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Five Questions With: Mark J. Meiklejohn

5Q 11/25/2022

Mark J. Meiklejohn | Chief credit officer, Brookline Bancorp Inc.Former CEO and president, Bank Rhode Island 1. How did your banking experience, including for the former...

BankRI launches 25th annual Holiday Giving Tree program

Financial Services 11/07/2022

PROVIDENCE – Bank Rhode Island recently launched its annual holiday gift giving program to help local children in need. The 25th annual Holiday Giving Tree...

BankRI parent company reports $30M Q3 earnings ahead of big acquisition

Financial Services 10/26/2022

PROVIDENCE – Brookline Bancorp Inc. saw a modest rise in earnings, which reached $30.1 million as of Sept. 30, the company reported on Thursday. The...

I-195 panel approves $3M sale agreement for BankRI HQ, apartments

Economic Activity 10/21/2022

PROVIDENCE – Plans to transform former highway land into a new bank headquarters and mixed-income apartments are coming into focus, with a $3 million...

BankRI president on new HQ: ‘It’s only natural at this point’

Financial Services 10/20/2022

PROVIDENCE – Most companies are downsizing office space or getting rid of it altogether. Not Bank Rhode Island, which recently announced plans to open a...

THE TURKS HEAD BUILDING, right, is at the heart of what was once a thriving financial district in Providence. PBN FILE PHOTO/MARY MACDONALD

Is I-195 land a drain on downtown?

Economy 10/14/2022

Some new projects on the former Interstate 195 land have heightened concerns about incentives that favor new development in certain areas of Providence at...

BankRI to open new headquarters on I-195 land

Economic Activity 10/05/2022

PROVIDENCE – The unnamed financial services firm tied to the winning development proposal for former I-195 land has revealed itself. Bank Rhode Island on Wednesday...