Tizra wins Slater funds and gains new partners
PROVIDENCE – The two-year-old e-publishing service provider Tizra Inc. has been on a roll recently, winning new funding support from the state and moving...
Don’t look now, but another crash<br> is waiting to happen
If Sherlock Holmes were analyzing the credit crunch, he would be drawing our attention to the dog that didn’t bark, just as he did...
R.I. eyes public-private aid for small businesses
PROVIDENCE – The state will put together a “package” to help small businesses gain access to credit, Gov. Donald L. Carcieri...
Council 94 ratifies 4-year state contract
PROVIDENCE – The bitter contract dispute between the Carcieri administration and the state’s largest public employees union appears to be over: Union officials this...
Belo freezes salaries, renegotiates credit line
DALLAS – A.H. Belo Corp. (NYSE: AHC), the parent of The Providence Journal Co., has amended its existing line of credit, to give the...
Rockland Trust parent’s 3Q profit rises 6%
ROCKLAND, Mass. – Independent Bank Corp. (Nasdaq: INDB), the parent of Rockland Trust Co., posted a third-quarter profit of $8.81 million for the three...
R.I. opens tax-anticipation offering to public
PROVIDENCE – The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations is offering state residents and businesses an opportunity to purchase tax-free, short-term bonds –...
Five Questions With: Paul Conforti
Cranston native Paul Conforti is the president and co-founder of Finale Desserterie & Bakery, a four-location dessert-focused restaurant chain based in Boston. But the...
FM Global forms subsidiary, opens Mexico office
JOHNSTON – Rhode Island-based insurer FM Global has formed a new subsidiary and has opened an insurance office in Monterrey, Mexico, to provide better...
Two local banks upgraded by analysts
PROVIDENCE – Two publicly traded community banks with a presence in the region have received upgrades from analysts recently.
The firm of Stifel Nicolaus, which...
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