Chafee, Economic Officials Hold Forum Wednesday Morning

NARRAGANSETT – As part of an ongoing statewide series of meetings with Rhode Island’s business community, Governor Lincoln D. Chafee and other state officials will hold a forum for local small businesses with the Narragansett Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday morning.

They will talk about the Governor’s FY2012 budget proposals aimed at getting Rhode Island back on track, provide an overview of the state’s economic growth priorities and listen to the business community about their needs and challenges.

The forum will be held from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at on Beach Street in Narragansett. Chafee, Rhode Island Economic Development Committee Executive Director Keith Stokes and Paul Dion, the chief of the Office of Revenue Analysis in the Rhode Island Department of Revenue, are expected to speak.

For more information, or to RSVP, contact Narragansett Chamber of Commerce Director Deb Kelso at dkelso@narragansettcoc.com.

Release courtesy of Danielle Baker of Duffy & Shanley, Inc.