Starting with car insurance, HiRoad is reinventing insurance to recognize and reward the good choices people make every day, so they can lower their bill and benefit those around them. Using leading edge technology, HiRoad provides customers with real-time feedback on their driving so they can drive down their rate and help build a world where doing right pays off for everyone. Established as a separate company in the State Farm family of companies, HiRoad began selling policies in 2017 and is now available to all of Rhode Island.
The Newport Folk Festival is an American annual folk-oriented music festival in Newport, Rhode Island, which began in 1959 as a counterpart to the previously established Newport Jazz Festival. The festival features performances by folk, blues, country, bluegrass and folk rock musicians, and since 1990s has featured performers from related contemporary genres, such as alternative country, indie folk and folk punk.