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Washington Trust reports $18M Q3 profit

Financial Services 10/19/2020

WESTERLY – Washington Trust Bancorp Inc. reported an $18.3 million profit for the third quarter, propelled by new records within mortgage banking activity, the...

Strong housing market bolsters Washington Trust earnings

Financial Services 07/24/2020

WESTERLY – The world might still be turned upside down by COVID-19, but you wouldn’t know it looking at Washington Trust Bancorp Inc.’s latest...

Washington Trust Bancorp posts $21M quarterly profit

Economic Activity 07/20/2020

WESTERLY – Washington Trust Bancorp. Inc, the parent company for Westerly-based The Washington Trust Co., saw second-quarter earnings increase 21% year over year, including...

THE WASHINGTON TRUST CO. posted an $11.9 million profit in the first quarter of 2020, a 32% decline from one year prior. / PBN FILE PHOTO/SCOTT KINGSLEY

Washington Trust posts $11.9M Q1 profit, 32% drop from last year

Financial Services 04/27/2020

WESTERLY – Washington Trust Bancorp. Inc., the parent company for Westerly-based The Washington Trust Co., saw a 32% drop in profit compared to the...

Washington Trust announces stock buyback program

Financial Services 12/09/2019

WESTERLY – Washington Trust Bancorp Inc. is seeking to repurchase up to 850,000 shares, or 5%, of the company’s outstanding common stock over the...

Balancing demand for touch and tech

Financial Services 06/22/2018

With an evolving mixture of millennials and older customers, local banks and credit unions increasingly face a dilemma when it comes to rapidly evolving...

EDWARD O. Handy III is the chairman and CEO of Westerly-based Washington Trust Bancorp Inc., the second largest Rhode Island-based bank. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Washington Trust reports $16M Q1 profit

Economy 04/20/2018

WESTERLY – Washington Trust Bancorp Inc. on Friday reported record-breaking quarterly profit, which grew 37.6 percent to $16.2 million, or 93 cents per diluted...

DRAMATIC CHANGE: Johnson & Wales CEO John J. Bowen says the most dramatic change in his 44 years at JWU is its ability to graduate students with a manageable debt, growing its discount rate for first-time, full-time students from 20.7 percent in 2003-2004 to 54 percent today. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Retiring CEO John Bowen has helped JWU expand and prosper. What...

Cover Story 03/30/2018

For 44 years, John J. Bowen has been a fixture in the Johnson & Wales University community. In January, the chancellor, president and CEO...

Washington Trust provides $19M for East Providence apartments

Financial Services 03/27/2018

EAST PROVIDNECE – The Washington Trust Co. recently provided $19.6 million in financing for a 134-unit apartment complex in East Providence. The deal was made...