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DELIVERY MAN: Lt. Gov. Daniel J. McKee meets with Kim Fortier, co-owner of Me Too Preschool in Woonsocket, as part of his effort to get businesses to apply for the Restore RI grant programs. He is also delivering face masks. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

How can Rhode Island’s new governor, Daniel J. McKee, most help...

Gov. Daniel J. McKee begins his 22-month term as governor sorting through a host of priorities, starting with the state's ongoing distribution of COVID-19...
STATELY SURROUNDINGS: The 9-acre Ker Arvor estate at 275 Harrison Ave., Newport, sold on Dec. 29 to a Silicon Valley tech executive and his wife, a novelist, for $7.3 million. / Courtesy Lila Delman Real Estate

GREAT ESCAPES: Pandemic helps fuel record-setting demand for high-priced R.I. homes

Even in a pandemic, money remains no object for the wealthy – at least for those with enough to buy one of Rhode Island’s...
Karen Santilli joined the social service agency Crossroads Rhode Island in 2008 and became the nonprofit’s CEO and president in 2015. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Commit to each other

Karen Santilli | Crossroads Rhode Island CEO and president I’ve learned some lessons in my role as CEO and president of Crossroads Rhode Island. Two...
UPWARD TREND: George Charette, CEO and president of Pawtucket Credit Union, says the credit union is expecting its mortgage volume in 2021 to be higher than last year, when it booked a record $370 million in mortgage volume, as people took advantage of historically low interest rates. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Can mortgage industry match heights of 2020?

Rock-bottom interest rates have driven the volume of mortgage originations through the roof for financial institutions, but can that level of business continue in...
HANDS ON: Stephanie Robat, owner of FR Engineering Group Inc., prepares to examine a core sample brought up by a drill rig on a work site in ­Warwick. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Owning engineering firm part of her grand design

As far back as she can remember, Stephanie Robat wanted to be an engineer. Her father, Robert Fairbanks, owns Fairbanks Engineering Corp. in Exeter. She...
CREDIT COUNSELOR: Michael Garcia, a partner in enterprise solutions for Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co. Ltd., has been spending a lot of time fielding questions from clients about the Employee Retention Credit. / COURTESY KAHN, LITWIN, RENZA & CO. LTD.

Revisions boost interest in special tax credit

A $5,000-per-employee tax credit may sound like a great incentive. But the Employee Retention Credit rolled out under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security...
EXTRA BUSY: Laura Yalanis, a CPA and partner of the tax services group for Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co. Ltd., says the increasing complexity of tax laws, particularly in the wake of pandemic aid, has increased requests for help from tax filers. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Accountants fielding deluge of rescue calls

Accountants never really go out of style, but after a year of pandemic, they’re having a moment in the spotlight. Between federal tax law changes,...

Will frenzy in home sales last?

While 2020 marked the worst of times for many Rhode Islanders, for those selling high-end homes it was an absolute banner year. As this week’s...
ON THE JOB: Gov. Daniel J. McKee speaks to staff on March 3, his first full day on the job.  / SCREENSHOT OF ZOOM MEETING

New governor offers hope to business community, but election looms

After nearly two months of sometimes frustrating preparation, Gov. Daniel J. McKee is finally at the helm of the state, during one of the...

Is priority vaccine list overcrowded?

Educators and child care employees are poised to become a COVID-19 vaccination priority for Rhode Island, which raises a question for everyone else in...
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