What:   Governor Lincoln D. Chafee's Office, RIEDC, Mayor Donald                     Grebien
  and City of Pawtucket officials to hold forum for local small
   businesses to present all RIEDC Services to the Business Community
Who:                           Doris De Los Santos, Director Municipal & External                     Affairs                     and
                                    Abby Swienton, Policy & Legislative Analyst, Office of                     the                     Governor
                                    Keith Stokes, Executive Director,                     RIEDC
                                    Mark Hayward, District Director, SBA of Rhode                     Island
When:     January 11,                     2012
Time:                           8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Where:    PNC                     Bank Bldg., 100 Freight St.,                     Pawtucket
RSVP:      mbourdeau@pawtucketri.com or bheath@pawtucketri.com

As part of                     an ongoing statewide series of meetings with Rhode Island’s                     business community, Governor Lincoln D. Chafee's office and                     other state officials will hold a forum for local                      businesses to learn about all services available from the                     Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC),                     including: Financing, Regulatory, Renewable Energy, Urban                     Revitalization and Small Business Development.

We                     urge you to join the conversation and we look forward                     listening to and assisting the business community to meet                     their needs and challenges.