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Oliveira elected leader of KLR accounting firm

Financial Services 12/13/2022

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s largest accounting firm, Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co. Ltd., on Tuesday elected Paul Oliveira as its CEO effective January 2023. Oliveira succeeds...

OPEN- MINDED:  Brian Azar, CEO and president of Pawtucket-based Coastal1 Credit Union, says a move to “open banking” as proposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could be good for institutions such as his. PBN PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

New proposal could put customers in charge of their financial data

Financial Services 12/09/2022

If information is power, then banks and credit unions are in control. That’s because every morsel of customer financial data, from spending patterns to credit...

Report: R.I. economy shows improvement amid slower employment growth in Q3

Economic Activity 10/28/2022

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's economy continues to improve despite slowing employment growth, according to a report from the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council and...

POPULAR PATH: Crystal Raviele, a health care management professional, graduated from Bryant University’s online MBA program in May.  PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

More universities adding online MBA degrees as demand increases

Education 10/28/2022

Since before the pandemic, Crystal Raviele, then the manager of ancillary services at Coastal Medical Inc. health practices, knew she was interested in a...

BRYANT UNIVERSITY STUDENTS help with on-campus donations inside the rotunda Wednesday during the university's annual Giving Day. The initiative raised more than $2 million, setting a new record. / COURTESY BRYANT UNIVERSITY

Bryant University sets new Giving Day record, raises $2M

Education 10/27/2022

SMITHFIELD – Bryant University’s annual one-day fundraising initiative was another record-setter, reaching a new milestone in the process. The university’s “Giving Day” raised on Wednesday...

NEW BREED OF COMPANIONSHIP: Meghan Gamboa, Ageless Innovation LLC co-founder and senior vice president, holds an animatronic cat at the company’s Pawtucket headquarters. The cats, dogs and birds produced by Ageless Innovation have been shown to be beneficial for the mental health of the elderly. PBN PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

For her, Ageless Innovation much more than pet project

Business Women 10/14/2022

It was a combination of soccer, Hasbro Inc. and Bryant University that brought Meghan Gamboa to Rhode Island, where she now works as co-founder and senior vice president...

BROWN UNIVERSITY has received to date $33 million in reimbursements from the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency for COVID-19 testing expenses. /  AP FILE PHOTO/STEVEN SENNE

Local colleges receive millions from FEMA for COVID-19 testing expenses

Coronavirus 10/10/2022

PROVIDENCE – Local colleges and universities for the better part of the last two years conducted test after test, health screening after health screening...

BROWN UNIVERSITY has been ranked No. 38 in Washington Monthly's annual 'Best Bang for the Buck' Northeast colleges list. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY

11 local colleges ranked in Washington Monthly’s annual ‘Best Bang for...

Education 09/27/2022

PROVIDENCE – Eleven local colleges, including nine within Rhode Island, were ranked among the best institutions in the U.S. on how they help less-than-wealthy...

Is the quality of local colleges recognized in annual rankings such...

Education 09/16/2022

Rhode Island higher education leaders naturally believe their schools are among the best in the nation. Annual rankings often do list some of the state's...