Tag Archives: Providence Boat Show

RIMTA partners with new producer on Providence Boat Show

The Rhode Island Marine Trades Association has partnered with a new show producer to further build the Providence Boat Show into a premier wintertime boating event. Based in Newport, the new producer Marketing & Events brings a strong track record of producing trade shows, festivals and boating events that stretches back 30 years. M&E Founder David Rosenberg began his career ...

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Providence Boat Show increases attendance by 10 percent

The Providence Boat Show presented by Washington Trust, which was held over the Feb. 3-5 weekend, saw strong sales and increased attendance. Compressed this year from four to three days, the show drew a crowd that was 10 percent larger than last year’s attendance. Among the show goers were boat buyers who used this Rhode Island expo to explore new ...

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Providence Boat Show to run Feb. 4-7

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The 23rd Annual Providence Boat Show, presented by Washington Trust, will be held at the Rhode Island Convention Center from Thursday, February 4 to Sunday, February 7. This year’s show, one of the largest indoor boat shows in New England, revives its most popular features, but with an updated layout for easier navigation through boat and gear displays, ...

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Attendance increases at the Providence Boat Show

Providence, R.I. — The 22nd Annual Providence Boat Show  was held at the Rhode Island Convention Center on January 23 to 25. On Friday, crowds were up by 15 percent and several powerboat dealers sold at least one boat on opening day. But a winter storm that brought snow, sleet and freezing rain on Saturday morning thinned the crowd, and ...

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Rhode Island Composites Alliance receives seed funding

Providence, R.I. – The Rhode Island Composites Alliance (RICA), a newly formed partnership of companies and stakeholders focused on growing the composites industry in Rhode Island, has received $175,000 in funding from the Rhode Island Foundation and the van Beuren Charitable Foundation. The announcement was made at a press conference organized by the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association (RIMTA) on ...

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