Hotel Developer Arthur Robbins, RI Convention Center Authority Executive Director Jim McCarvill Inducted Into Hall of Fame

Providence, R.I. – November 3, 2008 – Tourism leaders from across Rhode Island gathered to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Rhode Island Convention Center and tout the industry’s emergence as a top economic generator since that landmark event as part of the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau’s (PWCVB) Annual Meeting on Oct. 30 at the Center.

“Today is a celebration of the opening of the Rhode Island Convention Center and of the 15 years since then. It has been a time of explosive growth – with new hotels, a new mall, a refurbished arena, a bustling airport and a revitalized downtown. Tourism has changed this state’s literal and figurative landscape,” said Martha Sheridan, PWCVB president and CEO. Click here for entire press release.

NATIONAL PHILANTHROPY DAY IN R.I. ANNOUNCES 2007 OUTSTANDING PHILANTHROPIC BUSINESS
EAST GREENWICH, R.I. (November 20, 2007): The Association of Fundraising Professionals - Rhode Island Chapter (AFP-RI), now in its 26th year, announces that the Pinelli-Marra Restaurant Group was selected for the 2007 Outstanding Philanthropic Business Award and will be honored at the National Philanthropy Day Luncheon on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at the Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, RI.
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PROVIDENCE, RI (June 12, 2007) – The official opening of the new Pinelli Marra Restaurant – Waterplace on One Financial Way -- will be celebrated June 19th, 2 pm with a festive ribbon cutting ceremony. Mayor Cicilline will be on hand to officiate, along with Laurie White, President of the Providence Chamber and Martha Sheridan, President of the Providence Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau.
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