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Has your company in the past rehired a former employee?
Yes: 78.6%
No: 21.4%If your company has not, would you consider rehiring a former employee?
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Focus
Resurgence in corporate business meetings keeps event planners, caterers busy
Sometimes overheard around the office water cooler: “Damn it, I have another meeting.”You can bet Issa Jouaneh doesn’t see it that way. He’s the...
Sports boosts RICCA coffers
Volleyball players from across the country converged on the R.I. Convention Center last April for a weekendlong tournament that brought in 170 teams and...
Something New
Vintage pop-up gets own space
Handmade items, vintage pieces and repurposed furniture are what sells at Shades of Vintage, a new shop in Warren.The store owned by Kate Simpson...
One Last Thing
Being mission-focused but adaptable in execution creates best outcomes
Megan Fischer | Roger Williams Park Conservancy executive directorAn influential mentor early in my nonprofit career instilled in her team the importance of holding...
Editorial & Op Ed
It's Personal
Stopping rising inequality
Almost 10 years after the Great Recession ended, the growing threat of a new economic slowdown raises a troubling question: When the next recession...
North Providence mayor receives Burlingame Award
CHARLES A. LOMBARDI, mayor of North Providence, was recently presented the Barbara Burlingame Award from the Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce during the...
The ABCs of customer service
Whatever business you are in – manufacturing, retail, health care, travel, high tech – you must realize that first and foremost, you are in...
New sales tax rules in R.I., Mass.
In the Wayfair v. South Dakota decision in 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court opened the door for states to collect sales taxes on remote...
News Briefs
What's Happening
Editor’s Choice: Ocean Inno Tech Fest to be held at WaterFire Arts Center
EDITOR’S CHOICE
Ocean Inno Tech Fest to be held at WaterFire Arts Center THE OCEAN INNO Tech Fest will bring innovation from top global...
People on the Move
Webster Bank Welcomes Megan M. Johnson
Megan Johnson has joined Webster Bank as Vice President, Associate Relationship Manager. Megan partners with Webster Bank’s Rhode Island banking centers to help small...
BankNewport Announces Senior Vice President Appointment
BankNewport is pleased to announce that Lisa A. Sellar of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, has been appointed to senior vice president, director of retail banking...
Attorney Brett Arkuss Joins Duffy & Sweeney as Senior Counsel
Brett Arkuss brings more than ten years of experience in corporate and business law with a focus on mergers and acquisitions. He has worked...
Press Releases
St. Anne’s Credit Union Promotes Kerri Rivest to Assistant Vice President of Loan Servicing
FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS, April 16, 2019…Eileen M. Danahey, President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of St. Anne’s Credit Union, along with its Board of...
St. Anne’s Promotes Jody Lauzon to Commercial Loan Officer
FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS, April 16, 2019…Eileen M. Danahey, President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of St. Anne’s Credit Union, along with its Board of...
Piccerelli, Gilstein & Company, LLP Recipient of Donate Life Rhode Island Employer Recognition Award
Piccerelli Gilstein & Company, LLP (PG&Co.) was chosen as one of the initial recipients of New England Donor Services ‘Donate Life Rhode Island Employer...
