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LLOYD ALBERT is the senior vice president of public and government affairs for AAA Northeast. / COURTESY LLOYD ALBERT

Five Questions With: Lloyd Albert

Cruise control is only the beginning. If a Rhode Island pilot program gets off the ground, the state could emerge as a leader in...
JOHN OLERIO is director and senior vice president of investment services at Webster Bank. / COURTESY WEBSTER BANK

Five Questions With: John Olerio

John Olerio is director and senior vice president of investment services at Webster Bank. He talks with Providence Business News about a new digital...
SEN. SHELDON WHITEHOUSE, D-R.I., is one of several co-sponsors introducing the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) 2.0 Act to increase the funding authorization levels for the CARA programs enacted in 2016. / COURTESY OFFICE OF U.S. SEN. SHELDON WHITEHOUSE

Five Questions With: Sheldon Whitehouse

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., recently introduced the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) 2.0 Act to increase the funding authorization levels for the CARA...
Susan Moffitt is the director of the Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs and an associate professor in the political science department.

Five Questions With: Susan Moffitt

Susan Moffitt is the director of the Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs...
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Five Questions With R. Michael Murphy

R. Michael Murphy | President and CEO, Dryvit Systems Inc. 1. What is your product and why have sales grown in Rhode Island? Dryvit...

Singleton named vice chair of NRAEF certification governing committee

HEATHER SINGLETON, chief operating officer for the Rhode Island Hospitality Education Foundation, was recently elected to serve as vice chairperson of the National Restaurant...
SEN. HAROLD M. METTS, D-Providence, has reintroduced a bill that would prohibit landlords from using the source of income as a reason to exclude tenants or potential tenants. / COURTESY R.I. SENATE

Five Questions With: Harold M. Metts

Sen. Harold M. Metts, D-Providence, has reintroduced a bill that would prohibit landlords from using the source of income as a reason to exclude...
KIM BARKER LEE is the new vice president of diversity and inclusion for International Game Technology PLC. / COURTESY IGT

Five Questions With: Kim Barker Lee

Kim Barker Lee is new to Providence, in a newly created position, for a new corporate global diversity program. Lee is International Game Technology...
KEB BRACKENBURY is senior vice president and director of commercial real estate lending at Bank Rhode Island. / COURTESY BANK RHODE ISLAND

Five Questions With: Keb Brackenbury

Keb Brackenbury is senior vice president and director of commercial real estate lending at Bank Rhode Island. He talks with Providence Business News about...
DR. PEDRO BARROS has joined prominent Spanish-speaking Rhode Islanders to urge Spanish-speaking residents to get screened for colorectal cancer. / COURTESY LATINO CANCER CONTROL TASK FORCE

Five Questions With: Dr. Pedro Barros

University Gastroenterology’s Dr. Pedro Barros, the only Spanish-speaking gastroenterologist in the state, recently joined several other prominent Spanish-speaking Rhode Islanders, including Providence Mayor Jorge...
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