Mary-Kim Arnold has been named a grant-programs officer for arts and culture by The Rhode Island Foundation. more

Lorne Lawless has been named account executive at Carey, Richmond and Viking, where he will be responsible for new-business development and commercial-account relationships. more

Miles Hunter has been named vice president of corporate development for Narragansett Bay Insurance Co. more

Nicholas Batten has been appointed assistant vice president, international practice leader at FM Global. more

Katharine H. Flynn has been named director of corporate and foundation relations at the URI Foundation, where she will be responsible for securing philanthropic support from corporations and charitable foundations. more

Michael Angelo Rodriguez has been named social-ventures coordinator at Re-Focus Inc. He will be responsible for evaluating clients, determining the needs of potential employers and aligning jobs with job seekers. more

Retired as president and CEO of the Central Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce, David E. Nash is still doing his best to promote business development. He’s the founder of the Rhode Island Small Business Recovery Program, which he began in January 2011. The free program is designed to move the unemployed to self-employment and last year trained 2,400 people. more

(Updated, 11:30 a.m.) Kevin A. Dillon, president of the R.I. Airport Corporation since 2008, is stepping down to take a leadership role at another airport authority, he said Tuesday. more

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