Providence Business News took a silver award for its 25th anniversary special edition in the Alliance of Area Business Publications' 2012 Editorial Excellence Award program. more

After 20 years with the zoo, Roger Williams Park Zoo Director Jack Mulvena has announced that he will be leaving the position effective Jan. 31, 2013. more

Theresa C. Murray, executive director of the R.I. Emergency Management Agency, is resigning, effective Feb. 15. more

Providence-based GreenBytes Inc. has named Chris Maher as chief operating officer to lead “ongoing market expansion,” the computer hardware and software pioneer announced Thursday. more

Juvenile health, safety and wellness product maker Summer Infant Inc. has separated the positions of CEO and chairman of the board of directors, naming Dan Almagor as chairman. more

William J. Murray has been appointed president of Teknor Apex Co., the international polymer technology company announced today. more

Suzanne Fogarty has been appointed the 16th head of the Lincoln School, an independent college preparatory school for girls, effective July 1, 2014. more

Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee announced on Thursday three more nominees for the R.I. Economic Development Corporation’s board of directors: Lifespan’s Judith Diaz, Elizabeth Francis of the R.I. Council for the Humanities and Atrion Networking Corp.’s president and CEO Tim Hebert. more

Merrill W. Sherman, principal at Sherman Consulting LLC and former president and CEO of Bank Rhode Island, has been named as the newest member of the Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island board of directors. more

César Melo, a consumer product industry veteran, took over as CEO of eyewear designer and marketer FGX International on Monday, the company announced. more