Branching out: In digital age, why are R.I. banks building more locations?

NEW DIGS: Bank Rhode Island recently opened this standalone branch on Oaklawn Avenue in Cranston. 
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NEW DIGS: Bank Rhode Island recently opened this standalone branch on Oaklawn Avenue in Cranston. 
COURTESY BANK RHODE ISLAND/
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No one would blame Jack Murphy if he’s feeling a little under siege lately. As CEO and president of BankNewport, Murphy considers Aquidneck Island his bank’s home turf. It has been there since 1819, and yet several competing financial institutions have recently decided that Newport looks like a great place to set up shop in

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