Five Questions With: Rhonda Mesenbourg
Rhonda Mesenbourg is president of the Newport County Board of Realtors for 2025. She is also co-owner and broker associate at Alpern and Mesenbourg...
Five Questions With: Darius Shirzadi
Darius Shirzadi is the executive director of Project GOAL, a Providence-based nonprofit that promotes academic achievement through soccer. Recently, Project GOAL was a recipient...
Five Questions With: Dr. Larry Warner
The Rhode Island Public Health Association recently announced it has named Dr. Larry Warner as its new president. Warner, chief impact and equity officer...
Is the Federal Reserve right to again focus on controlling inflation,...
The Federal Reserve Board last month unanimously supported a pause in planned interest rate cuts.
The Associated Press on Feb. 19 reported that Fed board...
Cyber Sessions: Check those countless connections
(Editor’s note: This is the 30th installment of a monthly column on the growing number of cyberthreats facing businesses of all sizes and what...
Five Questions With: Kelly Moran
Kelly Moran is a Realtor and the 2025 president of the Kent Washington Board of Realtors, where she’s served as a member since 2020....
Five Questions With: John Silva
John Silva officially assumed the role of CEO of Bristol County Savings Bank in January, in addition to his existing position as bank president.
Silva,...
Five Questions With: Maria Ducharme
Construction on renovations to The Miriam Hospital is expected to begin this year. The project is planned to be completed in three phases over...
Should the state Ethics Commission ban lobbyists from giving gifts over...
The state Ethics Commission on Feb. 11 took the first step toward strengthening the so-called “gift rule” to ban lobbyists from giving gifts over...
Five Questions With: Diana Franchitto
Diana Franchitto | CEO, HopeHealth | Chair, National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation
1. What do you hope to accomplish as the new chair...


















