Whole Foods sees excursions as crucial
Mimi Leduc said she never experienced a corporate outing before two years ago, when she joined the Whole Foods Market staff at University Heights...
Patriots’ appeal attracts many groups to Gillette
Thousands of people throng to Gillette Stadium when the Patriots or the Revolution are playing at home, or when a rock star on a...
Off-site training programs<br> bring diverse groups together
Training your employees to make them the best of the best in your industry, and being able to retain them, involves more than occasional...
Historic inns lure businesses with personal touch
Large chain hotels long have dominated the corporate meetings market, offering convenience and versatile spaces to accommodate a wide range of needs. But smaller...
Is your company ready to ‘swirl and sip’?
My favorite episodes of “The Office,” NBC’s so-real-it’s-scary sitcom, always involve the party planning committee. This austere group is headed by Angela, who –...
Brown pledges $10M endowment,<br> fellows for public schools
PROVIDENCE – Inspired in part by a report from its Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice, Brown University has pledged to create a $10...
Washington Trust to collect peanut butter
The Washington Trust Co. will hold its seventh annual “PB Xpress,” a bank-wide drive to collect jars of peanut butter for the Rhode Island...
Theater to let teens stage their own plays
All Children’s Theatre, a nonprofit theater company, has chosen four plays by local teens to be produced with a professional director and shown in...
Vision for school produces local hero
Twenty-three years ago, Dan Corley, along with his college roommate, Bob Hahn, founded Community Preparatory School in South Providence with a vision of what...
Bill would make schools<br> join state insurance plan
STATE HOUSE – A bill introduced in the General Assembly by Rep. Jan P. Malik (D-Dist. 67, Warren, Barrington), would require school districts to...