Newport Bancorp completes stock repurchase
NEWPORT – Newport Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq: NFSB), the holding company for Newport Federal Savings Bank, has announced that it has completed its third stock...
New managing partner at KPMG Providence office
PROVIDENCE – Michael Caprio is taking over for Patrick Canning as the office managing partner for KPMG’s Providence office, the professional services giant has...
ARRA spurs reactivation of state energy chapter
What the Providence Geeks did for information technology, Jo Lee would like to do for renewable energy in Rhode Island.
Just as the computer-savvy Geeks...
‘Green’ express slowing as recession takes hold
Two years ago, Forbes magazine ranked Rhode Island No. 8 in the country on a list of “green” states. The Ocean State was praised...
Window treatments that look good, save energy
Jeff Marhall and his wife, Susan, bought their Budget Blinds franchise about three years ago as a way to work for themselves in interior...
From ink-stained to eco-friendly image
Ask John Nickson, president of OmniColor Printing, how his company is going “green,” and he will show you a plastic menu that will last...
Reducing energy use has become ‘business as usual’
With the overhead lights switched off during daylight hours last month in Vision 3 Architects’ Providence office, the firm relied instead on natural light.
“Some...
Ocean State a leader in ‘green’ incentives
Rhode Island may not rank high among states in other business-related categories, but many energy experts say there’s one area where the Ocean State...
R.I. No. 1 for mortgage fraud in 2008
HERNDON, Va. – Rhode Island ranked No. 1 in the nation for mortgage fraud last year, as local reports of home-loan fraud climbed to...
Coty to lease 5,500 sq. ft. in Cumberland
CUMBERLAND – The Economic Development Foundation of Rhode Island Inc. today announced that global beauty-products company Coty Inc. has signed a lease on 5,500...
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