Driving Forces: Marc Perlman
Marc Perlman
Ocean State Job Lot CEO
What started as a single Ocean State Job Lot store in North Kingstown in 1977 has grown to more...
Driving Forces: Farouk Rajab
Farouk Rajab
Rhode Island Hospitality Association CEO and president
When Farouk Rajab took the helm of the Rhode Island Hospitality Association in July 2024, he inherited...
Driving Forces: Nicholas Schorsch
Nicholas Schorsch
Heritage Group co-founder and CEO
IT’S TAKEN Nicholas Schorsch just a few years to become a major factor in Rhode Island’s acclaimed hospitality sector.
His...
Driving Forces: Edmund “Ted” Shallcross III
Edmund “Ted” Shallcross III
Amica Mutual Insurance Co. CEO and president
IN AN ERA WHEN many insurers have retreated from markets, raised rates sharply or stumbled...
Driving Forces: Laurie White
Laurie White
Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce president
WHEN NEIGHBORING states began positioning themselves to poach Citizens Financial Group Inc. from its longtime Rhode Island home,...
Driving Forces: Martha L. Wofford
Martha L. Wofford
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island CEO and president
IN MANY WAYS, the direction of Rhode Island’s healthcare sector depends heavily...
Driving Forces: William C. Tsonos
William C. Tsonos
Beacon Bank Rhode Island market president
Relationships matter in communities and business, and William C. Tsonos has spent a lifetime building them in...
Barrington home sale topping $3M is town’s 2nd highest of 2026
BARRINGTON – A historic waterfront home on Mathewson Road recently sold for $3.1 million, the second-highest residential sale in the town so far this...
Former Tallulah’s Taqueria Fox Point property listed for $1.195M
PROVIDENCE – The former home of Tallulah’s Taqueria LLC in Fox Point has been listed for $1.195 million.
The commercial property at 146 Ives St....
Flock announces changes amid backlash over its license plate reader network
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Flock Safety, the surveillance technology company increasingly under scrutiny from lawmakers from both parties, civil liberties advocates and citizens across the...
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