Wishing you and your loved ones the happiest of holidays.      If there’s anything you need in the coming weeks, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.   Get in Touch   FRANK

Why Aren’t We Meeting Our Goals? Five Reasons Initiatives Fail or Underperform By Quint Studer Why do initiatives and/or programs fail? Or, if they don’t completely fail, why do they fall short of achieving their desired goals?   I recently had the privilege to present to leaders at a health system. It is always nice […]

EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Despite efforts by Amazon.com to achieve net zero emissions, environmentalists still have plenty of beefs with the e-tailing juggernaut. Credit: Soumit, FlickrCC   Dear EarthTalk: Is Amazon.com an environmental hero or villain?  — J. West, Orange, CA Not surprisingly, Amazon.com’s environmental performance is a mixed […]

HOLIDAY FOOD: Cookies for Santa and other Holiday Treats! In this week’s blog we share some of our Blackstone Valley holiday food traditions, where to find those cookies for Santa and where to get some holiday sustenance whether you’re out shopping or meeting friends for some holiday cheer! Food plays an important role in some […]

RIMA to Host Fifth Annual Manufacturers’ Awards Taco Comfort Solutions and Taylor Box Company among Honorees SMITHFIELD, RI – The Rhode Island Manufacturers Association (RIMA) is honoring Taco Comfort Solutions and Taylor Box Company at their 5th Annual Manufacturing Awards Dinner. This year’s event will return to the Graduate Providence on February 15th, 2022.   […]

State Arts Council awards grants to individual artists, arts organizations, and arts in healthcare and education Arts and culture organizations, arts education and healthcare programs, individual and teaching artists, culture workers, and related community projects benefited from $215,011 in funding announced today by the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA). The 74 grants, […]

TOWN OF SMITHFIELD ANNOUNCES THE BROMBERG FAMILY DONATES HISTORIC 1813 STOREHOUSE Smithfield, RI – The Bromberg Family, past owners of the famous Benny’s retail stores and sprawling 1906 brick mill in Esmond, have donated the c.1813 old Allenville Mill Storehouse, locally known as the old Esmond Post Office, to the Town of Smithfield.  The 2-1/2 story stone […]

ANGELIQUE KIDJO Join us for a joyful concert performance! FirstWorks welcomes four-time Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo back to Providence for a concert featuring the high-octane numbers that have cemented her place on the international scene. Get info and tickets   Extolled as “Africa’s premier diva” by Time Magazine, Kidjo is recognized worldwide for her singular, […]