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SBA: $966.5M in PPP loans approved for 15,700 RI recipients

PROVIDENCE – Demand for forgivable payroll loans among Rhode Island small businesses ticked up in the last week, with nearly 1,300 recipients approved for...
FEARLESS: Ted Peffer, owner of I/O Labs Inc. in East Providence, says his custom print, fabrication and framing business is not afraid to take risks when it comes to printing material, providing rarely used options such as wood veneers and backlit film paper. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Developing ‘creative solutions’ for the work of artists, photographers and museums

Ted Peffer quickly dismisses his own creative talents – by no means does he identify as an artist or photographer. Peffer instead describes himself as...

SBA to open applications for Restaurant Revitalization Fund May 3

PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Restaurant Revitalization Fund will begin accepting applications on May 3 at noon, the SBA said Tuesday. Applicants will...

Latest PPP loan approvals helping smaller R.I. businesses

PROVIDENCE – More Rhode Island small businesses were approved for federal forgivable payroll loans in the last week compared to the prior seven days,...

SBA to relaunch shuttered venue grant program portal after botched rollout

PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Small Business Administration is relaunching the application portal for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program on April 24 at 12:30...

PPP demand slows as new event business, restaurant grant programs prepare...

PROVIDENCE – Demand for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program continues to slow, across the country and in Rhode Island, according to...
TOP BANKER: David Emmons, vice president and commercial loan officer at Rockland Trust Co., was named 2020 Banker of the Year by the South Eastern Economic Development Corp. At right is Laurie Driscoll, vice president and commercial loan officer at SEED Corp. / COURTESY SOUTH EASTERN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP.

Emmons named 2020 Banker of the Year by SEED Corp.

DAVID EMMONS of Rockland Trust Co. on Dec. 10 was named the 2020 Banker of the Year by the South Eastern Economic Development Corp....

SBA: $900M in PPP loans for nearly 13K R.I. recipients

PROVIDENCE – Demand for forgivable payroll loans among Rhode Island businesses continued to slow, with half the amount of funds approved for new applicants...

SBA launches application portal for Shuttered Venue Operators grants

PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Small Business Administration has opened the application portal for the federal Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program, the administration announced Thursday. The...

Amid 2 month extension, R.I. sees slowdown in new PPP approvals

PROVIDENCE – The pace of new applications to the U.S. Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program since a two-month extension to the second round...
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