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FAST RESULTS: Amy Palazzo, a patient at the Lifespan Center for Weight Loss and Wellness, has lost 87 pounds since signing up for a medically supervised fasting program at the center in February. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Search is on to find help to lose those extra pounds

Coronavirus 10/01/2021

Amy Palazzo struggled with her weight for as long as she can remember, trying countless diets and exercise routines. Sometimes she lost pounds only...

WAIT AND SEE: Attorney John L. Calcagni III says there are some gray legal areas when it comes to a new Rhode Island law that creates a pilot program for safe injection sites, or “harm reduction centers,” to counteract the opioid overdose crisis. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Legal questions loom for R.I.’s injection center law

Focus 08/20/2021

Combating the opioid overdose crisis is a cause with broad support. But a new Rhode Island law establishing a two-year pilot program for safe injection...

GET READY: Jessica Schachter Jewell, a labor and employment attorney in Nixon Peabody LLP’s Providence office, says all Rhode Island businesses should prepare for the new pay equity law before it goes into effect. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Under R.I. equity measure, firms may need wage audit

Focus 08/20/2021

Rhode Island’s new pay equity law is still more than a year away from taking effect, but Ocean State businesses should be taking steps...

THE COMEBACK: Jennifer Vinalon returned to the classroom at the University of Rhode Island’s Providence campus 10 years after she stopped pursuing a bachelor’s degree. She graduated in the spring and was a commencement speaker. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Some colleges focus on persuading older students to finish what they...

Coronavirus 07/23/2021

Graduating college is a milestone for many, perhaps more so in a pandemic. For Jennifer Vinalon, the diploma holds even more significance. Vinalon, 37, earned...

COMMON THREAT: Normand Duquette, senior vice president at RISCO Insurance Brokerage Inc. in East Providence, says “90% of the companies we see” have been subject to social engineering fraud attempts. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Demand rises for insurance coverage against social engineering fraud

Coronavirus 04/16/2021

Imagine wiring money to a bank account at the request of an urgent voice message or an email from your company’s CEO, only to...

RETAIL TEAM: Amy Arruda, senior vice president of retail banking at Washington Trust, right, with Melanie Connelly, vice president of retail banking, at the bank’s Westerly headquarters. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Deferred loans, waived fees part of pandemic response for banks

Coronavirus 06/19/2020

The consumer messaging of banks and credit unions through the COVID-19 pandemic has been consistent: we’re here for you. When it comes to bank fees...

NEW ARRANGEMENTS: Newport Yachting Center Office Manager Leanne Arsenault, left, is no longer using her regular office desk. Now she greets visitors from a makeshift desk at the door with a plexiglass shield. At right is Carter Fisher, Newport Yachting Center dock master. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Office alterations: Pandemic reshaping the workplace as employees begin returning

Coronavirus 06/05/2020

The community candy dish in the office is gone. So is the team lunch, the over-the-desk conversation and people rushing into a crowded elevator. As...

VACANT SPACE: Andrew Galvin, first vice president for commercial realtor CBRE Inc., which is marketing office space on the sixth and seventh floors of the Wexford Science & Technology building in Providence, says the underdeveloped look of the vacant space is intentional, designed to give prospective tenants the freedom to build out the space to their needs. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

At Wexford building, empty floors are no worry

Focus 01/24/2020

It’s 11 a.m. on a sunny, January morning, and the Wexford Science & Technology building – located in Providence’s I-195 Redevelopment District – booms...