CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR OF RI – MAYOR ALAN FUNG – TO SPEAK AT RI EXECUTIVES ASSOCIATION ON MAY 15TH

The RI Executives Association will host Cranston Mayor Alan Fung, candidate for Governor of RI, at their Tuesday, May 15th meeting, from noon to 1:30pm at the Greenwood Inn in Warwick, RI.
Fung is serving his 4th term as Mayor of Cranston, and is the first Asian-American Mayor elected in the US. Prior to serving as Mayor he was an at-large city council member, and before that an attorney. He is a graduate of Rhode Island College and Suffolk University Law School. Prior to serving in office, he was a litigation attorney at a Providence law firm, then a criminal prosecutor in the Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit of the RI Attorney General’s Office, and later Government Affairs Counsel for MetLife.
Fung highlights the importance of making it less expensive, and friendlier for businesses to do business in RI. He refers to expanding the BUSINESS CONCIERGE PROGRAM, a city of Cranston program, to all of RI. “The Concierge Center is a one-stop location for startups and business owners, walking them through the process from business plan to ribbon cutting as quickly and as stress-free as possible.  A business owner would work with the same economic development professional from start to finish – helping them cut through red tape and letting them know what they need to do right from the start, instead of running into time-consuming roadblocks because one department isn’t talking to another.”
The RI Executives Association is the statewide chapter of the International Executives Association.  In RI, they are the oldest business leads and referral membership group, and was established in 1939. For more information go to www.RIExecs.com.
The luncheon meeting is open at no charge to those interested in membership in “Execs”, whose business category is not already represented, and there are a limited number of general admission seats available, as well. There is no charge for the luncheon meeting, but RSVP (including press) is required, for space purposes. Contact Nancy Thomas at nthomas@tapestrycommunications.com or at 401-447-8182.

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