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‘Action plan’ needed to connect students to jobs
Marcia Sullivan, the executive director of the East Greenwich Housing Authority, came to the Providence Business News summit on Employers & Education Nov. 7 with the hope of finding an answer to how she might assist many of her residents, ages 35-55, find secure employment. more
By Richard Asinof
Contributing Writer | 11/12/12
Students weigh in on college preparedness
College-preparedness programs here are working to engage students but need to be expanded, according to a new study that gives voice to those most affected by the issue – Rhode Island students from families with low incomes. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 12/24/12

PASA helping students earn credits for work
Kerri Lemoie has her eye on the future. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 1/7/13

Education key for long-term solution to unemployment
The most recent state-level employment figures remind us that this economic recovery, like the recession that preceded it, is astonishingly uneven across the United States. more
Guest Column: Edward Glaeser | 5/28/12
Adult education an important part of economic solution
Around the country, and right here in Rhode Island, the voices that support adult education and workforce development as an integral part of an overall strategy to improve the national and local economy cannot be ignored. more
Guest Column: Carol Holmquist | 8/6/12
Higher ed. board gets NSF manufacturing grant
PROVIDENCE – Sen. Hanna M. Gallo, D-Cranston, announced this month that the New England Board of Higher Education has received a three-year, $900,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for a New England-wide project titled Problem Based Learning in Advanced Manufacturing: Transforming 21st Century Technician Education. more
11/12/12
Schneider expansion to accommodate Title IX
Providence College students should be used to the earth movers and construction crews by now. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 2/4/13

JWU entrepreneurial pool attracts sharks
Options have become an early career necessity, says John Robitaille, executive director of Johnson & Wales University’s Center for Entrepreneurship, whose charge after taking on the position about 18 months ago was to further the school’s position as an entrepreneurial incubator. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 1/7/13

Team player with passion to deliver more value
For Karen Colby, senior project manager at Gilbane Co., her focus on continuous improvement and her abilities to harness the power of collaboration have proven to be the keys to success in all of her work on construction and engineering projects. more
By Richard Asinof
Contributing Writer | 5/28/12
Business/education ventures a key answer
As any successful business owner knows, you have to have a plan. more
10/15/12
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