By Gail Johnson | Special to The Globe and Mail
Born and based in Newfoundland, Barry hadn’t spent any time in Arizona before his work took him there a few years ago. The president and chief executive officer of Fortis Inc., which acquired a utility company in the state in 2014, says the purchase allowed the St. John’s-based Canadian utility to gain a stronger foothold in the United States after its initial foray there in New York two years earlier.
Barry Perry, president and chief executive officer of Fortis Inc., which acquired a utility company in the state in 2014.
One of the first things that struck Mr. Perry upon subsequent business trips to the Sunbelt was a peculiar and popular expression among residents.
