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The bright side
Has your company found silver linings amid the pandemic? Yes: 85.7% No: 14.3% What silver linings has your company found? (Select any that apply) We have found new...
The Week’s Poll
PBN Summit
Panelists: Takes right steps for a smooth reopening
Most of us figured that reopening workplaces as the COVID-19 quarantine eases would require a lot more planning than just turning the lights back...
Focus
R.I. companies push for COVID-19 liability protection
If an employee gets sick with the novel coronavirus, should they be allowed to file a worker’s compensation claim or a lawsuit against their...
Court ruling on Providence pensions will have ripple effects
Rhode Island is no stranger to pension problems. Even after a major state-level overhaul of the Employees’ Retirement System of Rhode Island led by then-R.I....
Something New
Where few escape alone
Cracking codes, translating riddles and finding a way out of hard-to-navigate spaces in just 60 minutes are what draw customers to Johnston’s Ocean State...
One Last Thing
Get in the trenches
Beth Carter | Rhode Island Business Competition executive director When I started my first company, in 1991, our nation was facing a major economic downturn....
Editorial & Op Ed
It's Personal
Tavarozzi named R.I.’s Financial Literacy Teacher of the Year
Maria Tavarozzi, a math teacher at Rogers High School in Newport, has been named Rhode Island’s 2020 Financial Literacy Teacher of the Year by...
Animals offer lessons
In the Upper Midwest, a sure sign of spring and fall is when geese fly overhead, often honking loudly. I recently discovered the reason. Turns...
To Savor: Vermouth is a hidden gem
Our hot, humid, sticky New England summers often have prompted us to try our hand at creating refreshing cocktails, and this is even more...
A lifeline for pre-Medicare adults
Ten years after the passage of the Affordable Care Act, the Trump administration is now asking the Supreme Court to overturn it. Yet it’s...
News Briefs
What's Happening
Editor’s Choice: Overcoming cybersecurity challenges during pandemic
Editor’s choice Overcoming cybersecurity challenges during pandemic SCORE RHODE ISLAND is hosting a webinar that will provide information to address cybersecurity challenges during the pandemic....
People on the Move
BankNewport Names Carmen Diaz-Jusino Vice President, Community Development Officer
BankNewport is pleased to announce that Carmen Diaz-Jusino has been named Vice President, Community Development Officer. She will be responsible for developing, implementing and...
KLR Promotes Sandy Ross to Equity Partner
KLR, one of the largest accounting and business consulting firms in New England, announced the promotion of Sandy Ross, CPA to Equity Partner. Sandy’s...
KLR Promotes Francheska Pimentel to Partner
KLR, one of the largest accounting and business consulting firms in New England, announced the promotion of Francheska Pimentel, CPA, to Partner. Francheska has...
Press Releases
Richard J. Petrucci, Jr. Joins PG&Co as Partner
One of Providence’s leading independent accounting firms, Piccerelli, Gilstein & Company, LLP (PG&Co) is proud to announce that Richard J. Petrucci, Jr., JD, CFP®,...
Kelly Kincaid Elected President of the RI Women’s Bar Association
Kelly Kincaid, Attorney at Adler Pollock & Sheehan, was elected to serve as President of the Rhode Island Women’s Bar Association for the 2020-2021...
Rhode Island Quality Institute Launches COVID-19 Results Dashboard
PROVIDENCE, RI — Rhode Island Quality Institute (RIQI) launched a COVID-19 lab test results and risk dashboard to Rhode Island medical providers. The dashboard...
