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TD Bank’s regional vice president for the Greater Boston and Rhode Island markets talks about the financial services industry from both a national and local perspective.
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By Rhonda Miller |
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The Westerly Community Credit Union donated $2,265 to each of four high school sports boosters from proceeds of its 29th annual holiday basketball tournament held, according to a press release.
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By Alex Kowalski |
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The Capital Good Fund anticipates providing free tax preparation for 600 families this year, up from 200 last year and 26 in 2010, Executive Director Andy Posner said in an e-mail.
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By Alex Kowalski |
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Among the trends expected to impact institutional securities and investments in 2013 are investor fund flows rising and shifting to emerging markets.
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By Rhonda Miller |
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Despite recent signs of improvement, foreclosures and their lingering effects on families continue to be a crisis in the Ocean State, says HousingWorks RI Executive Director Nellie Gorbea.
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By Rhonda Miller |
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A former member of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently asked me to co-sign a letter urging a federal oversight body to refrain from taking regulatory action normally left to the SEC. I refused to sign.
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GUEST COLUMN: Arthur Levitt
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3/4/13
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PROVIDENCE – Rep. William O’Brien, D-North Providence, has introduced legislation that aims to ease the auto-excise taxes on Rhode Island motor vehicle owners while generating more tax revenue for the state by instituting a sales and property tax on sailing vessels worth more than $100,000.
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3/4/13
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PROVIDENCE – General Treasurer Gina M. Raimondo last week announced Andrew Roos will join her office as chief of staff. Additionally, Ashley Gingerella O’Shea will come on board as associate director of communications.
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3/4/13
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Local banks of all sizes are edging up on the optimism scale, buoyed at least in part by profits tied to substantial increases in commercial lending in 2012.
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By Rhonda Miller |
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Much has changed since Cherrystone Angel Group in 2004 became the first angel investment vehicle to surface in Rhode Island, perhaps nothing so much as how prominent the entrepreneurial community has become in the region.
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By Rebecca Keister |