By Andy Smith
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Local businesses will be able to sit down face-to-face with key government regulators at a "We Mean Business Expo" on Sept. 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m .at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Warwick.
Governor Chafee, Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis and the Economic Development Corporation will bring federal, state and local regulators together in the hotel's Grand Ballroom. State agencies include the Departments of Environmental Management, Health, Labor and Training, and the Division of Taxation.
The Secretary of State's office will introduce a "Smart Start" room where attorneys and accountants will speak with entrepreneurs on how to start and grow a business.