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Five Questions With: Nick Slocum

Nick Slocum is the team leader behind The Slocum Home Team, a Warwick-based real estate and insurance company that’s been in business since 1949....
MELDING MEDIA: Jim Hummel, right, hosts a taping of the public affairs TV show “A Lively Experiment” with guest journalists Ted Nesi, left, and Nancy Lavin. The studio is part of Ocean State Media, the entity formed from the merger of Rhode Island PBS and The Public’s Radio merged in 2024. 
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Does Rhode Island have enough community news coverage?

In 2024 Rhode Island PBS and The Public’s Radio merged and recently offered voluntary buyouts to help cover cuts in federal funding. In September, Sinclair...
Ryan Camara

BankNewport awarded for worksite health programs

RYAN CAMARA is vice president and human resources manager for BankNewport, which was recently recognized with an Exemplary Worksite Health Award from Blue Cross...

Dress for success: High-performance outwear that doesn’t cramp style

With the drop in temperatures this time of year, we’d like to take a moment to focus on outerwear – specifically luxury-performance Italian outerwear. Sporty...

Slices of success

Culture is the heartbeat of an organization, shaping everything from internal operations to external relationships. I recently had the opportunity to speak to the general...
Kevin Tracy / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Five questions with Kevin Tracy

Kevin Tracy | President, Rhode Island market, Bank of America Corp. 1. You’re celebrating 40 years with Bank of America – how has the...
Robert 
B. Talisse

Blame shutdown on citizens who prefer political spectacle

The U.S. was founded on the idea that government exists to serve its people. To do this, the government must deliver services that promote...

Five Questions With: Michael J. Sweeney

Michael J. Sweeney is the founder of Sweeney Advisory Group, which is now part of Mott and Chace Sotheby's International Realty. Before joining Mott...

Our children, grandchildren are the answers to fixing R.I.’s machinist shortage

Rhode Island has a machinist shortage.  Not a mild one - a real, painful, business-strangling shortage. Every manufacturer in the state is feeling it.   Let’s stop pretending that another task force, binder full of initiatives...

Who do you blame for the record 43-day federal government shutdown...

President Donald Trump on Nov. 12 signed a government funding bill to end a record 43-day shutdown that caused widespread financial stress and disrupted...
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