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The RI Mentoring Partnership has been welcomed into the fold at the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce and found that being a member is vital and beneficial for our non-profit organization. Through the many events hosted by GPCC, we have been able to reach a large number of RI businesses, allowing us to provide positive adult role models as mentors for children throughout our state (like Ryan LePage of Morgan Stanley, prictured here with his mentee.) The GPCC is helping us to build stronger relationships that will foster the growth of children and the community at large.

“The Personnel People has been a member of the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce for over ten years. As the President of the company, I have consistently attended many of the business networking events. These events have enabled me to make contact with decision makers at both large and small companies. Many of the contacts I have met through the Chamber have generated new business and have helped my business gain recognition in the Rhode Island market. I highly recommend the Chamber to businesses that are seeking new networking opportunities and business growth.”

Joyce Fastino
President

With the recent announcement of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Record of Decision, I wanted to take the opportunity to personally thank the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce for your endorsement of the runway project and support over the past several years.

It has been a long and difficult process, and of the few willing to lend their voices to the debate, you have been an unwavering ally to this airport. The Chamber is a great advocate for economic development, and it has meant a great deal to have you championing the effort on behalf of TF Green. The project components of financing, acquisitions and construction are expected to take a few years to bring to completion. With the project approval and an improving economy, I feel confident and optimistic about Green’s future.

Thank you again.

Kevin Dillon, A.A.E.
President and CEO
Rhode Island Airport Corporation

Just wanted to drop a quick note to thank you ALL for everything you did to make our VIP party the great success it was! I have been involved with many chambers over the years and I have to say that you are BY FAR the most engaging and supportive group I have encountered.

Being a store manager for a corporate owned store chain can provide a lot of additional pressures on an individual. Having the President of La-Z-Boy Branded Business (Mark Bacon) and the Vice President of Retail (Dan King) enjoy themselves and compliment the engagement, meant the world to me!! Thanks to the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce, we can now develop a plan for such events going forward.

You all deserve special recognition for what you did to support my organization! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Jake Coleman
La-Z-Boy

To be successful, a good business networking event should provide a spirited combination of old and new contacts, and the ProvidenceChamber’s new Speed Networking event does just that. Speed Networking offers an opportunity to meet new professionals from a variety of Rhode Island’s diverse and interesting industries, but it also allows a little time to catch-up and chat in depth with those contacts the more experienced networkers might see all the time, building deeper, more productive relationships. The unique format allows the participant to focus one-on-one with another participant and learn without the distractions and background noise that traditional restaurant-based business-after-hours events tend to feature. For anyone curious about networking for the first time, or frustrated by the traditional noisy, clique-based networking mixers, Speed Networking is the ideal event.

Steve Porter
JobsinRI.com