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OFFERING PROTECTION: Bank of America Corp. market executive Kevin Tracy and his seven-person team provided more than $160 million in loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program to businesses within Rhode Island during the COVID-19 pandemic.  COURTESY BANK OF AMERICA CORP.

Kevin Tracy, market executive, Bank of America Corp.

Business Services 08/20/2020

PBN 2020 Leaders & Achievers Awards Kevin Tracy | Market executive, Bank of America Corp. MANAGING THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM process, designed by the U.S....

Flanagan named executive director of R.I. ALS Association chapter

In Their Own Words 06/26/2020

BETH FLANAGAN, a Warwick native, was named the new executive director of the ALS Association Rhode Island Chapter. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s...

Bristol County Savings Bank awards $346K to nonprofits in R.I., Mass.

Nonprofit 07/19/2019

PAWTUCKET – Bristol County Savings Bank, through its charitable foundation, recently awarded $62,760 to nine nonprofit organizations in Pawtucket and Providence, part of $346,160...

Junior Achievement of Rhode Island named peak performer

In Their Own Words 04/12/2019

LEE LEWIS is the president of Junior Achievement of Rhode Island, a Warwick-based nonprofit that provides K-12 students with skills and knowledge in workforce...

Survey: Teens temper financial goals

Financial Services 04/08/2019

WARWICK – The top financial goal for the future for more than 60% of teenagers simply is to get a full-time job, while more...

Teachers need community’s help

Editorial and Op-Ed 04/05/2019

As a society, we cannot underestimate the impact of teachers on all of our lives. Every day, teachers are shaping our future. But are we...

STUDENTS AND STAFF visit exhibits of businesses at the Junior Achievement of Rhode Island's JA Inspire Career Fair at the R.I. Convention Center in December 2018. / COURTESY JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF RHODE ISLAND

Junior Achievement of Rhode Island earns Peak Performance Team Award

Education 02/22/2019

WARWICK – Junior Achievement of Rhode Island was recognized Wednesday by parent organization Junior Achievement USA with the 2017-18 Peak Performance Team Award, honoring...

The disconnect between education and career readiness and how to fix...

Advice 10/26/2018

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” It’s a question most of us were asked in our youth, and over the...

Carmody named Junior Achievement of Rhode Island board chair

Education 09/07/2018

SUZANNE CARMODY, senior vice president and head of core banking sourcing for Citizens Bank, was elected as board chairman of Junior Achievement of Rhode...