Financial Services

The state’s two largest independent banks last week reported their 2006 financial results, offering sharply different outlooks: While The Washington Trust Co. reported an...

Small-business advocates and the U.S. Small Business Administration have made it a priority this year to persuade the General Assembly to reinstate the SBA...

Bancorp Rhode Island, the parent of Providence-based Bank Rhode Island, today reported a 19-percent year-to-year drop in earnings. BankRI reported $7.7 million in net income...

MIDDLETOWN – Towerstream Corp. today said its common stock will trade on NASD's OTC Bulletin Board, under the symbol TWER, beginning with the market’s...

WESTERLY – Washington Trust Bancorp Inc., parent of The Washington Trust Co., today announced fourth-quarter 2006 net income of $6.2 million, or 45 cents...

WARWICK – Raymond C. Coia and Michael J. Ruggieri, both of Cranston, have been named to the board of directors of The Beacon Mutual...

It's called shareholder activism. From setting recycling goals to removing genetically engineered ingredients from foods to requiring disclosure of political donations, investors have been making...

There is more to being a good accountant than accounting. At least that's the message that Bryant University had been getting from employers. In response,...

WARWICK – Mayor Scott Avedisian Friday announced the city will participate in Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island’s MuniBlue health-management service.Under...

Latinos are the fastest-growing segment of Rhode Island entrepreneurs. To get a sense of the issues they face, Providence Business News is...