Martha Pughe has been named executive director of the North Kings-town Chamber of Commerce. more

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Dayle Joseph, former dean of the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing, was inducted into the Rhode Island Nursing Hall of Fame on April 5, as part of the annual Nightingale Gala held each year by the Rhode Island State Nurses Association. more

WOONSOCKET – Summer Infant has introduced upgraded versions of its award-winning Baby Touch digital color video monitor with the Baby Touch 2 and Baby Touch Boost. more

John Capone has been hired as senior counsel for the intellectual property team at Duffy & Sweeney. more

Chayenne Chin has been named vice president of Lincoln’s Asia Grille Restaurant. more

The Providence Business News Executive Poll is a weekly survey of 70 business leaders throughout the state, representing small and large companies in a variety of industries. more

Bristol’s Mount Hope Farm has 127 acres of fields, woods, streams and ponds for walking, hiking and exploring. It has a year-round farmers market. Executive Director Jennifer Bristol, pictured above, came onboard a year ago, tasked with developing a five-year plan for the nonprofit farm. “I’ve talked to hundreds of people and they all have in their mind this picture of what the farm is to them,” Bristol said. “Marrying the visions of all those people to allow them to maintain the experience and support the future and health of [the farm] is what has to happen on our end.” more

Michael DiStefano has been promoted to supervisor at Sullivan & Co. more

Washington Trust and Rhode Island Housing will host free reverse mortgage seminars May 21-23 at three of the bank’s locations, according to a press release. more

A CEO, says “And this is where we all stopped to form an exploratory committee,” to the members of a meeting, which pointing at a sharp drop on a chart. more