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Go
Green Alliance Leadership Meets the Press
Speaking
to a crowd of more than sixty supporters and the press,
Go Green Alliance Co-Chairs Alan Hassenfeld and Ronald
Machtley made the case for implementing the planned
improvements to T.F. Green and reiterated the support
of the Alliance for the Economic Impact Statement
(EIS) process soon to be initiated by the Federal
Aviation Administration.
Bryant
College President Machtley emphasized the economic
and competitive issues at stake, noting, “Consumers
will make their own decisions based on their perception
of value and convenience, and a decision not to improve
our facility will surely turn passengers away from
Green.”
Hassenfeld,
Chairman of Hasbro Inc, focused on the importance
of a first-class facility and the fairness of the
well-documented EIS process. “ Go
Green Alliance encourages the entire Rhode Island
community to support this process and to work with
the Rhode Island Airport Corporation and the Federal
Aviation Administration to study the issues and to
respond to their recommendations in a spirit of cooperation.”
Rhode
Island Economic Development Corporation Executive
Director Michael McMahon added that Green Airport
is the “front door” of Rhode Island. Green is the
first place prospective businesses encounter when
they arrive in the State and its impact as a first
impression is often an important factor in the decisions
of these companies.
During
the “Question and Answer” session, Mark Brewer of
the Rhode Island Airport Corporation, one day before
his appointment as the new President & CEO of
the corporation, joined the panel and expressed his
appreciation of the work of the Go Green Alliance
to focus attention on the importance of the planned
improvements.
Greater
Providence Chamber of Commerce President & CEO,
James Hagan, introduced the proceedings and Dick Plotkin,
Greater Providence Chamber Transportation Committee
Chair, provided an historical perspective on the interrelation
of airport development and economic growth issues
in Rhode Island.
Journal Publishes Op Ed From Go Green Leaders
The view of
Go Green Alliance Co-Chairs Ronald Machtley and Alan
Hassenfeld were published in the Providence Sunday
Journal on June 20, 2004. For complete text click
here.
Northern
RI Chamber Joins Go Green Alliance
The
Northern Rhode Island Chamber joins the Greater Providence
Chamber of Commerce, the Rhode Island Commodores,
the Rhode Island Economic Policy Council, the Rhode
Island Economic Development Corporation, the Rhode
Island Convention Center Authority, the Providence
Tourism Council and the Providence/Warwick Convention
& Visitors Bureau in the Go Green effort.
“The
Northern Rhode Island Chamber recognizes the critical
importance of the planned improvements to T.F. Green
Airport to the economy of Northern Rhode Island and
the State as a whole,” said John C. Gregory, President/CEO
of the Northern Rhode Island Chamber.
North
Central RI Chamber Supports Go Green
The
North Central Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce has
declared its support for the Go Green Alliance.
“Our
directors fully understand the urgency of moving forward
with the improvements to
T. F. Green Airport,” said Robert Lafond, Executive
Director of the North Central Chamber. “Along with
the Greater Providence Chamber and the other Go Green
Alliance members, we too want to improve economic
growth and the lives of the citizens in the communities
we serve. We support the completion of the EIS to
determine the viability of expansion at Green.”
Airport Corporation Selects New President & CEO
The
Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) today announced
it has selected Mark Brewer, A.A.E., who has served
as the corporation's senior vice-president and chief
operating officer for the last seven years, as its
new President/CEO. Mr. Brewer, a highly qualified
leader with over twenty-seven years of airport management
experience, will be the third head of RIAC, since
the new terminal opened in 1996. He has been responsible
for overseeing airfield and terminal operations, maintenance,
safety and security, which includes the police, fire
and aeronautics departments.
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