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Friday, March 22, 2019The Firm Has Welcomed Six New Attorneys Since Q4 2018 The closing months of 2018 and the early months of 2019 have been busy for Partridge Snow & Hahn (PS&H). Since October, the firm has welcomed six new attorneys -- one Partner, three Counsel and two Associates. The new attorneys add depth to the firm’s existing practices and expand our offerings in areas including Employment; Commercial ...read moreCategories: Press Release, General News ArticleThursday, March 21, 2019Do You Want to Determine the Best Features to Put in Your Next Product or Service? Product feature optimization is the process where the best combination of product or service features is determined that will drive sales, market share and profitability. Potential customers consider a wide range of factors when selecting a product and different people will prioritize these considerations ...read moreCategories: General News Article, EventsTuesday, March 19, 2019Marie Bernardo-Sousa, LP.D., '92, has been appointed president of the Providence Campus of Johnson & Wales University (JWU). Bernardo-Sousa has been serving as the JWU senior vice president of administration and enrollment management since 2014. Her ascension to the presidency follows the October 2018 appointment to chancellor of Mim L. Runey, LP.D., who had been serving as the JWU Providence ...read moreCategories: Press Release, General News ArticleTuesday, March 19, 2019Categories: Community, Events, Education, Human InterestTuesday, March 19, 2019Categories: Events, Human Interest, Community, General News ArticleMonday, March 18, 2019BankFive has announced the promotion of several employees within the organization. The following individuals were promoted: Deirdre M. Jannerelli has been promoted to Vice President. Jannerelli is the Digital Marketing Manager and has been with BankFive for 3 years. She oversees all digital marketing for BankFive and Bank5 Connect, including online search, display, and social media marketing, ...read moreCategories: General News Article, Press ReleaseMonday, March 18, 2019On Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Save The Bay will kick off its celebration of the organization’s 50th anniversary with a free, community-wide Earth Day Birthday Party at Easton’s Beach in Newport, R.I. The family-friendly event will start with a beach cleanup from 10 a.m. – noon, followed by an afternoon of games, activities, live music, performances, and more, in and around the ...read moreCategories: Community, Events, General News Article, Human InterestMonday, March 18, 2019Topic: Basic Workshops Interested in starting a composting business? We have gathered the resources and experts you need to find out if this is the right business opportunity for you. State legislative mandates, the Johnston landfill nearing capacity, and new revenue markets for compost have created a market opportunity in Rhode Island estimated at $50 million for entrepreneurs to pursue. The ...read moreCategories: Education, EventsMonday, March 18, 2019Topic: Intermediate Workshops If you are looking to increase sales, expand into new markets, add to your product line or develop new sales channels, GROWTH HUB can help. A new initiative of the RI Small Business Development Center, GROWTH HUB helps existing companies maximize the opportunities and minimize the risks associated with growth prospects. This presentation will introduce the GROWTH HUB ...read moreCategories: Education, Events, General News Article
Friday, March 15, 2019You are a manager and a leader. You often experience a sense of burden, and you worry how it affects your performance and your well-being. Yes, management and leadership make you accountable. Your many stakeholders depend on you. But if you lead from a place of being burdened you'll set yourself up for a world of pain and burn-out. Join Dan Doucette -- "Workplace Healer" -- a leadership & ...read moreCategories: Community, Events, EducationThursday, March 14, 2019Hinckley Allen is pleased to welcome Meaghan L. Krupa as an associate to the Firm’s Corporate & Business group. Meaghan joins Hinckley Allen’s Providence, RI office from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in New York, NY. Meaghan has represented companies, private equity firms, and financial institutions in a variety of capital market transactions. She also has assisted clients with Exchange Act ...read moreCategories: Press Release, General News Article
Thursday, March 14, 2019Dimensional Metrology Company Makes Multiple Strategic Hires, Opens New Facilities Across the U.S. and Introduces a Number of Innovative Products PROVIDENCE, RI – January 29, 2019 – Mahr Inc., a leading provider of dimensional metrology solutions, closed a record year of success in 2018—including adding multiple key hires, opening new facilities across the United States, and introducing a ...read moreCategories: Community, Press ReleaseWednesday, March 13, 2019Social Enterprise Greenhouse (SEG) is thrilled to announce the official launch of their Longevity and Aging initiative to create a supportive ecosystem for the growth of social enterprises focused on innovative solutions to improve the aging experience. Although SEG works with social enterprises from all industries, over the past few years they have adopted an industry initiative approach to ...read moreCategories: Community, Events, General News Article, Human Interest
Tuesday, March 12, 2019When Innovation, Regulation, and Disruption Collide The 2019 Marcum Food & Beverage Summit brings together the best and brightest in our field – food and beverage executives gathering with others in the industry for an evening of networking and vital information. Our panel will discuss the latest in innovation, techniques to cope with regulatory issues, and ways to combat disruptive forces in ...read moreCategories: EventsMonday, March 11, 2019Published in Inc. Magazine:By Robert GlazerFounder, Acceleration Partners, speaker, and author of 'Performance Partnerships'Having the right team is vital to business success. Here's a role you shouldn't overlook. My team and I at Acceleration Partners recently decided to cut ties with a vendor. We had been a client for six years and had a six-figure contract with this company, but their team ...read moreCategories: General News ArticleFriday, March 08, 2019Strengthens Leadership Team to Accelerate Growth Nicole Dominguez, a marketing professional with a track record of strengthening brands and accelerating revenue growth at globally recognized companies, is joining the team of the YMCA of Greater Providence as Chief Marketing Officer. In the role, she will oversee strategic direction and transformation of the organization’s fund development ...read moreCategories: General News Article, Press ReleaseThursday, March 07, 2019Applications for the 2019 class are now being accepted The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is seeking applicants for the 2019 Emerging Leaders Program. “The basis of the Emerging Leaders initiative is to instill within them the knowledge they need to take the next step forward in their small business cycle,” said SBA District Director, Mark S. Hayward. “This will be our fifth year of ...read moreCategories: General News Article, Education, Press Release
Thursday, March 07, 2019Warwick, RI – Long standing north-east based national mortgage lender, Semper Home Loans, acquires 6th Rhode Island branch in growth initiative. The Warwick branch is led by Eric Maluk (NMLS# 4733) and Daniel Giroux (NMLS# 26531), who have almost 40 years combined experience in the mortgage industry. Prior to joining Semper Home Loans, both Daniel and Eric were Branch Managers at Northpointe ...read moreCategories: General News Article, Press ReleaseWednesday, March 06, 2019Join The Groden Network on World Autism Day, Tuesday April 2nd at the Roger Williams Botanical Center, as we recognize the following individuals and organizations who have shown never-ending commitment in supporting our efforts to cultivate the lives of individuals with autism and other developmental, intellectual or emotional challenges. SPIRIT OF GIVING HONOREE John C Tickner, Rose & ...read moreCategories: Human Interest, Events, CommunityTuesday, March 05, 2019XQ+RI is a first-of-its-kind statewide partnership that will engage communities to create student-centered schools that help prepare all young people for the future. The XQ+RI challenge will support community teams as they reimagine high school environments so that when students graduate, they are prepared and empowered to be inventors of their own learning paths, careers, and adult ...read moreCategories: Community, Education, EventsTuesday, March 05, 2019As published by Inc. on February 26:You can start searching, start something of your own or start expressing your value. High performers are used to thinking strategically, working hard, and seeing the payoff. They come to work ready to achieve, and they look for ways to bring the whole team up with them. But what happens when all that hard work bumps up against a glass ceiling? Many ambitious ...read moreCategories: Education, General News ArticleTuesday, March 05, 201913 Rhode Island based social enterprises began the Social Enterprise Greenhouse (SEG) Accelerator program on February 27, 2019. The Accelerator, SEG’s signature venture development program, includes a 12-week blended learning model that provides social entrepreneurs the tools, networks, and resources to validate their idea, understand their customer, and formalize growth strategies from ...read moreCategories: General News Article, Press ReleaseTuesday, March 05, 2019Partridge Snow & Hahn (PS&H) is pleased to welcome Joshua D. Xavier to the firm as an Associate in the firm’s Employment & Labor Practice. He represents employers in a wide range of counseling and litigation matters, including discrimination, retaliation, misclassification, minimum wage, overtime and harassment claims, leave acts, unemployment benefits, and severances. Xavier also has experience ...read moreCategories: General News Article, Press ReleaseMonday, March 04, 2019BETA Group, Inc., a leading New England engineering, planning, and landscape architecture firm, is excited to announce the relocation of its corporate headquarters to 701 George Washington Highway in Lincoln, Rhode Island. While BETA’s new office is only a mile from its previous Lincoln location, its larger size allows space to accommodate the firm’s growing number of employees. Founded by ...read moreCategories: General News Article, Press Release
Friday, March 01, 2019Endangered Species Youth Art Contest Contest Opens March 1, 2019 | Deadline to Enter April 14, 2019 In celebration of Endangered Species Day (May 17, 2019) Roger Williams Park Zoo, co-sponsored by Jerry’s Artarama of Providence, is accepting art entries from local K-12 grade students and homeschoolers in the New England area depicting threatened/endangered species. Endangered Species Day is an ...read moreCategories: Community, Education, Events, General News Article, Human InterestWednesday, February 27, 2019NICKS ON WESTMINSTER TO OPEN AT 100 WESTMINSTER STREET Paolino Properties and Derek Wagner, owner and executive chef of renowned Providence restaurant nicks on broadway, announced the opening of a new restaurant at 100 Westminster Street this May in the former Au Bon Pain location. This announcement comes as part of Paolino Properties celebrates a $75 million investment in the downtown since ...read moreCategories: General News Article, Community, Press ReleaseTuesday, February 19, 2019Join Save The Bay for a Bayside celebration of the flavors, sights, and sounds of Narragansett Bay, following Save The Bay’s Annual Meeting. Enjoy a delicious sampling of locally-grown, harvested, and prepared food and drinks from local chefs, shellfishermen, bakeries, breweries, wineries and more, while taking in beautiful scenery and live music! When: Thursday, June 13, 2019 Annual ...read moreCategories: Community, General News Article, Events, Human InterestWednesday, February 13, 2019Ioannis (Yannis) Miaoulis transformed Museum of Science, Boston and Tufts University School of Engineering The Roger Williams University Board of Trustees on Wednesday announced that Ioannis (Yannis) Miaoulis, who transformed the Museum of Science, Boston into an institution of national and international prominence, will become RWU’s new president, beginning in August. During his career, Ioannis ...read moreCategories: Education, General News ArticleMonday, February 11, 2019The Right Foot Topic: Start-up Assistance Test your dream in this intensive workshop designed to assess the feasibility of your business idea and provide you with the tools and tips needed to plan for entrepreneurship. Both traditional and progressive tools like the Business Model Canvas will be utilized to help you target your customers, define your value proposition and estimate the ...read moreCategories: Education, EventsThursday, February 07, 2019Partridge Snow & Hahn (PS&H) is proud to announce that following Tuesday’s vote by the Rhode Island State Senate Committee on the Judiciary, and yesterday’s full Senate vote, PS&H Partner, Melissa Darigan, has been appointed to fill a vacancy on the Rhode Island Superior Court. Though a date has not yet been set, she is expected to be sworn in within the next few weeks. Darigan’s departure ...read moreCategories: General News Article, Press Release, Human InterestMonday, February 04, 2019The Chamber’s Transportation Committee heard from former Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian, CEO of RIPTA, at their January 31 meeting. Avedisian reviewed several projects underway to improve Rhode Island’s public transportation system. Some facts: RIPTA carries 58,000 passengers a day and 1.7 million a year Thirty percent of those trips are job-related One-quarter of the ...read moreCategories: Economic, Community, General News Article
Wednesday, January 30, 2019Come celebrate the lives of loved ones lost. Give hope to those struggling with addiction . Support our 2nd Annual Joseph P. McDonald 5K , by running or walking in the race. All proceeds will go to Teen Challenge Rhode Island. Register at : Www.josephpmcdonald5k.com Prize Structure: First 500 finishers will receive a medal! First 200 registrants receive race t-shirt and swag bag Top 3 ...read moreCategories: Community, Human Interest, Events
Friday, January 25, 2019Rhode Island is ready for Conscious Capitalism! Conscious Capitalism (consciouscapitalism.org) is a global movement energized by the credo of Higher Purpose, Stakeholder Orientation, Conscious Leadership and Conscious Culture. Let’s bring Conscious Capitalism to Rhode Island. We invite business leaders to join us for a discussion about tangible ways to act on the four pillars of Conscious ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Events, EducationMonday, January 14, 2019With a $30,000 grant from CVS Health, the American Lung Association will help schools implement tobacco-free school policies that now include e-cigarettes As part of its shared commitment to building healthier communities, the American Lung Association and CVS Health have partnered to help Rhode Island schools design, implement and enforce new tobacco-free policies, in an effort to address the ...read moreCategories: General News Article, Community, Press ReleaseWednesday, January 09, 2019The Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) has announced that Sun Country Airlines will begin operating out of T.F. Green with two non-stop routes to Nashville and Minneapolis/St. Paul. The service will start in April with promotional rates as low as $69.00 each way. Ticket purchases are available now. “This is a great day for the airport and for Rhode Island travelers. Sun Country is an airline ...read moreCategories: General News ArticleTuesday, January 08, 2019Welcome to the Chamber! ToGoBOX is a Providence-based online lunch marketplace for local corporate professionals. They offer a rotating set of daily curated multicultural dishes from various local restaurants and deliver right to the office. ToGoBOX offers the lowest delivery fee in the market and being available to deliver bulk orders with no minimum, customers find their service convenient and ...read moreCategories: General News ArticleMonday, January 07, 2019As published in Inc. Magazine:Universities and accelerators have turned this once entrepreneur-free city into a startup engine. Thirty years ago, Providence was no place for entrepreneurs. "There were no other startups, no infrastructure or support," recalls Danny Warshay, director of Brown University's Center for Entrepreneurship. Today, resources abound--from early-stage funding (Slater ...read moreCategories: General News ArticleTuesday, December 18, 2018As published in Entrepreneur Magazine:Know these 2018 tax deduction changes when filing in 2019. You might not want to hear this, but it’s already time to start thinking about tax preparation. Although April feels far away, the earlier you begin planning your tax filing, the more likely it is you’ll take advantage of all the tax breaks that tax year 2018 has to offer. This is the first year the ...read moreCategories: General News ArticleWednesday, December 05, 2018TribalVision, an outsourced marketing department for hire, has been named a Growing Businesses Online finalist in this year’s Premier Partner Awards, presented by Google Partners. The Premier Partner Awards honor innovation in digital marketing across Search, Mobile, Video, Display, Shopping, and Growing Businesses Online. TribalVision’s unique strategic marketing model is designed to fully ...read moreCategories: General News ArticleMonday, November 26, 2018The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding motorists that it is beginning a $42.6 million construction project to rehabilitate bridges that carry I-295 at its interchange with Routes 6 and 6A in Johnston (Exit 9). This work will require temporary traffic pattern changes including ramp and lane closures that will create traffic congestion and travel delays. These traffic ...read moreCategories: General News Article