{"id":69226,"date":"2005-10-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2005-10-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/gov-carcieri-uri-vice-president-rally-businesses-at-expo\/"},"modified":"2005-10-27T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2005-10-27T00:00:00","slug":"gov-carcieri-uri-vice-president-rally-businesses-at-expo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2005\/10\/gov-carcieri-uri-vice-president-rally-businesses-at-expo\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Carcieri, 溏心vlog免费B站 vice president rally businesses at expo"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tRyan Center event draws variety of businesses to Kingston Campus<\/p>\n


\n\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 October 27, 2005 \u2013 The first Business-to-Business Statewide Expo at the Ryan Center was really a pep rally for small businesses and the 溏心vlog免费B站. Gov. Donald Carcieri, Lt. Gov. Charles Fogarty and 溏心vlog免费B站 Vice President Robert Weygand were among the event\u2019s strongest boosters.<\/p>\n


\nCarcieri opened the expo, which was sponsored by the South Kingstown Chamber of Commerce, saying he \u201calways loves to come to the 溏心vlog免费B站\u201d and that he was happy to be with so many small firms because \u201c50 percent of jobs in Rhode Island are from small businesses. If business is prospering, then our state does well,\u201d said Carcieri. \u201cIt will generate jobs.\u201d <\/p>\n


\nCarcieri has set a goal of generating 20,000 new jobs in the coming years. There are $3.6 billion of private investment projects in Rhode Island, as well as government projects to improve Rhode Island\u2019s infrastructure, which will reach a combined total of $5 billion. <\/p>\n


\n\u201cI have lived in Rhode Island my whole life, and I don\u2019t remember anything of this magnitude,\u201d Carcieri said about the capital investment.<\/p>\n


\nCarcieri explained that there is a big effort in Rhode Island to improve the skills of young people in the workforce. \u201cIf we can generate jobs, \u201c said Carcieri, \u201cwe need people to fill them.\u201d <\/p>\n


\nCarcieri and Weygand agreed that 溏心vlog免费B站 will play a major role in that effort. Weygand, who graduated from 溏心vlog免费B站 in 1971, and is now one its top administrators, was the final speaker at the opening ceremony of the expo. \u201cA skilled workforce is necessary to help the growing economy and for the livelihood of the people,\u201d said Weygand. <\/p>\n


\n\tWeygand outlined numerous projects, including the Biotechnology and Life Sciences center, which will be the first of part of a new health and life sciences hub on the Kingston Campus. <\/p>\n


\n\u201cThere were 95 booths, which was amazing for the first year of a trade show,\u201d said Kara Russo, marketing director of the Ryan Center and co-chair of the event. <\/p>\n


\n\u201dThe exhibitors were very enthusiastic, and are already looking forward to next year.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nOther highlights of the expo were the seminars on human resources and marketing, the taste of South County, which featured food from more than 20 restaurants; Arlene Violet\u2019s live broadcast on 920 WHJJ radio and a business attire fashion show, which featured Weygand as a model.<\/p>\n


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\nGov. Donald Carcieri chats with exhibitors from Sweet Twist Homemade Chocolates during the Business-to-Business Statewide Expo at the Ryan Center. 溏心vlog免费B站 News Bureau photo by Michael Salerno Photography,\n\t<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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