Tag: Michael Ice
Many banks consolidating jobs as economy shifts
While restaurants and retailers were laying off their workers at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, banks embarked on a hiring spree in the...
With acquisitions, Citizens’ focus grows much wider
Citizens Financial Group Inc.’s headquarters holds a prominent place in downtown Providence. The 13-story building stands guard over the confluence of the Woonasquatucket and...
Five Questions With: Michael Ice
Michael Ice is a senior finance lecturer at the University of Rhode Island’s College of Business Administration with more than 30 years of experience...
Banks expected to continue feeling squeeze in lending margins
For Marc Perlman, principal owner and CEO of Ocean State Job Lot, the Federal Reserve’s outlook for 2020 is the best business fortune he...
Banks say tax reform allowed for increased spending on staff, infrastructure
Many banks in Rhode Island and elsewhere have showered employees with pay raises and bonuses since President Donald Trump and fellow Republicans in Congress...