Citing controversy, Wal-Mart<br> abandons bank plan
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has scrapped plans to open its own bank, ending a two-year controversy that roiled financial-services companies that feared direct competition from...
Charitable events pay off for Fidelity
Fidelity Investments’ participation in the MS 150 Bike Tour for multiple sclerosis has grown since the company began investing in the event eight years...
Emergency cleanups require expert help
On a day like March 2, when the heavy ice and snow from previous storms are melted by pouring rain, roofs inevitably bust open,...
Slower profit growth leads to 12% pay cut<br> for Citizens CEO
PROVIDENCE – Citizens Financial Group Chairman and CEO Lawrence K. Fish’s total compensation last year fell 12 percent to $12.9 million, according to a...
Massachusetts housing sales slow in February
BOSTON – The Massachusetts housing market slowed last month after rising in January for the first time in two years, The Warren Group reported...
For nonprofits, now may be the time to build
While many nonprofit organizations are debt-averse, there are compelling reasons why they may find it better to build now rather than later, including construction...
Groups urge R.I. not to sell Charlestown land
CHARLESTOWN – A coalition of environmental and land conservation groups is urging state officials to stop the sale of up to 50 acres of...
Festive times at the Westin
The Procaccianti Group lit up the Providence sky with fireworks on March 15 to celebrate the “topping off” of The Westin Providence’s new tower,...
Engineering firm sees big picture
Michael Grilli started BETA Group Inc. in 1982 with a staff of three in a small office in Pawtucket. At the time, the firm...
Verizon seeks to offer FiOS TV<br> to 158,000 more R.I. households
PROVIDENCE – Verizon Communications has filed a petition with the R.I. Division of Public Utilities to offer its fiber-optic-based FiOS TV in 12 more...
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