competition among private schools in the Newport area meant the operation of the school was no longer viable. It closed in 2017. Betsy Sherman Walker of Newport This Week described the closure as a "curveball," unexpected by the community. Tertiary education Post-secondary schools include the Naval Academy Preparatory School, Salve Regina University, Naval War College, International Yacht Restoration School, and the Community College of Rhode Island Newport Campus. Economy While technology and defense are the largest employment sector in the region, seasonal tourism is a major economic engine of the city of Newport, including hotels, restaurants, and retail. As of 2013, 89.64% of all private employment in the city of Newport was in the service sector. Retail trade was the third largest sector, with 1,341 jobs. Retail and restaurant employment can swell by as many as 1,500 jobs during the peak summer season. Principal employers According to Newport's 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the principal employers in the city are: Notable people Sister cities Newport's sister cities are: Imperia, Italy Kinsale, Ireland Ponta Delgada, Portugal Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Shimoda, Japan Skiathos, Greece In popular culture Newport was a filming location for High Society (1956), The Great Gatsby (1974), Mr. North (1988), Wind (1992), and Moonrise Kingdom (2012). See also Buildings and structures in Newport, Rhode Island Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery (includes "God's Little Acre") References Further reading Bridenbaugh, Carl (1964) [1938]. Cities in the Wilderness: The First Century of Urban Life in America 1625–1742. New York: Capricorn Books. Bridenbaugh, Carl (1964) [1900]. Cities in Revolt: Urban Life in America, 1743–1776 . New York: Capricorn Books. Crane, Elaine Forman (1985) [1955]. A Dependent People: Newport, Rhode Island in the Revolutionary Era . New York: Fordham University Press. Crane, Elaine Forman (2018). The Poison Plot: A Tale of Adultery and Murder in Colonial Newport. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. Crane, Elaine F. (1980). The first wheel of commerce': Newport, Rhode Island and the Slave Trade, 1760–1776". Slavery and Abolition 1#2 pp. 178–198. . Downing, Antoinette Forrester, and Vincent Joseph Scully (1967). The Architectural Heritage of Newport, Rhode Island: 1640–1915. CN Potter. Jefferys, C. P. B. (1992). Newport: A Short History. Withey, Lynne (1984). Urban Growth in Colonial Rhode Island: Newport and Providence in the Eighteenth Century. SUNY Press. Older titles S. G. Arnold (1859–1860). History of the State of Rhode Island (two volumes). New York. G. C. Mason