WILLIAM J. FAZIOLI, a former city manager for East Providence, has been named the city's director of planning and economic development. / COURTESY CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE
EAST PROVIDENCE – William J. Fazioli, a former city manager, has been named director of planning and economic development in Rhode Island’s fifth-largest city. The position oversees a newly formed planning and economic-development department. He will be responsible for business and economic growth in the city, according to a news release. Fazioli is a former…