Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce to conduct

Sixth Annual Business Walk on Friday, October 24^th

Newport County, RI – The Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce, with Connect Greater Newport, the regional economic development division of the chamber, will be hosting its sixth annual Business Walk on Friday, October 24th from 10:00am to 1:00pm to meet with business owners in Newport County and gather their input on the region’s business climate.

Erin Donovan-Boyle, President and CEO of the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce, said: “We are looking forward to this impactful event this year!  It is always a pleasure to get out in the community to hear directly from business leaders about how business is going and to make connections direct connections with government representatives, community leaders, and state officials in an effort to improve the regional business climate.”

Volunteers, divided into small teams of interviewers, will visit local businesses for these in-person conversations. Stakeholders from all levels of government, along with business and community leaders, will hear directly from businesses as they are invited to share thoughts, questions, suggestions, and issues of concern.

Information collected from the interviews will be developed into a report with recommendations that will be shared with all participants, government officials, business leaders and the broader community to help shape policies and priorities to improve the business climate in the region.

Interested businesses may complete the interest form, linked here: Annual Business Walk 2025 – Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce or contact Jo-anne Gorton at joanne@newportchamber.com. As all businesses are not available to take part, business owners are encouraged to participate in a survey to share feedback, linked here: 2025 Greater Newport Business Trends and Outlook Survey. The survey and interest forms are also both linked on the Chamber’s homepage.

ABOUT THE GREATER NEWPORT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

The Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce is one of the state’s largest business advocacy organizations, whose mission is to connect, innovate, enhance, and advocate for the businesses of Greater Newport. As a trusted and reliable institution for over 100 years, the Greater Newport Chamber is a vibrant collective body of the greater Newport business community with nearly 1000 members representing over 50,000 employees. The Chamber works to create valuable strategic partnerships, promote strong economic growth, diversity, and prosperity to serve its members and the Greater Newport region.

ABOUT CONNECT GREATER NEWPORT

Connect Greater Newport (CGN) is the economic development division of the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce. CGN launched in 2018 to lead a public private partnership with resources from Newport County municipalities. The mission of CGN is to support the growth of existing businesses and to serve as a resource to attract new companies to the Greater Newport region. Through CGN, the Chamber has implemented a robust Business Retention and Expansion program and developed a 10-year regional economic strategy with recommendations to build a more competitive and resilient economy.