Tag: Blackstone Valley Tourism Council
Elevating Rhode Island tourism to the next level
PBN 2026 C-Suite Awards
NONPROFITS/SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES:
Laura McNamara
Blackstone Valley Tourism Council director of events and community engagement
When people talk about tourism in Rhode...
BankFive’s Medeiros, YMCA’s Coppolino and others honored at PBN’s 2026 C-Suite...
WARWICK – When Marc Coppolino started as the chief financial officer at the Greater Providence YMCA, the organization was in need of cleaning up,...
Group prepares to build on Blackstone River revival
The Blackstone River played a key role in the Industrial Revolution: more than 100 mills and mill villages were built around it and its...
BankFive’s Medeiros, YMCA’s Coppolino among PBN’s 2026 C-Suite honorees recognized
PROVIDENCE - Paul Medeiros, executive vice president and director of commercial lending for BankFive, has been named the 2026 Career Achiever for Providence Business...
Five questions with James Toomey
James Toomey | Executive director, Blackstone Valley Tourism Council
1. With the FIFA World Cup matches being played at Gillette Stadium this summer and...
AFTER ‘ALL THAT’: R.I. tourism holding its own this summer, but...
For Corey Barreira, this summer has been a test of resilience. The director of operations at the Newport Restaurant Group has seen a number...
RIFC Corner Kicks: Blackstone Valley tourism officials hope soccer can bring...
(Editor’s note: This is the 11th installment in a weekly series spotlighting Rhode Island FC and Centreville Bank Stadium from a business perspective throughout...
A new attempt to breathe life into R.I.’s main streets
The colloquial “Main Streets” are vital for community cohesion and small-business growth. Yet, these areas don’t develop naturally, and many local commercial corridors struggle...
Regional tourism leaders hopeful next R.I. marketing chief will build on...
PROVIDENCE – In March 2020, as much of the country’s economic activity was grinding to a halt due to the outbreak of COVID-19, the...
Pawtucket looks to hire firm to give it some hype
Rocked by the loss of the Pawtucket Red Sox in 2020 and reeling from the possible departure of toymaking giant Hasbro Inc., Pawtucket leaders...
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