Providence, Rhode Island News Releases

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Province Mortgage Associates Offers Unique Financial Wellness Employee Education Program for Business Organizations
Province Mortgage Associates recently launched a unique financial wellness employee education program, entitled M.O.R.E. (Mortgage, Organizational, Resource, Education) which is designed to educate employees about financial matters, including the importance of good credit , as well as mortgage basics. This exclusive, proprietary seminar-style program was developed by Province Mortgage Associates and is being offered free of charge to businesses throughout New England. - April 09, 2009

Elea's Restaurant and Owner Featured in Providence Business News
West African Elea's Restaurant and owner Eleanor Gaye are gaining local popularity and were recently featured in Providence Business News. - August 09, 2008

Smart Savings Choices to “Fit” Your Lifestyle from Citizens Financial Group
PROVIDENCE, R.I. February 29, 2008 – Citizens Financial Group (CFG) offers enhanced online banking tools to enable customers to personalize accounts and Internet banking preferences to “fit” their lifestyle. Based on unique priorities and financial goals, individuals can choose high interest savings account rates, customizable banking services and other internet bank account options that will allow for greater banking ease and increase savings potential. - February 29, 2008

Tips to Reduce Post-Holiday Debt from Citizens Financial Group
The holidays are a festive time of year, but often spending goes unchecked and can potentially lead to troublesome financial situations. Start the year on solid financial ground with helpful tips from Citizens Financial Group. - January 30, 2008

Citizens Bank offers holiday shopping and spending tips for consumers
Citizens Bank is offering spending and budgeting tips for consumers during the busy holiday shopping season. - December 21, 2007

Citizens Bank in Rhode Island Announces $17.75 Million Loan for Affordable Housing
Citizens Bank in Rhode Island grants Neighborworks Blackstone River Valley with a Citizens Housing Bank Loan to support affordable housing. - December 05, 2007

The New Renaissance Providence Hotel Receives National Recognition for Historic Rehabilitation
The Renaissance Providence Hotel has been recognized for excellence in historic rehabilitation by the National Housing and Rehabilitation Association. - December 02, 2007

Citizens Bank Names Champions in Action in Rhode Island and Connecticut: The Institute for Study and Practice for Nonviolence, and the Center for Women and Families
Citizens Bank rewards two nonprofit agencies with grants, volunteer support and PR/promotional support. - November 08, 2007

FDA Approves New “On the Go” Sharps Transport and Disposal Product
MEDport, a consumer healthcare company specializing in designing, manufacturing and distributing medication management products, has introduced Sharps “On the Go” Transport and Disposal Product™, the first and only personal sharps disposal container that is U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved. - November 08, 2007

New Resource from Campus Compact Takes the Mystery Out of Community Service Federal Work-Study
Online publication offers insight, models, and best practices to help campuses meet or exceed federal regulations guiding use of Federal Work-Study funding for community service. - October 19, 2007

New turnkey revenue source for real estate and mortgage professionals
Equity Returns, helps foreclosure candidates save their homes and equity. - October 12, 2007

Local Rhode Island Metal Band- Inner Self Lost- Returns Home to Providence from First US Tour
Michael Valletta, Kyle Flynn, George Manchester and AJ Rathbun return to Providence to complete their 3rd CD, due to be released in December 2007. - September 28, 2007

Providence Dominican URI Student wins Miss RI Latina Contest - Will represent in Miss Latina US Pageant
Sasha Zacarias, a University of Rhode Island student born in the Dominican Republic but who lived in Providence nearly all her life has won the Miss Rhode Island Latina crown to the airhorns and cheers of a packed house and will represent Rhode Island in the next Miss Latina US Pageant. - September 01, 2007

"Italian Americans and Federal Hill" is big Surprise of Film Festival - Crowd Votes Film 1st Place for Best Documentary
The film "Italian Americans and Federal Hill" surprised festival workers by attracting a crowd hundreds larger than expected despite prior exposure and the DVD release. The crowd voted the film 1st place for best documentary out of 320 films screened. - August 23, 2007

Rhode Island Real Estate Brokers Win International Film Festival Award
Rhode Island Real Estate Brokers win prestigious International Film Award, snatching second place out of an original field of 2,491 films submitted and 320 screened. They have now won two international film festival awards. - August 18, 2007

Rhode Island International Filmmaking Forum Announced
The Rhode Island Filmmakers Forum is expected to be the largest ever, attracting filmmakers from around the world, and others interested in the advantages to using Rhode Island facilities. - August 07, 2007

EMC Turns to Tango Pix for Viral Video Personalization and Humor Strike a Chord with Technical Audiences
When EMC, the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, was in need of a viral video they turned to Tango Pix, a video and new media production company, to fulfill their production needs. The video – “Fun with Tape” – highlights the humorous plight of two IT workers as they try to find new uses for outdated tape systems. The actual video can be viewed at www.funwithtape.com - July 26, 2007

Campus Compact Elects Five New Board Members to Lead Civic Engagement Efforts
Leaders from the higher education, foundation, and business sector will help guide 1,000-member coalition of college and university presidents dedicated to civic engagement. - July 11, 2007

Campus Compact honors Brookhaven, Georgetown students for outstanding civic leadership
Roslynn Almas of Brookhaven College and Douglas Finley of Georgetown University have been selected as recipients of Campus Compact's 2007 Frank Newman Leadership Award. - June 07, 2007

Campus Compact Honors Louisiana State University Engineer for Linking Community Work with Classroom Studies
Dr. Marybeth Lima, Professor of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, has been selected as the recipient of the 2007 Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service-Learning. Seven outstanding finalists have also been named. - June 01, 2007

Campus Compact Member Schools Contribute $7.1 Billion in Community Service
Students at member institutions spent 377 million hours in campus-organized service programs during the 2005-2006 academic year. - May 24, 2007

The DVD - Healing Autism: A Breakthrough Approach with Kenneth Bock, M.D. Shows Firsthand Challenges and Dramatic Successes in Treating Autism using the Biomedical Approach
Healing Autism: A Breakthrough Approach with Kenneth Bock, M.D. explores some of the causes, controversies and treatments surrounding the autism epidemic. The film presents the heartbreaking challenges five families face, showcasing the successes they experienced after being introduced to a breakthrough biomedical healing program used by Dr. Bock in treating children with autism. - April 08, 2007

OPENBOX TECHNOLOGIES LAUNCHES v9.0 APPLICATION PLATFORM
Latest Technology Offers Organizations "Walk-in" CRM and Enterprise Applications That Integrate With Existing Infrastructure and Databases - March 15, 2007

Internationally Acclaimed Producer Jim Sampas Joins Tango Pix to Lead Film, Television and Music Development Initiatives
Tango Pix has announced the appointment of Jim Sampas as Producer and Director of Development. Jim will be responsible for Tango Pix Development initiatives - managing film, television, and music projects. In his role, he will be reaching out to both local, national and international producers, directors, screenwriters, musicians, and writers to identify opportunities to develop commercially viable productions. - January 26, 2007