Tag: Focus
Real estate industry ready for some rate cuts
While many real estate agents are dream sellers, Gina Lalli, senior loan officer at Shamrock Home Loans in Newport, often has to give buyers...
2024 forecast: R.I.’s unemployment – ‘nowhere to go but up’
During the COVID-19 pandemic, University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro says he noticed businesses in the South County region of the state posting...
R.I. firm’s tech will soon help doctors nationwide
The rise of telemedicine is increasing the demand for doctors to provide care across state borders, and virtual health care allows doctors to reach...
Trip to dentist on Block Island? Boat no longer needed
For years, many Block Island residents without private insurance had to go through a tedious process if they needed a dental checkup.
This usually involved...
Despite failures, landlords still see future in coworking spaces
The recent bankruptcy filing by national coworking space operator WeWork Inc. – once valued at $47 billion before its estimated worth plummeted to $360.9...
Fear grows about reduced ability to access capital
When Bacary Diatta moved from Senegal to the United States in 2018, he knew he wanted to start a business that would add value...
Citizens looks to capitalize on its new private bank
When San Francisco-based First Republic Bank imploded last spring and its financial assets were sold to JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citizens Financial Group Inc....
New tax exemption to make tangible difference in R.I.
At Symposium Books Inc. in downtown Providence, the property making up the store’s physical backbone – its numerous bookcases, for instance, or the computers...
Shop owners bracing for theft before holidays
Stressed about the holidays already? You’re not alone.
Every year, shop owners not only worry about stocking shelves with the right products, they also need...
For hospital executives, solving labor shortages a top task
When asked whether the lingering workforce shortages are affecting access to care, Rhode Island’s health care leaders had a clear answer.
“Yes, period, end of...
