Tag: Melissa Travis
R.I.’s manufacturing sector braces for owner exits
A wave of retiring business owners is about to reshape Rhode Island manufacturing, where 80% are approaching an exit without clear succession plans.
At least,...
R.I. lawmakers get closer to tackling CPA shortage
When Connecticut rewrote its certified public accountant licensing rules last fall to expand pathways into the profession, the effects showed up almost immediately, says...
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Melissa Travis | Rhode Island Manufacturers Association CEO and president
Leadership is not about fitting into a mold – it is about shattering it to...
Factories are finding ways to build a following on social media
For Moore Brothers Co., a midsized fabrication and engineering manufacturer in Bristol, the factory floor isn’t just a place to build custom composite parts...
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1. MEET THE MAKERS: Westerly factory specializes in crucial, mostly concealed, construction components PUBLISHED IN PRINT: JAN. 16. In an 85,000-square-foot brick factory on...
Travis named CEO, president of Rhode Island Manufacturers Association
PROVIDENCE – Melissa Travis is the new CEO and president of the Rhode Island Manufacturers Association.
RIMA spokesperson Dawn Arpin confirmed with Providence Business News...
R.I. is closing communication gap on tax scofflaws
For years, a long-standing communication gap between two key government agencies allowed many business owners and nonprofits to skip paying taxes but still maintain...
R.I. CPA Society president fined for campaign finance violations
The head of the Rhode Island Society of Certified Public Accountants has been fined for a pile of missing campaign finance reports, along with...
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...
CPAs, analysts grapple with high-tech evolution
Experts have predicted for years that the growth of artificial intelligence will transform the accounting industry. For some, it already has.
The technology is enabling...
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