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...
Boston Federal Reserve: High-end financing difficult
BOSTON – The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston said financing in New England for higher-end commercial real estate deals remains difficult if not impossible...
Five Questions With: Michael Anselmo
Michael Anselmo has big plans for Narragansett Bay Insurance Co. (NBIC), the Pawtucket-based company that offers specialty insurance services and products to homeowners through...
‘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...
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...
Shaping up is a team sport at GTECH
Almost every day at about 2:30 p.m., Katie Carlson and four co-workers assemble in the stairwell inside GTECH Corp.’s Providence headquarters and start a...
Can Rhode Island catch the bioscience wave?
Bioscience is the wave of the future. Although commonly tucked neatly in the shadow of health care, the bioscience industry stands separately on its...
Editorial Cartoon: Signs of Spring
Beneath the headline “The Signs of Spring …” is an image of a residential street lined with real estate signs that say: “House for...
Washington Trust gives $25K to Kent campaign
The Washington Trust Co. Charitable Foundation has donated a gift of $25,000 in support of the capital campaign to raise money for the Kent...
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