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In 2002, Washington Trust financed long-time client Waterford Hotel Group’s newest project, a Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Warwick, R.I. The rapid growth of Rhode Island’s T.F. Green State Airport, coupled with the increasing popularity of the City of Providence as a convention and visitor destination, has created a growing need for hotel rooms and visitor amenities in the Greater Providence-Warwick area. 

Thanks to new changes in our market area, we were able to embrace new business opportunities in municipal services. Municipal governments and state agencies from Westerly to East Providence have turned to us for services such as short-term 

investments, checking accounts, and trust and asset management. With the potential for more new business in 2003, plans are underway to expand the range of products we provide to this specialized market. 

By working together on sales calls 

to potential new clients, cross-selling our products and services, and brainstorming new ideas, our professionals proved that teamwork turned the key that unlocked the opportunities we enjoyed in business banking in 2002. 

