LIBOR phaseout primer
In July 2017, the head of the UK Financial Conduct Authority recommended a phaseout of the London Interbank Offered Rate by Dec. 31, 2021.LIBOR...
Mekrut to chair national AAA board of directors
WILLIAM A. “BILL” MEKRUT, retired vice president and treasurer of FM Global, was recently elected as chairman of the national AAA board of directors...
Communication means listening
A new, young worker at a construction site sat down to eat his lunch with the rest of the crew. As an older fellow...
How to manage your time
A major league batter has approximately two-fifths of a second from the time a baseball leaves the pitcher’s hand until it reaches home plate....
Early tax preparation for pass-through entities
(Editor’s note: This is part 2 of a two-part column on new tax regulations for pass-through entities. See part 1 here.)Last week’s column discussed...
RISD president receives Pell Award
ROSANNE SOMERSON, president of Rhode Island School of Design, recently received the Pell Award for Outstanding Leadership in the Arts from Trinity Repertory Company...
New tax regulations for pass-through entities
(Editor’s note: This is part 1 of a two-part column on new tax regulations for pass-through entities. See part 2 here.)As a result of...
Don’t beat yourself up
We all try to do our best, at least most of the time. And when we don’t succeed, often we are our own harshest...
DEM engineer receives Sawyer Award
BILL PATENAUDE, a principal engineer in the R.I. Department of Environmental Management’s Office of Water Resources, recently received the Clair N. Sawyer Award from...
Tips for aspiring IT pros
Looking for a full-time professional job, interviewing and evaluating your options can be daunting for recent college graduates. But with the proper preparation and...
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