Thursday, July 2, 2015

Tourism's the Topic on This Week's A Lively Experiment



Panel
Dyana Koelsch – moderator
Evan Smith, Director, Discover Newport
Stefan Pryor, RI Commerce Secretary
Laurie White, President, Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce
Martha Sheridan, President and CEO, Providence, Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau

Topics
  • Tourism in Rhode Island 
  • Multi-million dollar statewide tourism campaign 
  • Wage increase for wait staff 
  • Minimum wage increase – will it help? 
  • PawSox Stadium 
  • Neighboring casinos 



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