Ninigret Partners LLC (NP) was founded in 2001 to provide customized business strategy consulting services to a select group of clients in industries undergoing rapid change. Today, we have three main business segments: management consulting, economic development, and community planning.

NP has been part of award winning project teams including:

• APA National Economic Development Best Practice Award MASSDEV Transformative Development Initiative
• AL APA Outstanding Planning Award, Elevate Tuscaloosa
• TX APA Economic Development Planning Award, Farmers Branch IH-35E Corridor Vision Study
• APA National Planning Excellence Award Pittsburgh EcoInnovation District
• International Downtown Association Pinnacle Award, Grand Rapids Forward
• Fast Company's United States of Innovation Top Projects, RISD Design for Manufacturing Program
• PA APA Outstanding Plan, Pittsburgh Eco-Innovation District 
• TX APA Economic Development Award, Collins Arapaho TOD Innovation District, Richardson, TX
• Best in Class Firm Indiana Economic Development Corporation
• GA APA Outstanding Planning Process, Envision Athens
• MI APA Best Comprehensive Plan, Grand Rapids Forward
• RI APA Outstanding Plan Implementation, East Providence Waterfront
• CT APA Best Regional Plan, Route 1 Corridor Plan

Founder Kevin Hively has more than 20 years of experience working with businesses and government on a variety of strategic market and government issues.  Previously he was a member of the Global Leadership Management Group for Telesis, the strategy consulting arm of Towers Perrin. Kevin's clients included Corning, IBM, Circle K Stores, LaFarge, Touchstone Energy, Fortis, JP Morgan, Baxter, Astra Zeneca among others. He focused on customer issues, competitive strategy and market entry strategies in US, Asian and European markets.  Kevin also supported the economic development strategy activities of Telesis working on projects in several US states, the Panama Canal Commission, and several World Wildlife Fund and Nature Conservancy ecotourism studies in Africa and Oceania. Prior to Telesis, Kevin was Director of Policy for the Governor of Rhode Island where he helped launch the state's Slater Technology Fund, and was the point person for efforts to revitalize downtown Providence.  He is a graduate of Brown University.

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Contact 11 South Angell Street Providence, RI  02906  info@ninigretpartners.com
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