| 词条 | Rhode Island Commodore |
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Organizational historyThe Rhode Island Commodores was established in 1968 by then governor John H. Chafee. Commissions as a Rhode Island Commodore have always been given to prominent citizens who are business or civic leaders in Rhode Island upon nomination by a commodore and appointment by the governor.[3] The Governor of Rhode Island, currently Gina Raimondo, serves as commander-in-chief of the Commodores and the organization led by its admiral, currently Colin P. Kane and its board of directors. It is administered by the quasi-public Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation, and its director, currently Marcel A. Valois, serves as vice admiral and as an ex officio member of the board of directors.[3] As of 2011, there are about 260 Rhode Island Commodores.[3][4] Prominent speakers are often featured at meetings of the Commodores, but in 2011 the Rhode Island press criticized the organization for their long-held policy of excluding reporters from their privately held meetings.[5] Charitable and business development activitiesThe Rhode Island Commodores is a 501(c)(6) non-profit organization that is devoted to a number of causes, including promoting economic development in Rhode Island, promoting Rhode Island products, conducting educational activities, promoting tourism and serving as goodwill ambassadors toward visitors to the state and while traveling out of the state. Activities of the Commodores in support of economic development have included participation in efforts to bring new businesses into the state,[6] the co-sponsorship of a statewide business plan competition, and efforts to bring the America's Cup races back to Newport[4] The Rhode Island Commodores were a prime proponent of the 1984 Greenhouse Compact, a proposed state industrial policy developed primarily by Ira Magaziner to transition the state away from traditional manufacturing industries toward an innovative high technology economy.[7] As proposed, the Greenhouse Compact would provide $250 million of state funds that would be invested to provide low interest loans to businesses to hire new workers, to provide for a fund for new product development by businesses, to provide start-up funds for new businesses, and to provide $50 million in business-related research at Brown University and the University of Rhode Island. When the measure was submitted to the voters in a special referendum held 12 June 1984, the proposal was defeated 121,079 to 29,998.[7][8] Notable commodoresBelow is a partial list of notable Rhode Island Commodores: {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
See also{{Portal|Rhode Island}}
References1. ^By-Laws of the Rhode Island Commodores. Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation, 315 Iron Horse Way, Providence, RI 02908 2. ^{{cite web| url=http://www.ricommodores.com/pages/cfHome.cfm | title=Rhode Island Commodores |publisher=Rhode island Economic Development Corporation | accessdate=15 December 2011}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://www.thegovmonitor.com/world_news/united_states/colin-p-kane-appointed-admiral-of-rhode-island-commodores-45622.html |title=Colin P. Kane Appointed Admiral of Rhode Island Commodores |publisher= GovMonitor.com 31 January 2011 | accessdate=28 May 2011}} 4. ^1 {{cite web| url=http://www.ri-bizplan.com/News/RICommodoresSupportBusinessPlanCompetition/tabid/236/Default.aspx |title=Rhode Island Commodores Support Rhode Island Business Plan Competition 2011 | publisher= Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation |accessdate=28 May 2011}} 5. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.projo.com/economy/COMMODORES_CLOSE_EVENT_09-28-11_IJQK9D9_v22.621a1.html | title= Reporters barred from Chaffee speech | publisher= Providence Journal 28 September 2011 |accessdate= 28 Sep 2011}} 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.pbn.com/private/4612bb253546.html |title=RIEDC goes on offensive to grow Rhode Island jobs |publisher= Rhode Island Business News, 3 March 2008 |accessdate=18 December 2011}} 7. ^1 Feldman, Allan. (1984) Rhode Island: Sunset for Industrial Policy. Policy Review No. 30(Fall 1984):84-86. pdf version {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714075232/http://www.econ.brown.edu/fac/Allan_Feldman/AMF%20Significant%20Published%20Papers/Rhode%20Island%20-%20Sunset%20for%20Industrial%20Policy.pdf |date=2010-07-14 }} 8. ^{{cite web| url=http://www.inc.com/magazine/19841001/4946.html |title= A Shattered Greenhouse |publisher= Inc. Magazine 1984 |accessdate=9 Feb 2012}} 9. ^Robert Flanders bio sketch 10. ^Alan Hassenfeld in Bloomberg News Profile 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://michaelarice.org/about.html |title=About Michael A. Rice |accessdate=2012-01-01 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121031602/http://michaelarice.org/about.html |archivedate=November 21, 2008 }} 12. ^{{cite web | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1842&dat=19791022&id=qhwsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FMkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3029,5102419 | title= Ted Turner Named Honorary Rhode Island Commodore | publisher=Times Daily 22 Oct 1979}} External links
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