Does R.I. have too many chambers?

R.I. has lots of independent chambers of commerce. Is that a good thing in such a small state?

Paul E. Kandarian

05/24/2019

LEGISLATIVE RECEPTION: Lobbyist George Zainyeh, left, speaks with Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce President and CEO John Gregory, center, and Robert Wheeler, owner of dog day care center Friends of Toto in Pawtucket, during the Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce Coalition’s annual legislative reception at the Statehouse on March 26.   / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

It’s busy being half of a two-person, full-time staff for the state’s oldest wish-granting entity, A Wish Come True. The Warwick-based nonprofit grants wishes to local children ages 3 to 18 with life-threatening illnesses. Mary-Kate O’Leary, the agency’s executive director, doesn’t have time to attend many of the myriad chamber of commerce events held around

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