Rhode Island Social Blog

Foundation Financial Group hiring 11 in Rochester

Daniel Dean — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:14:25 +0000

Coming off a record breaking 2011, Foundation Financial Group, with Rochester offices at 1 S. Washington Street, Suite 300, seeks to hire 11 full time employees for positions such as marketing professionals, loan Officers, a unit sales manager and an insurance agent.

Earlier this month, Foundation Financial Group added a tax services division, which offers personal and corporate income tax preparation services, as well as tax resolution services. For each 2011 tax return Foundation Financial Group prepares in 2012, the company will make a donation to the Susan G. Komen Foundation for breast cancer research.

2011 was a very busy year for Foundation Financial Group. In January, Foundation Financial Group launched its insurance services, offering property, casualty and life insurance to its customers. In November, the company added retirement services. This fall, Foundation Financial Group opened a branch network of retail financial services locations.

According to Inc. Magazine, Foundation Financial Group is one of the nation’s fastest-growing financial services companies. Specializing in mortgage lending, property and casualty insurance, life insurance, retirement services, personal taxes and corporate tax services, Foundation Financial Group operates seven regional centers as well as retail branches across the U.S. It offers home loans and refinancing through traditional financing, as well as Federal Housing Administration and other government-backed home loan programs. Foundation Financial Group enjoys an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau, the highest accreditation the BBB gives and an industry-leading Federal Housing Administration compare ratio.

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Scrap pile leaving, jobs coming instead

wpri — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:09:39 +0000

A scrap pile sitting on the Providence waterfront is finally being cleaned up – but as the metal goes, jobs are coming in.

Ticks thriving in warm winter temps

wpri — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:09:36 +0000

Your dog may be barking for joy about temperatures in the
50s, but unfortunately ticks like this weather too.

RISP serves warrant at Sport Insitute

wpri — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:09:34 +0000

The Rhode Island State Police executed a search warrant at the Institute for International Sport in Kingston to track a trail involving $575,000 in taxpayers’ money .

Twist at plea hearing in big Mafia case

wpri — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:09:31 +0000

The former mob boss of the Patriarca crime family pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday, but in a surprise turn of events, the man investigators say was his mafia captain didn’t like what he heard from prosecutors and backed away from the deal.

RI’ers running for delegate must file

wpri — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:09:28 +0000

Time is ticking away for Rhode Islanders who want to be delegates at the Democratic or Republican presidential conventions this summer.

On-the-go Ash Wednesday gets praise

wpri — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:09:26 +0000

For this day of repentance, local clergy took to the streets — to make it more convenient for the faithful to receive the sacramentals of ashes on their foreheads.

Man indicted after fight death

wpri — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:09:23 +0000

A grand jury has indicted a Providence man on charges of manslaughter after police and prosecsaid he punched another man, causing him to fall to his death.

Prov. Zoo gibbon has mysterious illness

wpri — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:09:20 +0000

Officials at the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence are trying to identify a mysterious illness that’s afflicting a 30-year-old
white-cheeked gibbon named Gloria.

Road repairs continue after fiery crash

wpri — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:05:58 +0000

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation said Wednesday that it expects road repairs to continue throughout the week, following a fiery tractor trailer crash on Route 79 in Fall River. In the meantime, a portion of Route 79 North will remain closed, and detours will remain in place.