1. PBN names inaugural slate of 25 Over Fifty-Five winners POSTED ONLINE: JULY 12. Providence Business News announced 25 winners for its inaugural 25 Over Fifty-Five program, recognizing business leaders who are 55 and older. The winners are executives within the finance, medicine, education, real estate, manufacturing, design, technology, law and philanthropy fields. They will be honored Thursday, Aug. 22, at Aldrich Mansion in Warwick.
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2. Alex and Ani sues Bank of America for lending discrimination POSTED ONLINE: JULY 25. Rhode Island-based jewelry maker Alex and Ani LLC filed a lawsuit in United States District Court against Bank of America Corp., seeking $1.1 billion in damages. The company claims the bank declared Alex and Ani in default without warning, resulting in the jewelry maker to have more than $1 billion in expenses, lost revenue and a reduced market value.
pbn.com/alex-and-ani-sues-bank-of-america-for-lending-discrimination
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3. WalletHub: R.I. worst state in U.S. to start a business POSTED ONLINE: JULY 8. Finance company WalletHub, in its 2019 Best and Worst States to Start a Business metrics report, ranked Rhode Island as the worst state in the United States to start a business. The report considered 26 metrics in three categories: Access to resources, business costs and business environment. The Ocean State ranked No. 47 in the nation in 2017 and No. 48 in 2018.
pbn.com/wallethub-r-i-worst-state-in-u-s-to-start-a-business
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4. 3 R.I. eateries named to OpenTable’s 2019 most scenic restaurants list POSTED ONLINE: JULY 19. Boat House Waterfront Dining in Tiverton, Coast Guard House in Narragansett and The Mooring Restaurant in Newport were named to OpenTable’s 100 Most Scenic Restaurants in America 2019 list. The three Rhode Island restaurants were among seven New England eateries named to the list, including three in Massachusetts and one in Vermont.
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5. U.S. News: The Miriam best in R.I. POSTED ONLINE: JULY 30 U.S. News and World Report ranked The Miriam Hospital No. 1 in Rhode Island and the Providence metropolitan area for 2019-2020. The hospital was also ranked “high performing” in five procedures and conditions, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, colon cancer surgery, heart failure, hip replacement and knee replacement.
pbn.com/u-s-news-the-miriam-hospital-best-in-r-i
6. Details of Alex and Ani suit allege BofA reduced company valuation by hundreds of millions POSTED ONLINE: JULY 26.
pbn.com/details-of-alex-and-ani-suit-allege-bofa-reduced-company-valuation-by-hundreds-of-million
7. URI alum donating $10M to benefit new College of Engineering complex POSTED ONLINE: JULY 10.
pbn.com/uri-alum-donating-10m-to-benefit-new-college-of-engineering-complex
8. 2019 PBN 40 Under Forty honorees soak in congratulations POSTED ONLINE: JULY 19.
pbn.com/2019-pbn-40-under-forty-honorees-soak-in-congratulations
9. Four apartment buildings proposed in Providence POSTED ONLINE: JULY 12.
pbn.com/four-apartment-buildings-proposed-in-providence
10. URI’s Dooley earns $426K in 2018 POSTED ONLINE: JULY 15.
pbn.com/uris-dooley-earns-426k-in-2018
