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RIMTA names Forrest Williams executive director

Industries 07/21/2025

NEWPORT – The Rhode Island Marine Trades Association has named longtime marine manufacturing leader Forrest Williams as its new executive director. Williams has more than...

Boat-hull recycling effort gets grant

Manufacturing 12/19/2018

BRISTOL – A Rhode Island Marine Trade Association and R.I. Sea Grant fiberglass-boat recycling project just got a boost. RIMTA announced a grant award for...

SUSAN MAFFEI PLOWDEN, left, is receiving the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association's 2018 Anchor Award. Above, Plowden stands next to Sail Newport Executive Director Brad Read. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

Plowden to be honored with RIMTA’s 2018 Anchor Award

People 08/21/2018

NEWPORT – Susan Maffei Plowden will receive the 2018 Anchor Award for her role as stopover director for the Volvo Ocean Race Newport, the...

GETTING THEIR FEET WET: High school students got an introduction to shipbuilding at the Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol over the summer, thanks to an industry program that continues to grow. / COURTESY RIMTA/BILLY BLACK

Summer shipbuilding program a great idea, but needs follow-up

Capital Goods 10/06/2017

In a world in which jobs dominate nearly all economic-development discussions, it’s heartening to see industries take it upon themselves to help develop the...

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