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Struggling Rhode Island city seeks to revialize itself by selling historical chocolate bar

Mike Ritz (LRI '07) said his chocolate bar project — separate from plans for the park — is part of a broader effort at Leadership Rhode Island to help revitalize Central Falls.
LRI In the News

Leadership Rhode Island class debates pros, cons of Constitutional Convention

They debated in the committee rooms and again on the House floor. Had it all been real, the votes they took would have sent three high-profile issues to the ballot for voters to decide in November.
LRI Opinion

Leaders must be positive about R.I.

Do you agree with Governor Chafee's claim that Rhode Island is getting stronger with each day, each week and each year?
Make RI Stronger News

Initiative seeks to boost Rhode Islanders’ self-esteem, reduce ‘disengagement’ of workers

"We're negative, pessimistic and have a low self-esteem," said Mike Ritz (LRI '07), executive director of Leadership Rhode Island, who announced the group's "Make RI Stronger" initiative at a luncheon on Thursday.
LRI In the News

AN OPEN LETTER TO LRI FROM ED FITZPATRICK, PROVIDENCE JOURNAL COLUMNIST

I asked Dunkelman what a group such as Leadership Rhode Island could do to strengthen those networks... he said that he has lived in Rhode Island for 18 months now and he has noticed two seemingly contradictory things.
LRI In the News

Leadership, everyone agrees RI needs it; but where are the leaders?

A gutsy business advocate changed the course of Providence history in 1978 when he embraced an idea that had been rejected time and again for a century — moving the railroad tracks that split downtown,...