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Regent Craft: Welcome To Quonset Point! Electric Passenger Wing-In-Ground-Effect Vehicles. The Seaplane Reimagined!

Regent Craft: Welcome To Quonset Point! Electric Passenger Wing-In-Ground-Effect Vehicles. The Seaplane Reimagined!

  Regent Craft, in conjunction with the Quonset Development Management Team held a joint celebration on Monday, December 5: Recognizing the 13,000th Quonset Hire, & the arrival of Regent Craft, a developer & manufacturer of electric seagliders. Governor McKee was joined by Senators Reed & Whitehouse, as well as a host of legislators & economic development leaders.   Marketing Videos[Read More…]

by December 6, 2022 0 comments Business
Mayor Elorza Relaunches #ThinkPVD Campaign! Waterfire! Free Parking! Support Small Bidness!

Mayor Elorza Relaunches #ThinkPVD Campaign! Waterfire! Free Parking! Support Small Bidness!

  Annual #ThinkPVD campaign encourages residents and visitors to support Providence’s small business community and creative economy this holiday season   Mayor Jorge Elorza today announced the launch of the City’s eighth annual #ThinkPVD campaign. Ahead of Small Business Saturday on November 26, the #ThinkPVD campaign will be encouraging holiday shoppers to give back by supporting the entrepreneurs, restaurants and[Read More…]

by November 23, 2022 0 comments Business
Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos Launches 2022 Rhode Island Entrepreneurship Challenge

Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos Launches 2022 Rhode Island Entrepreneurship Challenge

Pitch Challenge For High School Students Continues Partnership With Credit Unions Of Rhode Island & MillennialRI Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos today kicked off Rhode Island’s fourth Lieutenant Governor’s Entrepreneurship Challenge, a business pitch competition aimed at high school students across the state. In addition to helping students learn about the process of writing and pitching a business proposal, the competition will also[Read More…]

by November 20, 2022 0 comments Business
Women In The Trades! Accomplished Tradeswomen Visit Pawtucket High Schools To Provide Mentorship & Career Guidance

Women In The Trades! Accomplished Tradeswomen Visit Pawtucket High Schools To Provide Mentorship & Career Guidance

  There was a real feeling of Sisterhood at Pawtucket City High Schools this week … Successful tradeswomen from across a variety of industries connected with High Schoolers from the 3 Pawtucket High Schools. What started as Career Advice quickly morphed into young women receiving life tips & mentoring from powerful role models. I (Pat Ford) was privileged to watch[Read More…]

by November 19, 2022 0 comments Business
A Rhode Island Christmas Carol: Rhode Island Foundation Offers Matching Grant To Assist Rhode Island Community Food Bank & Trinity Rep Address Pandemic Recovery, Rising Hunger

A Rhode Island Christmas Carol: Rhode Island Foundation Offers Matching Grant To Assist Rhode Island Community Food Bank & Trinity Rep Address Pandemic Recovery, Rising Hunger

  As inflation drives increase in hunger, funding will replace donations to the Food Bank that Trinity Rep traditionally has collected from audiences during live performances of “A Christmas Carol”   From The Rhode Island Foundation: The Rhode Island Foundation announced today that it will match every donation the public makes to Trinity Repertory Company during its 2022 run of “A Christmas[Read More…]

by November 16, 2022 0 comments Business
RIPTA to Detour Twenty-One Routes in Providence To Accommodate The Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk On Sunday, October 16, 2022

RIPTA to Detour Twenty-One Routes in Providence To Accommodate The Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk On Sunday, October 16, 2022

    The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour twenty-one bus routes in the downtown Providence area on Sunday, October 16, 2022, in order to accommodate the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. Routes 1, 3, 4, 17, 19, 21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 50, 55, 78, and 92 will be detoured from 8:15AM to 1:30PM. Routes 27,[Read More…]

by October 12, 2022 0 comments Business
Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council to Honor State & Local Unsung Heroes at Annual Meeting

Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council to Honor State & Local Unsung Heroes at Annual Meeting

RIPEC marking 90th Anniversary; Political Analyst Ron Brownstein delivering keynote The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council (RIPEC) will honor two public employees for their outstanding service at their Annual Meeting, which marks the organization’s 90th anniversary, on Monday, October 24th at 5:30 p.m. at the Rhode Island Convention Center. This year’s public service award winners are Patricia Sunderland, Finance Director for[Read More…]

by October 8, 2022 0 comments Business
Social Enterprise Greenhouse Honors Kelly Ramirez with Dedicated Fund Support Founders Making a Social Impact

Social Enterprise Greenhouse Honors Kelly Ramirez with Dedicated Fund Support Founders Making a Social Impact

Eugenio Fernandez, founder of Asthenis, awarded inaugural $20K Kelly Fund Prize Social Enterprise Greenhouse honored its former chief executive officer, Kelly Ramirez, last night and announced the creation of The Kelly Fund which will support efforts that enhance SEG’s mission. To date, the SEG board and members of the SEG senior team have raised nearly $120,000 for the fund. During[Read More…]

by October 8, 2022 0 comments Business
Taste Of Thayer! Food! Music! Thayer Street Merchants!

Taste Of Thayer! Food! Music! Thayer Street Merchants!

Taste of Thayer is Back! The Thayer Street District Management Authority (TSDMA) is thrilled to announce the return of the Taste of Thayer for its second year on October 12 from 4:30P to 8:30P! Providence, RI:  Wednesday, October 12 from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thayer Street will be closed to traffic for its signature event, the TASTE OF THAYER.[Read More…]

by October 8, 2022 0 comments Business
A War O’ Words Emerges Between General Treasurer Candidates: Lathrop V. Diossa. The Subject? Pension COLA’s!

A War O’ Words Emerges Between General Treasurer Candidates: Lathrop V. Diossa. The Subject? Pension COLA’s!

From The James Lathrop For Treasurer Campaign:   Bringing back COLA’s (Cost of Living Adjustments)   How would you feel if your loan application was denied because your neighbor had bad credit? This is what is happening with the pensions under the control of the State Treasurer and something when elected I will change. The 2021 Audit of the State[Read More…]

by September 23, 2022 0 comments Business, Politics