David M. Desmarais has been named principal in the wealth tax and advisory group at Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co. more

Janet L. Robinson has been appointed to the board of trustees and the board of directors of Bank-Newport. more

Nathan Colwell has been appointed vice president, mortgage loan originator at Bank-Newport, where he will be responsible for originating residential mortgage loans in Cranston, East Greenwich and Providence County. more

Christine Palmer has been named project manager of McMahon Associates’ New England transportation design department. more

Timothy P. Maney has been named vice president, business development officer of the business banking group at Bank Newport. more

Diane M. Medeiros has been promoted to business-development officer at BayCoast Bank, where she will oversee the merchant-sservice program and implement companywide business development programs. more

Sara Ortleb has been promoted to assistant general counsel at Corvias Group. more

M Cary Collins has been appointed the Michael A. Ruane Endowed Chair for Innovation in Business Education at Providence College. more

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Cynthia Toti has been hired as an inside sales manager at Bridge Technical Talent. more