Tag: Robert Billington
Pawtucket attempting a historic downtown development
Pawtucket is searching for private partners with big pockets and big ideas.
In recent years, the city has acquired several properties totaling about 20 acres...
Trolling for dollars: South County Tourism Council hopes artist’s work lures...
CHARLESTOWN – After a multi-year delay, a world-renowned artist is bringing his giant trolls to South County, part of a new $123,000 marketing initiative...
Regional tourism leaders optimistic new slogan can be ‘All That’ and...
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Commerce Corp. recently unveiled a long-planned statewide marketing campaign, announcing to the world the Ocean State is “All That” and a...
In Blackstone Valley, effects of national park designation still evolving
State, federal and local tourism officials have for years been working to make the Blackstone Valley and its attractions a source of economic stimulus,...
R.I. tourism stays local: Regional campaigns lead the way this summer
Just days before the start of the high season in Newport in early July, local tourism officials gathered to talk status and strategy.
At the...
East Providence joins Blackstone Valley Tourism Council to launch tourism campaign
EAST PROVIDENCE – The city of East Providence has joined forces with the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council to embark on a $500,000 tourism campaign...
R.I.’s top tourism job in limbo
Almost five months after the state’s top tourism official resigned, R.I. Commerce Corp.’s promotional efforts “haven’t skipped a beat,” according to the agency’s interim...
TOURISM PIVOT: Struggling industry shifts focus closer to home
Ella Gonzalez is used to hearing families from faraway places bustling into the lobby of the Newport Harbor Hotel and Marina during the summer....
Eighteen months after the ‘Cooler & Warmer’ debacle, does R.I....
When Portsmouth-based Rail Explorers USA, which offers unusual tours on recumbent bicycles along abandoned rail lines, got some national press in late July, business...
House extends tourism-oversight panel
The House’s recent approval of a second iteration of the 2015 Tourism Study Commission, a 2-year-old legislative body chaired by Rep. Lauren H. Carson,...
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