In Their Own Words

GUY ASADORIAN JR. is a wealth director at BNY Mellon Wealth Management in Providence. /COURTESY BNY MELLON WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Five Questions With: Guy Asadorian Jr.

In Their Own Words 08/08/2017

Guy Asadorian Jr. is wealth director at BNY Mellon Wealth Management in Providence. He has focused much of his career on mergers and acquisitions...

LAURA NEENAN FOGARTY is the new head of health care banking at Citizens Bank. /COURTESY CITIZENS BANK

Five Questions With: Laura Neenan Fogarty

In Their Own Words 08/07/2017

Laura Neenan Fogarty was hired July 24 by Citizens Commercial Banking to lead its national health care banking group, Citizens Bank announced, bringing 20...

ELEANOR LANGHAM IS executive director of the Coggeshall Farm Museum in Bristol. /COURTESY COGGESHALL FARM MUSEUM

Five Questions With: Eleanor Langham

In Their Own Words 08/04/2017

Eleanor Langham is the executive director at Coggeshall Farm Museum in Bristol. She earned her undergraduate degree in history and anthropology from the University...

NEW DIRECTOR: Dave Chenevert, Rhode Island Manufacturers Association executive director, speaks with Barbara Jackson, executive director of WeMakeRI, in his office. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Five Questions With Dave Chenevert

In Their Own Words 08/04/2017

1. What is your professional background in manufacturing? I owned my own company for 31 years. Swissline Precision Mfg. Inc. was an advanced-manufacturing company...

Planka awarded for her work with Mentor Rhode Island

In Their Own Words 08/04/2017

Jana M. Planka was recognized as one of the 2017 Myra Kraft Community MVP Award winners by the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation for...

Cities vulnerable in next downturn

In Their Own Words 08/04/2017

Cities have been the big winners of this economic cycle. They suffered the least in the Great Recession and bounced back first. Tech jobs...

MARCEL VALOIS IS THE executive director for the American Council of Engineering Companies of Rhode Island. /COURTESY MARCEL VALOIS

Five Questions With: Marcel Valois

In Their Own Words 08/03/2017

Marcel Valois, a former cabinet-level official in two state administrations, is now executive director for the American Council of Engineering Companies of Rhode Island....

MARK BREHAUT, co-founder of the North Attleboro-based mobile app company Icebrkr, said the ultimate goal is to design an AI bot within a dating application that can mimic the experience of getting dating advice from a reliable friend. / COURTESY MARK BREHAUT

Five Questions With: Mark Brehaut

In Their Own Words 08/02/2017

Mark Brehaut is the co-founder of Icebrkr, a startup based in North Attleboro that’s designing a mobile app to take the guesswork out of...

JOSEPH J. MARCAURELE IS chairman and CEO of Washington Trust Bancorp Inc., parent of The Washington Trust Co. in Westerly, which recently reported record-breaking second-quarter profit of $13.2 million. /COURTESY WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP

Five Questions With: Joseph J. MarcAurele

In Their Own Words 08/01/2017

Joseph J. MarcAurele is chairman and CEO of Washington Trust Bancorp Inc., parent of The Washington Trust Co. in Westerly. The company last week reported...