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Starkweather acquires E.G. firm, new president/CEO

EAST PROVIDENCE – Thirty-five-year industry veteran Natale “Nat” Calamis, left, has been to replace Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc. president and CEO Fred Tripp, who is retiring after 40 years, the firm said. Meanwhile, Starkweather has completed its acquisition of The Preston Agency Inc., a 37-person firm based in East Greenwich, for an undisclosed sum. No layoffs are anticipated, Calamis said. READ MORE

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