Getting attention and coverage for our client partners has made us newsworthy, too.
2009
09.17.2009
Providence, R.I. (September 17, 2009) – (add)ventures, a multidisciplinary communications firm headquartered in Providence, has been named one of America’s fastest-growing private companies by Inc. magazine. This is the company’s fifth appearance on the annual list.
08.10.2009
Providence, R.I. (August 10, 2009) – (add)ventures, a multidisciplinary brand communications consultancy, has received four 2009 AEGIS Awards, which recognize the company’s outstanding work in the field of video and film production. (add)ventures earned the recognition facing tough competition – the company’s videos were selected among approximately 3,100 entries.
07.01.2009
(add)ventures has received recognition as one of the fastest-growing inner-city companies in America by the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC). This marks the third time that (add)ventures has been named to the Inner City 100, a prestigious ranking which highlights the firm’s innovative practices and sustained growth.
06.01.2009
(add)ventures, a multidisciplinary communications consultancy, recently received the honor of ‘Best in Class’ in three categories of the Interactive Media Awards (IMA). The IMA awards, considered among the most influential in the industry, singled out (add)ventures for excellence in the design, development and implementation of the CVS Caremark Recruitment Application, RxFactors.
2008
09.23.2008
The founder, president and CEO of (add)ventures in Providence will be honored by the U.S. Small Business Administration as the 2008 Rhode Island Minority Small Business Person of the Year. Steve Rosa is among seven minority small business owners, advocates and SBA lenders who will receive awards during the annual Minority Enterprise Development Week awards dinner on October 15th at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick.
The Rhode Island MED Week celebration, October 14 to October 17, is cosponsored by the SBA and the Rhode Island Hispanic American Chamber of Commerce.
02.21.2008
The R.I. Governor’s Workforce Board has awarded 77 Comprehensive Worker Training grants, totaling $1.59 million, to help provide on-the-job training for 3,500 Rhode Island workers. Employers will match the grants, bringing the total to $3.2 million.
2007
11.06.2007
(add)ventures has been named the Rhode Island Minority Business Enterprise of the Year.
The award was presented by Rhode Island Small Business Administration and the Hispanic American Chamber of Commerce during the 2007 Rhode Island Minority Enterprise Development Week.
After accepting the prize and thanking his employee family and client partners, including BankRI, CVS Caremark, Hasbro, and Marriott, Rosa told the 300 in attendance that the majority of his client partners do not realize he owns a minority business enterprise, or MBE.
10.01.2007
(add)ventures has been named one of the nation’s 5,000 fastest growing companies by Inc. magazine. This is the third time the company has been recognized by the magazine for its growth. In 2003 and 2004, (add)ventures was included in the Inc. 500.
This year’s distinction places (add)ventures on the inaugural Inc. 5000 list, which celebrates the fastest-growing private companies in America.
05.08.2007
A website developed by (add)ventures for the US Department of Labor and Johnson & Wales University has been named one of the world's 10 best sites in 2006 by the Interactive Media Council.
The "Life After High School" website ranked alongside nine other websites advancing national products and name brands, such as Sony, Red Bull, McDonald's, Bacardi, and Warner Brothers Pictures.
04.05.2007
Today more than 450 business and government leaders from around the state showed their support for City Year Rhode Island at the annual Starfish Luncheon at the Rhode Island Convention Center. Over $100,000 was raised at the event, which recognized longtime board member Steve Rosa, President and Chief Creative Officer of (add)ventures as well as 17 corporate volunteers selected by their companies as community heroes.
02.26.2007
Leadership Rhode Island, a nationally recognized community leadership development foundation, honored (add)ventures and Cox Communicationsfor their contributions of time, resources and services to re-launch the non-profit's website. Check out the site at www.leadershipri.org
02.04.2007
(add)ventures, and Johnson & Wales University have won a top honor for an interactive on-line resource that experts have called “one of the world’s most well-executed websites.”
02.02.2007
Adobe is the premier brand in graphic design, and (add)ventures is proud to say that whatsnext4me has been selected the Adobe site of the day for Feb 2, 2007. You can see the Adobe showcase section at: www.adobe.com/showcase
"Adobe recognizes websites based on their use of strong visual designs, superior functionalities, and innovative uses of Adobe products. We want to give credit to the creative and engineering talent behind the scenes."
2006
06.30.2006
Stephen Rosa, president and chief creative officer of (add)ventures, stepped up and accepted the Moccasin Award from City Year Rhode Island during their graduation ceremony last week. Rosa, a board member of City Year Rhode Island and a chair of their annual fundraiser, Starry, Starry Night, was chosen for his community service to City Year throughout the past year.
2005
05.04.2005
(add)ventures, a full-service ad agency located in Providence, was recently recognized by ICIC and Inc. Magazine’s Inner City 100 as one of the fastest-growing inner city companies in the United States. This award places (add)ventures among a select group of America’s most promising businesses that have the foresight to build companies in urban areas.