Companies seeking unique venues for team-building exercises

UNIQUE RETREAT: Escape Rhode Island in Providence offers a series of problem-solving games for companies seeking team-building exercises for their employees. Above, a team from Gilbane Building Co. participates at their Boston office in the “Wreak Havoc” game, in which they must assemble a seaworthy ship and crew for a voyage to locate a missing barge carrying enriched uranium.  / COURTESY ESCAPE RHODE ISLAND
UNIQUE RETREAT: Escape Rhode Island in Providence offers a series of problem-solving games for companies seeking team-building exercises for their employees. Above, a team from Gilbane Building Co. participates at their Providence office in the “Wreak Havoc” game, in which they must assemble a seaworthy ship and crew for a voyage to locate a missing barge carrying enriched uranium. / COURTESY ESCAPE RHODE ISLAND

With a workforce being transformed yearly into one that is generally more diverse, and skewing younger, Rhode Island employers are opting for more experiential, even quirky, venues and activities for business retreats. At the Roger Williams Park Zoo, bookings for company outings have been rising, according to Stacy Greenberg, the venue’s group sales manager. The

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