Allan Tear, Soren Ryherd Honored By RI Foundation

The Rhode Island Foundation honored the winners and finalists of its first even Innovation Fellowships at an event at the Superman Building Wednesday night. Winners Soren Ryherd, who plans to leverage the power of the internet to help small businesses fill vacant storefronts in Providence and elsewehere, and Allan Tear plans to do for arts and culture what his Betaspring company does for the tech sector, each gave speeches.

Here’s an excerpt from Tear’s speech: