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Five Questions With: Brett Bessette

Brett Bessette is a member of the Bessette Veloso Group and Residential Properties Ltd. A lifetime Rhode Islander who resides in Lincoln who graduated...

Five Questions With: Dr. Bharat Ramratnam

Dr. Bharat Ramratnam serves as Lifespan Corp.’s chief science officer and medical director of the Lifespan Clinical Research Center. Along with these titles, Ramratnam...

Does the availability of in-person locations play a role in where...

The number of bank branches in Rhode Island is down slightly since before the pandemic. And the percentage of households in the state that...
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Five Questions With: Priscilla De La Cruz

Priscilla De La Cruz | Director of sustainability, Providence 1. What are your priorities for the city as its new director of sustainability? Over...
HONORED: The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council recently received an award for outstanding policy achievement from the Governmental Research Association for the council’s tangible tax exemption proposal. Pictured, from left, are Justine Oliva, manager of research; Michael DiBiase, CEO and president; and Jeffrey S. Hamill, public policy analyst. 
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RIPEC awarded for tax proposal

JUSTINE OLIVA is the manager of research for the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council, which recently received an award for outstanding policy achievement from...

Let procrastination make you an amateur

A company president had little tolerance for procrastination. In an effort to increase organization efficiency, she hung up signs throughout the building that read,...
Tobias Dennerlein

Sometimes empowering employees leads to failure. Here are ways to avoid...

A majority of American workers right now are not feeling very motivated on the job, according to the ADP Research Institute. Management experts often encourage...

Here’s why UAW’s strategy is working

The United Auto Workers union isn’t backing down as it bargains for more compensation and better benefits in its new contracts with General Motors...

LGBTQ+ people face unique obstacles in retirement

While preparing for retirement can be difficult for anyone, LGBTQ+ Americans face unique challenges that can cast a shadow over their golden years. For...

Five Questions With: Bryant Da Cruz

Bryant Da Cruz is the 2023 president of the Rhode Island Association of Realtors. Da Cruz, who was the first person of color to...
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