Global donates $100K for burn survivors

JOHNSTON – FM Global, a mutual insurance company headquartered in Johnston with offices worldwide, has donated $100,000 to the Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors. The...

Five Questions With: Margo Cook

As president of Nuveen Advisory Services, Margo Cook leads the company’s global client organization, overseeing product, marketing and distribution for the firm, which has...

Santander launches digital business payments platform

PROVIDENCE – Santander Bank has launched Santander Enterprise Payment Link, a new digital platform designed to help businesses simplify and digitize their payment processing. The...
- Featured Event -

Latest News