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GETTING AHEAD: Andrew Parrish, CEO and president of Diligentiam, says it’s crucial for accounting firms to get training in data analytics.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Accounting firms trying to make sense of big data

Coronavirus 12/04/2020

Accounting is inherently a data-driven profession. Spreadsheets laden with numbers from financial reports and tax filings are staples of the profession. But transitioning from a...

SERVICES SOUGHT: Certified public accountant and certified business appraiser John E. Barrett Jr., principal at Barrett Valuation Services Inc., has experienced increased demand and new challenges in calculating business values since the pandemic hit. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Crisis spurs businesses to reevaluate their worth

Business Services 11/06/2020

As principal of Barrett Valuation Services Inc., John E. Barrett Jr. staked his career on his ability to assess risk. But the metrics he has...

PROVIDENCE BUSINESS NEWS honored is 2020 25 Leaders & Achievers in a virtual ceremony Aug. 20.

25 business leaders honored as PBN’s 2020 Leaders & Achievers

PBN Award Winners 08/24/2020

PROVIDENCE – Twenty-five local business leaders were honored on Aug. 20 by Providence Business News for their career achievements as part of the publication’s...

FAMILY MOTIVATION: Melissa Travis, CEO and president of the Rhode Island Society of Certified Public Accountants, was pushed by her younger brother, Scott – who was battling cancer and since died from the disease – to hold the first Rhode Island Manufacturers Association’s Healthcare Summit, even though she was regularly helping him with treatments.  COURTESY RHODE ISLAND SOCIETY OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

Melissa Travis, CEO and president, Rhode Island Society of Certified Public...

Business Services 08/20/2020

PBN 2020 Leaders & Achievers Awards Melissa Travis | CEO and president, Rhode Island Society of Certified Public Accountants OVER THE PAST 20 years, Melissa...

PBN announces 2020 25 Leaders & Achievers honorees

PBN Award Winners 07/17/2020

PROVIDENCE – Providence Business News has announced its winners for its second annual 25 Leaders & Achievers Awards program honoring local business leaders. The individuals...

CLEAN LANDING: Thomas McNees, managing operator for PVD Shines at T.F. Green Airport in Warwick, works on the shoes of businessman Mike Rogers. McNees says the company performed about 50 shoeshines a day at the airport before it had to halt its services due to the coronavirus pandemic./ PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

PVD Shines offers service with a polished finish

Business Services 04/10/2020

Airports have played a central role in Thomas McNees’ life. A graduate of Pennsylvania State University with a business degree, he previously worked as food...

Rhode Island CPAs advocate for tax filing extension

Financial Services 03/19/2020

PROVIDENCE – As concerns over the new coronavirus grow, filing taxes is the last thing on most people’s minds. Except for tax preparers, that is,...

ADDED BENEFIT: Luis Melo, a chef in the campus cafeteria at the Citizens Bank headquarters complex in Johnston, takes pizza out of the oven. The oven is one of several amenities the bank has included at the campus to help retain current employees and recruit new ones. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

In banking industry, tasty perks part of recruitment

Financial Services 03/06/2020

Amid record-low unemployment levels, competition posed by Boston and New York, and a rapidly aging workforce, Rhode Island financial institutions are searching for the...

Melissa D. Travis was named president of RISCPA last February, the first woman to serve in that role since the organization’s founding in 1905. Under her leadership, the organization launched the RI Business Forum and became the first state society in the country to implement a workforce-development program. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Find strength in adversity

Business Services 01/03/2020

Melissa D. Travis | Rhode Island Society of Certified Public Accountants president • Thrive in the face of adversity: Don’t be deterred by what others...

Rhode Island Society of CPAs and SBA to hold small-business...

Financial Services 12/30/2019

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Society of Certified Public Accountants and the U.S. Small Business Administration will hold the 2020 SBA Small Business Economic...

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