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RICHARD J. HARRINGTON and his wife, Jean, will donate $5 million to aid the University of Rhode Island in establishing its new School of Communication and Media. /

URI alum gives $5M for media school

KINGSTON – In one of the largest gifts in the history of the University of Rhode Island, Richard J. Harrington, former president and CEO...
A. H. BELO REDUCED TO NOTHING the estimated fair market value of The Providence Journal today as it reported a first-quarter loss. /

Parent writes off ProJo’s goodwill value

DALLAS - The Providence Journal’s parent company, A. H. Belo Corp., said today it has written down The Journal’s goodwill value to zero as...

Local companies listed on Reputation Institute rankings

NEW YORK – Woonsocket-based CVS Caremark Corp. ranked in the top half of companies included in the Reputation Institute’s annual survey of consumer attitudes...
JOSEPH BELL, a Bank Newport assistant branch manager, recently visited students at Fort Barton School in Tiverton to teach the ABCs of financial literacy. /

Bank Newport helping teach kids about saving

Joseph Bell, assistant branch manager for Bank Newport’s Stone Bridge office, taught a savings lesson to 40 first grade students at the Fort Barton...

WashTrust’s 1Q profit halved; overdue loans double

Washington Trust Bancorp Inc.’s loan portfolio showed signs of strain from the region’s stalled economy in the first quarter, as the amount of overdue...
FORGED BY FIRE: WaterFire Providence, which held 16 lightings in 2008, is entering its 15th year. The summer lightings have received international acclaim and attracted thousands of spectators to Providence. /

Economy putting damper on Waterfire fundraising

WaterFire Providence expects to hold fewer events this year than last, due to weakened fundraising in a down economy. Organizers are trying to counter...
We now compete with major, worldwide agencies that are sometimes 10 times our size. /

Maggiacomo to serve as VP at Duffy & Shanley

Annette L. Maggiacomo has been promoted to vice president of public relations at Duffy & Shanley. Maggiacomo will oversee the growth of the agency’s...

MassMutual sees jump in R.I. whole-life sales

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. is reporting a dramatic 34 percent increase in whole-life insurance premiums sold out of its Providence office between 2007...

Building a blockbuster brand

Old-school brand building focuses on product, package, position, price and promotion. But as veteran business strategist Kate Newlin notes, in a world of almost...

Make your Web site a strong selling tool

With this recession predicted to be long and deep, you will want every part of your business working hard to get you safely through...
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