18 Who Made a Difference in RI in 2018
Friday, December 28, 2018
It was a year of successes, innovation, and political high drama.
GoLocal offers the first-half of its annual look at the change-makers — those that made a difference in 2018.
They led, transformed, and helped to build a new Rhode Island.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTEach of the 18 impacted 2018 in unexpected ways.
“We love taking a look back and unveiling those that changed the state. We started this series in our first year, 2010. And, including this year’s 18, we will have selected a total of 126 change agents,” said Kate Nagle, News Editor.
Here are the first nine of GoLocal's "18 Who Made a Difference in 2018."
On Saturday, December 29, the second group of nine will be unveiled.
To see prior years, scroll down below.
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