After 17 years with the company, John Wolfe has been named senior vice president and general manager of Cox Communications, Cox announced Thursday. more

Residential and commercial ventilation maker Nortek Inc. has formed Core Brands, a new group that combines the product and marketing capabilities of 10 formerly independent audio, power management and control brands operating within the company’s technology solutions segment. more

It’s no surprise the late Steve Jobs’ favorite music was written and performed by Bob Dylan and The Beatles. I just finished his biography and it was as compelling a book as “Atlas Shrugged.” more

“It’s kind of a support group for CEOs,” said Roy M. Nascimento, president and CEO of the New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce, of the newly founded SouthCoast CEO Roundtable. “It’s for [CEOs] to get peer-to-peer advice. It’s modeled after other programs like it that have taken place around the nation. It’s about networking and helping businesses to grow.” more

Rhode Island businesses lack in promoting women leadership within both the private and nonprofit sectors despite strong evidence that shared gender management leads to greater economic stability, according to a report by Vision2020, a national initiative to promote female equality, released Tuesday. more

The Providence Business News Executive Poll is a weekly survey of 70 business leaders throughout the state, representing small and large companies in a variety of industries. more

Ellen Alemany, chairman and CEO of RBS Citizens Financial Group Inc., has been recognized as one of the 25 most powerful women in banking by American Banker. more

Auto industry veteran and former executive for General Motors Corp., Robert A. “Bob” Lutz, has been appointed to the board of directors of The NanoSteel Co., the company announced Wednesday. more

We went to visit the Eiffel Tower again. Our fourth visit in five years. more

After a three-month national search, Woonsocket native Thom Guertin has been selected as Rhode Island’s first chief digital officer, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee announced Wednesday. more