Corporate fraud
Has your company been the victim of one of the following?
• Information theft – 75%
• Financial mismanagement –...
Survey: Business owners want more health regulation
A new survey of small-business owners in 12 states, including Rhode Island, shows substantial support for government efforts to curb health care costs, including...
RBC: U.S. bank failures could reach up to 1,000
As many as 1,000 U.S. banks may fail in the next three to five years, almost double the one-year tally at the height of...
Cost seen as big barrier in battle against cancer
WASHINGTON – A new report shows cost can be a major barrier for cancer patients seeking life-saving care, leading to large debts, personal bankruptcy...
Textron may consider sale <br>of Bell Helicopter or Cessna units
PROVIDENCE – Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT), trying to stem losses by exiting most of its finance business, may have to consider selling its Cessna...
Investment unit head retires from Fidelity
BOSTON – Fidelity Investments, the world’s biggest mutual fund manager, said Dwight Churchill has retired as head of its bond investment unit.
Fidelity is looking...
BCBSRI headquarters taking shape
The new building is a showpiece: 13 stories enveloped in glass, with 325,000 square feet of prime space including a café on the ground...
Troops receive gifts from Bank Newport donations
Volunteers from Bank Newport, OceanPoint Insurance Agency Inc., and American Legion Post 18 recently convened at Bank Newport’s Turner Road branch in Middletown to...
Graboys to chair URI Foundation
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – George Graboys, a former Citizens Financial Group chief executive officer, has been elected chairman of the University of Rhode Island Foundation,...
R.I. bankruptcy filings rise 43.4% in 2008
BOSTON – Bankruptcy filings in the Ocean State have more than doubled since 2006, according to the latest figures from The Warren Group.
Last year,...
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