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Archived Press Releases
Chamber Board Votes to Object to Hess LNG Proposal - 3/17/2010
William W. Humphrey, Jr. “Jay”, age 49, of Portsmouth died Tuesday, March 9, 2010 - 3/12/2010
Matchmaking: Annual Chamber of Commerce job fair brings together workers seeking jobs and employers seeking workers - 3/12/2010
Job fair, seminars slated at CCRI - 3/5/2010
Newport County Chamber of Commerce and RI Hospitality Association to Offer Job Fair - 3/4/2010
Tiverton taxpayers must show support for essential services - 3/3/2010
Council fails to improve city parking - 3/3/2010
Liquefied natural gas facility raises valid concerns about risk - 3/3/2010
‘A Conversation About Our Bay, Our Community and LNG’ - 3/3/2010
‘Listening Tour’ stops at chamber breakfast - 3/3/2010
Possible school cuts are draw at hearing - 3/3/2010
2010 EXCELLENCE IN BUSINESS AWARDS - 3/3/2010
Newport County Chamber of Commerce to Host 2010 EXPO - 2/25/2010
Public input sought on the direction of city’s Harbor Walk - 2/6/2010
Newport County Chamber of Commerce Hosts “Ton of Love” Food Drive to Benefit the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center - 2/2/2010
Carcieri budget plan includes hiring incentives for businesses - 2/1/2010
Every Company Counts, Division of RI EDC, to Host Regular Monthly “Office Hours” at Newport County Chamber of Commerce - 1/29/2010
People should not be swimming in poop - 1/28/2010
Carcieri nominates EDC board members - 1/27/2010
EDC gains fine leader with Stokes - 1/25/2010
Helping local small businesses is part of chamber’s mission - 1/20/2010
New EDC head: Think outside the box - 1/15/2010
Stokes outlines economic strategy - 1/9/2010
LNG plan would be bad for bay, local businesses - 1/9/2010
Appointment of Stokes is a hit locally - 1/6/2010
Smaller businesses need help, Stokes says - 1/6/2010
Stokes to head state agency - 1/5/2010
Newport County Chamber of Commerce Deputy Jody Sullivan assumes position of 2010 interim Executive Director - 1/5/2010
Newport County Chamber of Commerce Launches 2009 Holiday Shopping Program - 12/4/2009
Newport County Chamber to Host Monthly Business After Hours Networking Event - 11/23/2009
Newport County Chamber of Commerce Hosts Rhode Island Construction Trades and - 11/23/2009
Senate Approves Over $73 Million to Upgrade Naval Station Newport - 11/18/2009
Newport County Chamber Hosts Breakfast Meeting with the New RI Education Commissioner - 11/17/2009
Agency Lays Out Options for Armory, Pier - 11/17/2009
Council, Redevelopment Agency Convene for Armory Workshop - 11/17/2009
Newport County Chamber to Host Annual Dinner Dance & Silent Auction and Honor the Alletta Morris McBean Charitable Trust with the 2009 Outstanding Community Achievement Award - 11/13/2009
Main tenant to be evicted from Armory - 10/9/2009
‘People mover’ in city’s future? - 10/9/2009
Newport County Chamber to Host Semi-Annual Women In Business Business After Hours - 10/7/2009
Dr. David M. Dooley, President URI, to Speak at Chamber Economic Update Luncheon - 10/7/2009
Newport County Chamber to Host Non-Profit Seminar Series - 10/7/2009
Shipwreck hunter sets sights on Newport - 8/27/2009
Parking a bigger issue in Newport than toll increases, Chamber of Commerce says - 8/17/2009
Newport County Chamber of Commerce Hosts Meeting on Funding for Sustainable Global Energy - 7/13/2009
HOUSE SPEAKER PELOSI, REPS. KENNEDY AND LANGEVIN VISIT BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO HIGHLIGHT ONGOING FEDERAL EFFORTS TO CREATE JOBS, PROMOTE ECONOMIC & ENERGY INNOVATIONS - 7/11/2009
Back To The Future For Newport Transportation Planning - 6/24/2009
EDC chief lobbies for restoration of funding - 6/23/2009
Tribe Files Request For Navy Land - 6/9/2009
Local Leaders Still Support Master Plan - 6/9/2009
Newport Chamber To Host Introduction To Federal Contracting For Small Businesses Seminar - 4/27/2009
Ground is broken on Sakonnet River bridge project - 4/25/2009
Two Tribes Want To Check Out Navy Land - 4/9/2009
RIPTA tries to revive Providence-to-Newport ferry service - 3/26/2009
City, owners want answers in reval - 3/25/2009
City, owners want answers in reval - 3/25/2009
Hundreds flock to local job fair - 3/20/2009
Sales Tax Holiday Proponents Say Struggling Businesses Need Boost - 3/19/2009
Newport Chamber Advocates For Sales Tax Holiday In Rhode Island - 3/16/2009
Homeland Security makes pitch to area businesses - 3/12/2009
Editorial: Protecting our ports - 3/10/2009
New Jobs and Big Industry on Possible Horizon for Bristol - 2/24/2009
New Effort Aimed At Helping Start-Ups - 2/24/2009
Business Park Height Limits To Stay 40 Feet - 2/18/2009
Building Boom On Base - 2/13/2009
State Devises Plan To Help Businesses - 2/11/2009
Shearer: LNG needed 'more than ever' - 2/8/2009
EDC backs borrowing for highway projects - 1/27/2009
Raytheon Site Eyed For Wastewater Treatment Plant - 1/15/2009
Federal Funds Would Help Aquidneck Corporate Park Make Improvements - 1/13/2009
Corporate Park, Neighbors in Fight About Height - 1/13/2009
RI Secretary of State to Meet with Middletown Economic Development Advisory Committee - 1/8/2009
Office Depot Closing is Sign of the Times, Officials Say - 1/3/2009
Rhode Island Needs Master Infrastructure Plan To Make Future Economic Development Possible - 12/16/2008
Driving R.I. Economy - 12/7/2008
Motorists not quick to embrace revenue proposals - 12/6/2008
Local Senators Mean Business - 12/5/2008
Stokes Says Toll Plan Is Flawed - 12/5/2008
RI gov's panel suggests tolls, higher taxes, fees - 12/4/2008
Mixed Message in Newport on Historic Ranking - 11/28/2008
Business, Community Leaders Offer Advice on Downturn - 10/23/2008
East Bay candidates for Senate air views at forum - 10/8/2008
Panelists say explanation needed for transportation mess - 9/5/2008
Valet Parking In Newport - 8/16/2008
Newport City Council Gives Go-Ahead to Pilot Valet Program - 8/14/2008
Newport Council to Consider Valet-Parking Plan - 8/12/2008
Newport valet system may soon be traffic cure - 8/8/2008
Town and State Fostering Business Growth Here - 8/7/2008
Rhode Islanders don’t find immigration a top issue - 7/8/2008
Newport wins trolley fight - 7/4/2008
Downtown Mall Unveils its $1 Million Face-Lift - 7/4/2008
What will Newport's Waterfront look like in 2030 - 6/18/2008
A Diamond In The Rough - 6/18/2008
Navy’s Newport Presence Growing With New School - 6/15/2008
City Considers Valet Service to Help with Summer Parking Crunch - 6/12/2008
Council Opens Door for Valet Parking Downtown - 6/12/2008
Officials entertain talk of a Fort Adams hotel - 6/11/2008
Traffic woes cure may be valet parking - 6/10/2008
Refugees a boon to summer businesses - 6/8/2008
Forum Explores Both Sides of Immigration Debate - 6/4/2008
$4 Gasoline Might Add Fuel to Tourist Season in Newport - 5/23/2008
Should 'Plantations' be removed from the state name? - 5/14/2008
SUMMER CRUNCH - 5/14/2008
Full Ahead at IYRS Campus in Newport - 5/9/2008
Summer employers brace for shortage of foreign workers - 4/27/2008
State of the State's Economy Isn't Pretty - 4/26/2008
Senator Reed Helps International Yacht Restoration School Shore Up Working Waterfront and Job Training - 4/24/2008
Spotlighting Guilded Age Relics - 3/24/2008
Newport Naval Station plans $111-million upgrade - 2/7/2008
Defense industry adapts to changing times - 1/21/2008
Chamber Hosts Seminar on Affordable Health Insurance Program for Businesses - 11/30/2007
Chamber Gift Certificates Available On-line - 11/27/2007
National Guard honored for service - 11/24/2007
Valet parking & better roads coming to newport? - 10/24/2007
Two Day Conference Will Help Develop A Vision - 10/2/2007
Newport County Chamber of Commerce to Host Business & Government Leaders From Bahamas - 8/9/2007
Keith Stokes Appointed to the National Trust for Historical Preservation Board of Advisors - 6/13/2007
Prosperity can grow where the sun shines - 5/28/2007
Wind-farm proposals for R.I. elicit positive responses - 4/19/2007
Corporate park entry set for facelift - 4/10/2007
Chamber of Commerce Collects a Half-Ton of Canned-Goods to Feed the Hungry - 2/22/2007
Chamber 13th Annual Dinner Dance & Silent Auction gets funky with a 70s theme - 11/17/2006
Businesses line up on both sides of casino issue - 10/22/2006
Chamber executive director Keith Stokes, and Mrs. Stokes receive humanities award - 10/18/2006
Newport & Hispanic Rhode Island Chambers Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month - 10/13/2006
Chamber joins foes of casino - 10/5/2006
Newport Chamber votes to oppose casino - 10/1/2006
Newport Chamber Board Unanimously Opposes Casino Ballot Question - 9/29/2006
Casino foes bring fight to island - 9/26/2006
Rhode Island's boat building industry "booming" - 9/20/2006
Chamber Announces Fall Seminars - 9/15/2006
Backers say R.I. businesses would benefit from casino - 8/31/2006
The Tall Ships will sail into Newport next summer - 8/30/2006
Chamber Holds 3rd Annual - 8/22/2006
Chamber to Host Tall Ships Rhode Island 2007 Sponsorship Opportunities Breakfast - 8/22/2006
Chamber Co-Hosts Business Forum with Senator June Gibbs - 8/18/2006
Chamber’s Quarterly Economic Forum to Address the Rhode Island Casino Issue - 8/7/2006
Chamber 13th Annual Golf Tournament Winners Announced - 8/2/2006
Newport garage plans laid out - 8/2/2006
Chamber and Save the Bay to Co-Sponsor Family Night at Easton's Beach July 18th - 6/26/2006
Chamber Announces Scholarship Recipients - 6/26/2006
Chamber Holds June Board Meeting at Carnegie Abbey - 6/26/2006
Middletown Business Forum Discusses Issues and Opportunities Facing Middletown Business Community - 6/21/2006
Water park, shops, hotels are all in the mix for Newport north end - 6/9/2006
Chamber Promotes Walker to Finance/Operations - 6/8/2006
Chamber Golf Tournament Moved to July - 6/8/2006
Chamber Executive Director, Keith Stokes, to Speak at Diversity Summit at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division - 6/8/2006
Chamber Hires Marketing & Communications Director - 6/8/2006
North End idea session heads south - 6/8/2006
Chamber Gift Certificate Program Helps Local Businesses - 5/31/2006
Susan Carcieri Speaks to Sold Out Crowd at 3rd Annual Women In Business Luncheon - 5/24/2006
Chamber has a plan to help shoppers in Newport - 5/15/2006
New plan presented for Bellevue Gardens - 5/9/2006
Heritage & Cultural Tourism as a Strategy to Lead Newport County Tourism - 3/11/2006
Public Parking Challenges in Downtown Newport - 2/11/2006
Give a Piece of Your Heart - 2/6/2006
Life After BRAC - 1/11/2006
Chamber Participates in Gateway Business Forum - 1/6/2006
Back To The Future For Newport Transportation Planning - 12/10/2005
Chamber Ambassador Committee Conducting Book Drive - 11/30/2005
Chamber Encourages Residents to Shop Locally This Holiday Season - 11/26/2005
Commanding General of Army Research, Development and - 11/14/2005
Chamber Leads City Council Workshop on Broadway Plan - 10/25/2005
Chamber Launches Two New Unique Benefit Programs to Save Area Businesses Money - 7/1/2005
Chamber Annual EXPO date changed to March 23, 2006 - 2/16/2005
Opponents Squash Fort Adams Hotel Plan - 12/13/1007
8% tax rate hike OK’d - 5/7/209
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