William Hamilton
Wanted: A new generation of CPAs for R.I., nation
When Frank DeLuca gets word that a seasoned accountant might be looking for a job, he doesn’t waste time. It’s not easy to find...
Letendre leaving URI pharmacy school
KINGSTON - The University of Rhode Island's renowned College of Pharmacy is losing its leader.
Donald E. Letendre, the dean of pharmacy at URI...
Wineries make themselves destinations
When Greenvale Vineyards in Portsmouth started producing wine under its own label in the 1990s, owner Nancy Parker Wilson made an unsettling discovery.
It wasn’t...
Citizens exec relishes Providence School Board work
Katherine Ferguson McKenzie
Position: Group executive vice president of human resources, Citizens Financial Group; Providence School Board member
Background: Katherine McKenzie joined Citizens in September...
Affordable housing gets $10M boost
In one key way, the $45.3 million renovation of Bourne Mill in Tiverton is unlike any other housing project ever attempted by the Armory...
URI adds new track for biotech
When Prof. Arijit Bose conducted what he calls an “informal market analysis” last year, the response was unanimous.
Bose, chairman of the chemical engineering department...
UMass Dartmouth takes new approach to theses
The way it used to be, nursing graduate student Andrea Riiska would have been forced to toil for countless hours on a thesis paper...
Warren grocery store brings organics to town
When grocer Ed Pearson learned recently that one of his customers was traveling to East Greenwich to buy a particular brand of gluten-free bread,...
Issa adds new Sovereign title and responsibilities
Sovereign Bank last week named Rhode Islander Steven J. Issa market CEO for a newly formed New England South region in a change in...
CORRECTED: <br> Wash. Trust 2Q profits up, BankRI gains 9%
For the second quarter in a row, Bank Rhode Island has reported a year-over-year gain in its earnings – this time of 9 percent...
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