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Rhode Island FC to play inaugural 2024 season at Bryant University

Economic Activity 06/09/2023

PAWTUCKET – Rhode Island FC is going to college in 2024. The professional soccer club announced Friday it will play its inaugural season in the United Soccer...

NO PROBLEM YET: Rebecca Twitchell, owner of Half Full LLC consulting agency in Providence, says access to capital has not been a concern of hers so far, even though there are increased worries about a coming credit crunch in the small-business community.  PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Should R.I. businesses prep for potential credit crunch?

Economy 06/09/2023

After a tumultuous first half of 2023 for U.S. banks, many observers fear that a credit crunch is fast approaching, if it hasn’t already...

RARE BREED: Edward F. Yazbak, chairman of the Rhode Island Society of Certified Public Accountants who also owns his own accounting practice, says the number of CPAs has steadily declined in recent years, and there are fewer young people to replace them.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

A lopsided ledger: Jobs plentiful, CPAs not

Financial Services 06/09/2023

Edward F. Yazbak has been searching for five years for a younger upstart to take over his North Smithfield practice. But the chairman of the...

RISCPA names Pirolli an ‘Industry Legend’

Financial Services 06/09/2023

WILLIAM R. PIROLLI, a retired partner formerly with DiSanto, Priest & Co., was named an Industry Legend by the Rhode Island Society of Certified...

Report: Quonset’s economic impact on the rise since 2018

Manufacturing 06/06/2023

NORTH KINGSTOWN – Quonset Business Park's economic and workforce growth is on an upswing, according to a Bryant University report that was on released...

Russolino, Flynn nominated to Coastal Resources Management Council

Government 06/01/2023

PROVIDENCE – Joseph Russolino and Kevin Flynn have been selected to serve on the undermanned Coastal Resources Management Council, Gov. Daniel J. McKee announced...

NAVIGATING SHORTAGES:  R.I. environmental police officer Jacob Malone, left, checks the size of striped bass caught by two unidentified fishermen in Narragansett Bay. The R.I. Department of Environmental Management says staff shortages have made it difficult to schedule such law enforcement operations.  PBN PHOTO/ DAVID HANSEN

HELP WANTED: There are 1,700 unfilled state jobs, but has anyone...

Cover Story 05/26/2023

Stacy Smith says the job for “front-line” workers at the R.I. Department of Human Services isn’t easy in normal times, but the labor market...

CHANGE OF PACE: Paula Iacono, executive director of the Chartercare Foundation, originally wanted to be a journalist, but her career path changed when she began helping the alumni council at Bryant University.  PBN PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

CharterCARE Foundation’s Iacono’s relationship building lays strong foundation to help communities

Business Services 05/26/2023

PBN 2023 Business Women Awards CAREER ACHIEVER: Paula Iacono | Chartercare Foundation executive director WITH 40 YEARS of experience in developing community partnerships and organizations,...

MULTITASKER: JPMorgan Chase & Co. Vice President Elizabeth Desautel helps clients by taking on the role as both an investor and adviser.  PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

JPMorgan & Chase’s Desautel crunches numbers with kindness toward others

Business Services 05/26/2023

PBN 2023 Business Women Awards FINANCIAL SERVICES WOMAN TO WATCH: Elizabeth Desautel | JPMorgan Chase & Co. vice president WHEN IT COMES TO HELPING clients...