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Treasurer: State relationship with Washington Trust ‘under evaluation’
PROVIDENCE — The Washington Trust Company could potentially lose a significant customer after Rhode Island General Treasurer James Diossa announced Thursday his office is re-evaluating the state’s nearly $190 million relationship with the Westerly-based financial institution. Diossa’s announcement comes one day after Washington Trust agreed to a $9 million settlement with the federal government over […]
R.I. Commerce approves property transfer required for Bryant University expansion
When Fidelity Investments Inc. announced in June it was gifting a building from its Smithfield campus to Bryant University, it left out one small but very important caveat. The financial services firm didn’t actually own the building at 100 Salem St., so it wasn’t theirs to give away. Now, it is. Rhode Island Commerce Corporation […]