Tag: Focus
When it comes to saving, Gen Z sets good example
Bethany Lardaro, a certified financial planner with Washington Trust Wealth Management, is seeing more young people in her office, even if they’re not always...
New federal tax rules on tips spark confusion
John Elkhay, co-owner of the restaurant company Chow Fun Inc., is no stranger to navigating regulatory curveballs.
With his company managing more than 200 employees...
Shortage of planners impeding municipalities
Tiverton’s town planner resigned in June 2022, and it’s a job that still remains vacant more than three years later.
It’s a glaring gap as...
Ocean State Labs puts open layout to the test
As Rhode Island’s life sciences industry continues to take shape, John Flavin wants the state’s first incubator wet lab space to feel different from...
‘Cyber range’ now putting trainees under the gun
A highly anticipated, crucial feature at Rhode Island College’s Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies is now up and running.
The so-called “cyber range,” a...
New law requires many nonprofits to reveal salaries of top executives
A 2023 audit by the inspector general at the U.S. Department of Justice found significant deficiencies in financial management by the Pawtucket nonprofit Blackstone...
In R.I., menopause added to list of workplace protections
Sitting in front of a microphone, donning bright-pink glasses, Lori Urso proceeded to educate a room of mostly men about a topic most don’t...
Air quality in R.I. a problem that just won’t blow over
On a typical week, PACE Organization of Rhode Island might have about 11% to 14% of its seniors cancel their visits to the nonprofit’s...
Gen Z banks differently; can credit unions keep up?
Gen Z is poised to become the most powerful force in consumer finance in the coming years, but credit unions risk missing out if...
As crypto ATM scams grow, R.I. moves to prevent them
These aren’t your parents’ ATMs – they’re a new tool increasingly exploited by scammers.
Similar in appearance to traditional ATMs found in convenience stores, laundromats...
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