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Feb 14Female Trail Blazers Set to Take American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women to Record Breaking Heights
2020 Chairperson and Go Red for Luncheon Keynote Speaker Announced Providence, RI– American Heart Association announced today that two female trail blazers are seeking to break records in Southern New England for the Go Red for Women Campaign. Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Community Affairs for Lifespan Corporation, Lisa Abbott, will chair the 2020 Go Red for Women campaign in Southern New England, and is pleased to host Alison Levine, the first woman to lead a female American team up Mt.
Dec 06Ryan Center - Discounted Suites for Chamber Members to URI Men's & Women's Basketball
URI Men's & Women's Basketball is offering ALL Providence Chamber members $100 OFF of ANY Premium Area at remaining Basketball Games this season (based on availability). This includes Premium Suites & Suite Landings which hold up to 25 and 15 people respectively. There is no better option for hosting clients, rewarding employees or spending time with Friends & Family! Please call or text Craig Cugno at 401-874-5100 or email him at craig_cugno@uri.edu to check pricing & availability!
Dec 0333 Hinckley Allen Attorneys Recognized as 2019 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Hinckley Allen is pleased to announce that Super Lawyers has selected 33 Hinckley Allen attorneys as Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are based on independent research, peer
Dec 03Hinckley Allen Celebrates 10 Years a “Best Law Firm”
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers have recognized Hinckley Allen for the tenth consecutive year as a Best Law Firm. Hinckley Allen has been ranked nationally in five practice areas and regionally in 53 practice areas. Firms included in the 2020 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving this ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise. Hinckley Allen
Dec 02Plant City Cellar December 2019
Nutritious Delicious Holiday Desserts! With the Plant Docs and Chef SaraSunday, December 1, 4-5 pm, $20, $15 with student id Learn to make tasty, healthy, plant-based Holiday desserts! Nothing says "winter" like a hearty dessert! But no need to sacrifice your health to indulge...and say goodbye to guilt! These desserts are nourishing and healing AND delicious! Come join the Plant Docs and JWU-trained Chef Sara to see and taste how it's done.The Game Changers ShowingWednesday, December 4, 7-9 pm, FreeA
Dec 01Sprout CoWorking Providence December Events
12/1/19-1/6/20 9 am-5 pm Eveline Luppi Art Exhibit: In her exploration of neon painting (also called “blacklight painting”), Eveline Luppi executes a series of vibrant geometric studies, as a perceptual adventure of human emotion. The juxtaposition of primary colors and vivid, direct shapes are intended to show luminosity in the two contexts of this medium, normal light and “black light.” This double objective, which in a sense is a “duplicated reality,” underlies the emotional contrasts and perspectives
Nov 22BankNewport Top Rhode Island SBA 504 Lender 2019
BankNewport Vice President/Commercial Loan Officer, Thomas Beauchene; BankNewport Vice President/Assistant Manager Commercial Lending, Paul DiSanto; BankNewport Vice President/Commercial Loan Officer, Thomas May; BankNewport Senior Vice President/Manager, Business Banking Group, Christopher Sheehan; BankNewport Vice President/Commercial Loan Officer, Sean McIntyre; BankNewport Vice President/Business Development Officer/Merchant Service Manager, Nina Luchka; BankNewport Vice President/ Business Development
Nov 15AP&S Awards Crystal Peralta with the 2019 Honorable Walter R. Stone Diversity Fellowship
As part of our ongoing commitment to promote inclusion and diversity within the legal profession, we are proud to award Crystal Peralta the 2019 Honorable Walter R. Stone Diversity Fellowship. The Fellowship awards a second-year law school student a scholarship of $10,000 and a Summer Associate position at Adler Pollock and Sheehan P.C. (“AP&S”). Crystal completed her internship this past summer and has accepted a position as an associate at the firm next fall. The Fellowship is named in Honor of the late
Nov 15Koreen A. Santos, CPA, CSEP, Joins Piccerelli, Gilstein & Company, LLP
Providence, RI, (November 15, 2019) – One of Providence’s top independent accounting firms, Piccerelli Gilstein & Company, LLP (PG&Co) is proud to announce Koreen A. Santos, CPA, CSEP, of Santos & Santos P.C. located in New Bedford, Massachusetts, has joined the firm as a partner. The seven person staff from Santos & Santos will also be joining the PG&Co team. PG&Co will have offices in Providence, RI and New Bedford, MA, which will create a larger area for expansion of the firm’s services. “We have
Nov 04'The Prince of Providence' Ends Sold-Out, Record-Breaking Run
Production draws audience from 30 states, Interest from Broadway, Off-Broadway, film, and television Trinity Rep closed its sold-out, record-breaking production of the world premiere play The Prince of Providence on October 27, after an extended seven-week run. The play was written by George Brant, based on the New York Times bestseller of the same name by Mike Stanton, and was directed by Taibi Magar. It covered the rise and fall of Providence’s former mayor, Vincent A. “Buddy” Cianci. Prior to its
Oct 30Free Reading Screenings for Children
The Hamilton Institute for Outreach and Advocacy at The Wheeler School is offering the public a series of free Early Reading Screenings for any child in Grades Kindergarten – Grade 3. Specially-trained experts conduct an hour-long screening with results presented to the parent/guardian in a written report reviewed with the family. This report can then be shared with your child’s school in an effort to better reach the learner. Sign up for free reading screenings on one of the screening dates offered
Oct 16FM Global Opens New $16 Million Lab in RI
FM Global, one of the world’s largest commercial property insurers, has opened a $16 million Electrical Hazards and Gas Detection Laboratory at its world renowned 1,600-acre Research Campus in West Glocester, R.I. following nearly two years of construction. Fireballs, explosions, combustible and toxic gas leaks and short circuits—industrial property hazards that can derail a business—are now daily occurrences inside of the specialized laboratory. The new facility is designed specifically for testing
Oct 14Governor Raimondo and URI President Dooley Announce Second Round of Rhode Island Innovation Campus Projects
Governor Gina Raimondo joined with University of Rhode Island (URI) President David Dooley to announce the second round of RI Innovation Campus projects that will catalyze academic research into new commercial products and businesses. The two additional campuses are expected to create hundreds of jobs in rapidly-growing advanced industries including advanced materials manufacturing and gene therapy. The two Innovation Campuses, expected to be located in Kingston, Portsmouth, and Providence, will be
Sep 26Chamber's Innovation Providence Group Hears from Entrepreneurs at New CIC Providence
The Chamber's Innovation Providence group met on September 25 to discuss the entrepreneurial eco-system in Rhode Island and hear from venture founders participating in the MassChallenge RI program. Innovation Providence met at the recently opened Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC) Providence located at the new Wexford Science and Technology campus in Providence. Thank you to Rebecca Webber, general manager at CIC Providence, Kevin Wiant, executive director of Venture Cafe Providence and Hope Hopkins,
Sep 16President of Electric Boat to retire; New president appointed effective Oct. 1
General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) has appointed General Dynamics NASSCO president Kevin Graney as president of General Dynamics Electric Boat, effective October 1. David J. Carver, NASSCO's vice president and general manager of repair, will succeed Graney as president of General Dynamics NASSCO. Jeffrey S. Geiger, who has served as president of Electric Boat since 2013, will retire effective September 30. "Kevin Graney's leadership, nuclear propulsion expertise and proven track record with submarine and
Aug 01RIDOT Starts Approval Process for Major Amendment to Statewide Transportation Improvement Program
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has submitted its major amendment to the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) to the Transportation Advisory Committee for review. The amendment reflects changes necessary for RIDOT to achieve its core mission of reaching a 90 percent bridge sufficiency rating by 2025 to meet state and federal mandates. The 10-year STIP was developed to achieve that goal and is updated annually as mandated by RhodeWorks. Over a ten-year period RIDOT
