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WISE INVESTMENT: Michael R. Melton, pictured with students, is a finance professor and director of the Center for Advanced Financial Education at Roger Williams University in Bristol. He said investing in a company that manages its affairs in a socially and environmentally “sustainable” way is good for both the company and its investors over the long term.
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Socially responsible investing gaining in popularity, especially among millennials

Some pundits say socially responsible investing is, for lack of a better term, horse pucky. If that’s true, there’s a lot of money in...
ADAPTIVE REUSE: Erik Bright, right, has recently opened, and is now leasing, an adaptive reuse building at 47 Rathbone St. in Providence, which is catering to design and artist collaborations. With Bright is neighbor Tim Ferland of The Steel Yard.
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Rathbone Studios preserves piece of city’s commercial history

When Erik Bright purchased a Depression-era set of warehouses in 2016, the buildings had seen better times. Encrusted with graffiti and in disrepair, the warehouses...
FINANCIAL BOOST: A $100,000 Small Business Assistance Program loan from R.I. Commerce Corp. helped Shaidzon Beer co-owners Josh Letourneau, left, and Chip Samson launch their brewing company in South Kingstown. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Commerce RI helps secure $10M for small businesses through SBAP loans

From kegs and bottles to packaging materials and professional costs, when Shaidzon Beer Co. was setting up in the months prior to its November...
WATER PATROL: R.I. Department of Environmental Management environmental police officer Harold Guise, above, recently arrested a recreational fisherman for exceeding the legal daily catch limit for tautog in the state.
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State struggles to curb fish poaching

Fish poaching is something the R.I. Department of Environmental Management doesn’t take lightly, as one East Greenwich man recently learned when he found himself...
WATER POLLUTION: Johnathan Berard, state director of Clean Water Action and co-chair of Gov. Gina M. Raimondo’s Task Force to Tackle Plastics, holds jars of water he collected from Narragansett Bay to show the body of water’s pollution when advocating in front of elected officials. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Raimondo forms task force to tackle plastic pollution

In three years, seven Rhode Island cities and towns have begun banning single-use plastic bags – the ones distributed by grocery stores that often...
SECOND WAVE: Initially renovated in 2003, Rising Sun Mills, at 166 Valley St. in Providence, is going through a second wave of renovation for new tenants. Standing in front of the entry area are, from left, H. LeBaron “Barry” Preston, principal, Armory Revival Co.; Robert “BJ” E. Dupré Jr., principal, Armory Revival; Seth Zeren, director of development, Armory Management Co.; and Mark Van Noppen, vice president and managing director, Armory Revival.
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Rising Sun Mills undergoes remodel to welcome new tenants

Four years ago, the departure of Dassault Systèmes from the Rising Sun Mills for a suburban site did more than leave a vast opening...
AT THE CONSTRUCTION site of the Wexford Innovation Center in Providence are, from left, Dan Bagnall, project supervisor, Shawmut Design and Construction; Beverly Smith, client service manager, Shawmut; Sean Lee Burgo, project director for construction, Wexford Science & Technology; and Chi Yik, project manager, Shawmut. A parcel of land in the Interstate 195 Redevelopment District will be converted to temporary parking for tenants of the Wexford center, scheduled to open by June. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Wexford tenants to start construction next month

About 13 months after starting, core and exterior construction of the Wexford Innovation Center in the historic Jewelry District of downtown Providence is nearing...
NEW BEGINNING: Donna Sowa Allard, certified financial planner and vice president of Sowa Financial Group in Lincoln, said people planning for retirement aren’t going about it the way earlier generations did, instead planning to continue to work in some capacity and therefore need their money to remain partially invested and exposed to growth.
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American workers staying in workforce despite higher stocks, fatter 401(k)s

After a run-up in stock values this year, retirement accounts for many Americans are looking more robust than they have in years. But it isn’t...
Calculating rising demand Continuing a national trend that started at the turn of the century, demand for accountants in Rhode Island has risen over recent years by a significant amount, with growth expected to continue in the coming decade. Driven by retiring baby boomers, as well as an organic industry demand and people changing career paths, the state has seen increased enrollment in accounting education programs and faculty growth at the undergraduate and graduate level.*The 2016-2026 report used a new methodology developed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics that the DLT says more accurately measures the movement of workers who jump from industry to industry without leaving the workforce, thus creating a potentially much larger demand for workers in any one discipline. / Source: R.I. Department of Labor and Training

Can colleges help fill projected job openings?

Job-prediction reports published by the R.I. Department of Labor and Training consistently reflect an increasing call for accountants in the state. In October, the state...
CRAFTING CODE: Danny Kirschner, a General Assembly lead instructor, standing, lectures on computer coding, including HTML and CSS, at a recent Code in the Brewery event co-hosted by General Assembly and Revival Brewing at its Cranston tasting room. / COURTESY GENERAL ASSEMBLY/MEI LI ZHOU

Revival Brewing hosts coding lesson to raise brand awareness, bolster local...

Peanut butter and jelly. Spaghetti and meatballs. Craft beer and computer coding. In a mutual effort to increase brand awareness and grow respective company audiences,...
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