John Piotti has been named vice president of operations at Uncas Manufacturing. more

If you want to know what kind of guy Ernest Zmyslinski is, ask his boss, longtime Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian. The mayor nominated the city finance director – known as Ernie to his colleagues in City Hall – for this award. Avedisian praises the man who has been on the finance job since the day he took office as innovative and unflappable. more

Douglas Kallfelz has been elected 2013 president of the Rhode Island chapter of the American Institute of Architects. more

Helen I. Medeiros has been promoted to commercial-lines-account manager at Partners Insurance Group LLC. In her new role, Medeiros will assist producers with the marketing and underwriting of business accounts and will coordinate customer service with her assigned clients. more

Paul A. Pyne has been named chief operations officer of Amica Mutual Insurance Co. more

Paul T. Dzurinda has been named fire and emergency-management consultant at Russell Phillips and Associates. more

Kids Count policy analyst talks about the current well-being of children in Central Falls. more

Alan M. Shoer has been appointed shareholder at Adler Pollock and Sheehan. more

Michael R. Volpe has been named to the real estate sales and leasing team at Coastal Commercial Real Estate. more

Daniel R. Dwight, president and CEO of The Cooley Group, has joined the board of directors of Family Service of Rhode Island. more