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PROVIDENCE – Jessica Alba and Venus Williams are the featured speakers for Fidelity Investment Inc.’s annual series of virtual workshops about women and finance, according to a news release. Alba, an actress and businesswoman, and Williams, tennis champion and entrepreneur, are among those who will share tips, tricks and personal insights during the 2023 Women Talk Money […]

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James Rizzo was recently promoted to chief commercial banking officer for the Rockland Trust Co. He joined Rockland Trust after it acquired Slade’s Ferry Trust Co. in 2008, and previously served as Rockland Trust’s senior vice president and regional commercial banking manager. He also worked as a senior vice president at Bank of America Corp. […]

TAUNTON – Bristol County Savings Bank through its charitable foundation recently donated $91,500 to 11 nonprofits in northern Rhode Island. The grants were part of a larger donation of $294,000 to 36 organizations across the bank’s footprint, including in Massachusetts. Northern Rhode Island recipients and funding amounts included: $10,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of […]

PROVIDENCE – A new, $27 million federal grant could hypothetically cover the cost to finish former Mayor Jorge O. Elorza’s ambitious “urban trail” network. But after the squabbles over some of the 40 miles of protected bike lanes built before Elorza left office, Mayor Brett Smiley is pressing pause. All safety and public infrastructure upgrades […]

PROVIDENCE – Citizens Bank and WJAR-TV NBC 10 are accepting applications from eligible nonprofit organizations that provide summer jobs or training to youths through their Champions in Action program. The program offers award recipients $35,000 in funding, as well as media coverage and volunteer support. Applicants must be registered Rhode Island nonprofits with operating budgets […]

PROVIDENCE – Citizens Bank small-business customers can now send and receive digital payments in real time. The bank recently announced the launch of Zelle for its small-business customers within its mobile app, allowing businesses to send or receive payments to and from customers within minutes, and from anywhere they have their phone. The offering also […]

Oscar Joaquim was recently named president of OceanPoint Marine Lending, a division of BankNewport. Joaquim comes to BankNewport after nearly three decades of work in the auto finance division of Citizens Bank, most recently as senior vice president and national sales manager. He has a finance degree from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. PBN: What […]

PROVIDENCE – Three Providence Police Department majors, all of whom attended Providence public schools as children, have been named as finalists in the search for a new city police chief, Mayor Brett Smiley announced on Tuesday. The search began at the beginning of the year after former Police Chief, Col. Hugh T. Clements decided to […]

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