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Monday, September 26, 2016FirstWorks’ Paul Taylor Legacy Project, a multi-month celebration of America’s greatest living choreographer, kicks off with screening of ‘Paul Taylor: Creative Domain’ at the Cable Car Cinema October 6 Special Master Class with Carolyn Adams, former Paul Taylor Dance Company member and co-founder of Brown University’s American Dance Legacy Initiative, takes ...read moreCategories: Events, General News Article, Press ReleaseWednesday, September 21, 2016More than 6,500 people from around the region and world registered for the 2016 CVS Health Downtown 5k on September 18 – a charitable sporting event that brings a mix of Olympians, elite and other competitive athletes to Providence, along with recreational runners, walkers, wheelchair racers and children. Host to the USA Men's and USA Women's 5k National Championships, the CVS ...read moreCategories: Press Release, Community, General News ArticleWednesday, September 21, 2016Multiple Positions Available with Growing Global Medical Packaging Leader WHO: Nelipak ® Healthcare Packaging (“Nelipak”), a global provider of custom thermoformed packaging that provides superior protection for medical devices and pharmaceuticals. Nelipak has six plants worldwide and works with industry-leading medical device manufacturers around the globe to design and create ...read moreCategories: General News Article, Press Release, EventsTuesday, September 20, 2016Wednesday, October 05, 2016 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM Good credit is critical to business and personal success. This workshop will cover ways in which you can establish and maintain good credit; calculate, prioritize and manage debt; and recognize the signs of identity theft and take steps to protect yourself. We will provide you with a downloadable module workbook where you can review the key learning ...read moreCategories: General News Article, EventsTuesday, September 20, 2016Categories: Events, Education, General News ArticleTuesday, September 20, 2016Louis Amoriggi, a resident of Smithfield, R.I., has joined Webster Bank as senior vice president, commercial banking. Working from the Providence office, he is responsible for developing new business for Webster in the Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts region: Amoriggi joins Webster from Citizens Bank, where he had worked for more than 20 years. Most recently, he served as senior vice ...read moreCategories: General News Article, Press ReleaseMonday, September 19, 2016Categories: General News Article, Education, EventsThursday, September 15, 2016Hinckley Allen is pleased to welcome Adi Goldstein to the firm’s Providence office as partner in the Litigation practice group. Adi joins the firm from the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island where she was appointed Assistant U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island in 2002. After several promotions she became the first female Criminal Chief in 2014. In that role, Adi and her ...read moreCategories: Press Release, General News ArticleThursday, September 15, 2016Hinckley Allen is pleased to welcome Daniel Murray to the firm’s Providence office. As an associate in the Corporate & Business group, his practice will focus on mergers and acquisitions as well as general corporate work. Dan joins Hinckley Allen from Duffy & Sweeney, LTD. There, Dan assisted the corporate team on multiple mid-market M&A deals, including the acquisition of a ...read moreCategories: Press Release, General News ArticleThursday, September 15, 2016Elite Physical Therapy Went Bold Last Weekend! Elite Physical Therapy was a proud sponsor of the BoldrDash at Rocky Point Park this past weekend.The BoldrDash mission is to create events where everyone from Elite athletes to beginners can compete, be challenged, and experience the exhilaration that comes with accomplishment. The event involved a 5K run with 20+ obstacles throughout the old ...read moreCategories: General News Article, Press ReleaseThursday, September 15, 2016CVS Health Downtown 5k Announces Preliminary Field of Elite Runners for 2016 Race Six 2016 Olympians will compete this year The CVS Health Downtown 5k has traditionally brought some of the world’s best runners to the streets of Providence, and this year will be no different. Race officials announced today an exciting lineup of elite runners to participate in this year’s competition, ...read moreCategories: Press Release, Events, General News ArticleThursday, September 15, 2016Save The Bay and thousands of local volunteers will join a global community of nearly 800,000 volunteers working for trash free seas during the 31 st annual International Coastal Cleanup. WHO: Save The Bay (event coordinator July Lewis, jlewis@savebay.org) and 2,000+ community volunteers – individuals, families, organizations, and companies WHAT: Save The Bay is organizing beach cleanups ...read moreCategories: Community, Education, Events, General News Article, Press ReleaseMonday, September 12, 2016Life: Boomers and Seniors Expo brings Regis Philbin, free entertainment, health screenings and more to Rhode Island! Regis Philbin, a cultural icon in television broadcasting, is coming to Providence on October 29, 2016 as part of The Providence Journal’s Life Expo event, celebrating healthy living and aging in Rhode Island. Presented by The Providence Journal and sponsored by Blue ...read moreCategories: General News Article, Press Release, Events, Human InterestMonday, September 12, 2016The Ryan Center to host A Special Evening With the Tony Award Winner on October 21 The University of Rhode Island Student Entertainment Committee (SEC) and Spectra by Comcast Spectacor are pleased to announce A Special Evening With Leslie Odom Jr. , star of Hamilton on Broadway, coming to the Ryan Center on Friday, October 21 at 8:00 pm. The Tony Award Winner is set to perform hit songs from the ...read moreCategories: General News Article, Events, Press Release
Monday, September 12, 2016Curling? You know, the crazy game where they slide granite stones down a sheet of ice while furiously sweeping the ice in front of the stone. You've seen it on TV during the Olympics and NBC Sports Network. Yes, that curling and it's more fun to play than it is to watch! Join us for one of our fall Learn-to-Curl events on Sept. 23, 2016 or Sept. 30, 2016! Did you know that the Ocean ...read moreCategories: Community, Events, Press ReleaseThursday, September 08, 2016Saturday, September 17 is the International Coastal Cleanup, and Save The Bay is proud to be organizing Rhode Island’s participation in the event for the third year. In the largest volunteer effort on behalf of the ocean, nearly 800,000 volunteers worldwide pick up trash and debris from the world’s beaches, record what they find, and send it to the Ocean Conservancy to be compiled ...read moreCategories: General News Article, Education, Events, CommunityThursday, September 08, 2016Help Family Service of RI care for Rhode Islanders in need by supporting the 12 th Annual Brighter Futures Award Luncheon, Wednesday, October 26, noon at the RI Convention Center. This year’s recipient of the award is Providence College Basketball Coach Ed Cooley. Coach Cooley was born in South Providence, and has played a quiet but important role in helping to improve the lives of families ...read moreCategories: Events, General News Article
Wednesday, September 07, 2016Family Service of Rhode Island has announced that the Honorable Malcolm Farmer, III, has been elected president emeritus of the non-profit's board of directors. Mr. Farmer has served as president of the board since 2002. He's a partner at Hinckley Allen, and served as staff attorney in the mid-1960s for the Lawyers' Constitutional Defense Committee in Jackson, Mississippi, where he ...read moreCategories: General News Article, Press Release
Wednesday, September 07, 2016Redefining the American circus with PEDAL PUNK, an astoundingly athletic mashup of acrobatics, theatre and BMX biking FirstWorks, a RI non-profit dedicated to connecting art with audiences, launches their 2016/2017 Artistic Icons Series with the Rhode Island premiere of Cirque Mechanics’ PEDAL PUNK on Saturday, October 29 at 7:30 p.m. at FirstWorks at The VETS (1 Avenue of the Arts, ...read moreCategories: Events, General News Article, Press ReleaseTuesday, September 06, 2016Sardella’s, 30 Memorial Blvd, Newport, RI, 849-6312, 7:30 to 10 pm Wed 9/7 - Lori Colombo-vocal, Mac Chrupcala-piano, Dave Zinno-bass Wed 9/14 - Greg Abate-sax, Kent Hewitt-piano, Todd Baker-bass Wed 9/21 - Johnny Souza-trumpet/vocal, Mac Chrupcala-paino, Alan Bernstein-bass Wed 9/28 - Linda Calise-vocal, Steve Heck-piano/vocal, Alan Bernstein-bass Greenvale Vineyards, 582 Wapping Rd, ...read moreCategories: EventsTuesday, August 30, 2016New team members will elevate firm’s capabilities in video, animation, design and branding To accommodate the growing needs of its client partners, Providence-based multidisciplinary brand culture and communications firm (add)ventures welcomes two new professionals to its video and design teams. Jerry Izzo of North Kingstown joins as senior producer, video/animation and Grace Bevilacqua of ...read moreCategories: Press Release, General News ArticleTuesday, August 30, 2016Elite Physical Therapy’s expert Physical Therapists provide effective individualized treatment programs for back & neck pain, orthopedic problems, sports injuries, and surgical rehabilitation. Elite Physical Therapy is proud to announce that four of their Doctors of Physical Therapy have recently received Specialty Board Certification in Orthopedics. They are doctors Meghan Yole, Leanne ...read moreCategories: Press Release, General News ArticleTuesday, August 30, 2016Crustacean nation is the theme at Save The Bay’s Exploration Center and Aquarium next month. September is all about Captivating Crustaceans, giving visitors a chance to learn all about these special ocean critters. Guests of all ages can find out what happens to “Leroy the Lobster and Crabby Crab” during our interactive story hour, hunt for crustacean-themed clues in a scavenger ...read moreCategories: Education, General News Article, Community, EventsFriday, August 19, 2016Save The Bay is now recruiting volunteers for Rhode Island’s International Coastal Cleanup, to be held on Saturday, September 17 at more than 80 sites throughout the state. More than 2,100 volunteers are needed to help beautify Rhode Island beaches and shoreline by picking up trash and debris along some 60 miles of Rhode Island coastline. The International Coastal Cleanup, organized by the ...read moreCategories: Community, General News Article, EventsThursday, July 14, 2016“Yes, I pledge to eat local one day each week in the month of September!” That’s what residents of South County will say when they accept the challenge set out by local members of the 2016 MUII Class of Leadership Rhode Island. The challenge will kick off for the first time in Rhode Island this fall as local farmers markets are in full force and many families are getting back ...read moreCategories: Press Release, General News Article, CommunityThursday, July 07, 2016Sojourner House's 6th Annual Masquerade Ball will return to the Providence Biltmore on Friday, November 18, 2016! This year we are recreating a tropical Cuban paradise with Havana Nights ! Join us for a Latin-inspired affair that will feature entertainment by Chifferobe Entertainment, inlcuding the talented Tropigals and the Flamenco Afro-Cuban band Infusion Evolution. We will once again be ...read moreCategories: Community, General News Article, Events
Tuesday, June 07, 2016King of Late Night, Jay Leno will headline URI Family Weekend 2016 at the Ryan Center on October 1st Tickets go on sale to general public on Wednesday, June 8th The University of Rhode Island Student Entertainment Committee (SEC), URI Family Weekend Committee and Spectra by Comcast Spectacor are pleased to announce that Emmy winner and King of Late Night Television, Jay Leno, will be entertaining ...read moreCategories: General News Article, EventsFriday, April 08, 2016Tickets on sale now for Carrie Underwood: The Storyteller Tour is coming to the Dunkin’ Donuts Center on September 28 in Providence. Click here for tickets.Categories: Events
Tuesday, February 09, 2016GPCC rationale for our support for the RhodeWorks plan The GPCC is part of a collective community of people who are concerned about Rhode Island’s economic development rankings. Fixing our roads, bridges and highways is an absolute necessity and a business imperative. Last spring and into the fall, we called on the Governor and the General Assembly to get together to develop a realistic ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Economic, General News Article, Press Release
Wednesday, February 03, 2016GPCC statement on Governor Raimondo's FY 17 budget proposal: Building on the momentum achieved by the administration and the General Assembly in 2015, Governor Raimondo has crafted a budget to further bolster our competitiveness and create more opportunities for Rhode Islanders. The Governor’s budget proposal addresses many of the issues the Chamber has identified as critical to the ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Economic, Political, Press ReleaseTuesday, February 02, 2016OP-ED Scott Wolf and Laurie White: Efficient mass transit can boost R.I. economy Published in the Providence Journal on February 1, 2016 Read the entire article To have a successful mass transit system you have to correctly answer a simple question: Does it get people where they need to go, when they need to get there, conveniently, safely and affordably? Right now, Rhode Islanders’ answer ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Community, Economic
Tuesday, February 02, 2016A gondola ride in Venice, wine tasting in Tuscany, sightseeing in Vatican City, Rome…the GPCC and AAA Travel invite you to experience Italy with other members, family and friends with our “Reflections of Italy” tour this Fall. Enjoy eight days experiencing world-renowned destinations, including: Milan, Florence, Venice, Rome and more. And we’re offering you a sample taste ...read moreCategories: Chamber
Monday, February 01, 2016Get ready for more cranes in the downtown Providence skyline. As foreshadowed at the GPCC’s Annual Meeting in November, the developers who signaled their intent to build a transformational life sciences complex on five acres of land in the city’s knowledge and innovation district have taken a significant step forward by signing a purchase and sale agreement with the I-195 ...read moreCategories: Chamber