CharterCARE Foundation’s Iacono among 28 honorees for PBN’s Business Women Awards...
PROVIDENCE – Paula Iacono, executive director for the CharterCARE Foundation, has been selected by Providence Business News as this year’s Career Achievement winner among...
‘Digital bank’ launched for small businesses
PROVIDENCE - Connecticut-based Liberty Bank on Monday launched Owners Bank - a “digital bank” targeting small businesses in Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania....
Lardaro: No recession yet but it’s likely coming
PROVIDENCE – University of Rhode Island economist and professor Leonard Lardaro said Monday that Rhode Island is not in the early stages of a...
Take nothing for granted
John Houle | Main St. Media president
For your next event, don’t take anything for granted.
Just because you are doing something different doesn’t mean people will show....
Shining a light on historic properties
If you’ve visited a notable historic property in Newport, such as the Elms and Chateau-sur-Mer mansions or Trinity Church, chances are you’re familiar with...
U.S. wholesale inflation pressures eased sharply last month
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. wholesale prices fell in March, a sign that inflationary pressures in the economy are easing more than a year after...
Inflation slows but stays high enough for Fed to hike again
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. consumer inflation eased in March, with less expensive gas and lower food prices providing some relief to households that have...
FDIC seeks to ban 3 R.I. financial executives
PROVIDENCE – The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation seeks to ban three Rhode Island financial executives from ever working in the banking industry again.
In a...
Home-based workers became younger, more diverse in pandemic
People working from home became younger, more diverse, better educated and more likely to move during the worst part of the COVID-19 pandemic, according...
Report: R.I. employers cut 153 jobs in March
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island employers shed 153 jobs in March, according to business and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.
The firm on...



















