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Consumer-driven plans still rare in R.I. <br> <i>But high premiums add to...

Consumer-driven health plans, long resisted by Rhode Island employers accustomed to rich benefit packages, are gaining more popularity in the state, especially among companies...

BNS seeks to pare shareholders to below SEC limit

MIDDLETOWN – BNS Holding Inc. today said its board of directors has approved a plan to reduce the number of shareholders, to eliminate the...

Bank of America gets amnesty in muni bonds probe

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Bank of America Corp. said it has been granted amnesty in the federal antitrust probe of the municipal bond market. In...
REWARD FOR LOYALTY: Sir Fred Goodwin, group chief executive for the Royal Bank of Scotland, presents a ceremonial key (and the real keys, too) to Catherine Bolster at the Citizens Bank operations center in Cranston. /

Support technician wins car in Citizens giveaway

Catherine Bolster, an employee of Citizens Bank of Rhode Island for 11 years who provides colleague support at the Citizens Bank Technology and Support...
MILLIE WRIGHT, third from left, loan officer for Rhode Island Housing, with, from left, Gil Medeiros, Skip Gilmore, Phil Tirrell, Jennifer Feighery, Bill Tirrell, Stephanie Duggan and Louanne Jennings, all of Tirrell Realty. /

Tirrell Realty recognized with R.I. Housing award

Rhode Island Housing has honored Tirrell Realty of East Providence for its work with first-time homebuyers, naming the brokerage Realtor of the Quarter after...
Stephen R. Woods /

Stephen R. Woods

Stephen R. Woods has been named executive vice president and regional director for mid-corporate banking in the eastern region at Citizens Financial Group Inc....
Margaret M. Watkins /

Margaret M. Watkins

Margaret M. Watkins, director of accounting policy at Citizens Bank, has been promoted to senior vice president. She oversees accounting policies at the company...

Slade’s Ferry profits drop 10% as interest margins narrow

SOMERSET – Slade's Ferry Bancorp, the parent of Slade's Ferry Trust Co., recently said its profits dropped by 10 percent in 2006, primarily due...

JWU’s Exchange City awarded $100,000 grant

PROVIDENCE – Exchange City, an interactive educational and entrepreneurial project for middle and high school students housed on the campus of Johnson & Wales...

Health care reform must center on the community

The health care crisis we face is real, and Rhode Islanders deserve an authentic solution. Employers are being priced out of the system and dropping...
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