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Twin River to add more table game-related jobs than estimated
Twin River plans to add 50 more full-time equivalent jobs than originally estimated when the casino adds table games in July, upping its estimate to 400. more
| 2/6/13
DLT taps RI Temps for beach, park project
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee announced this month that the R.I. Department of Labor and Training is working with the RI Temps placement agency of Warwick to recruit unemployed veterans for nearly 40 short-term, disaster-relief worker positions at beaches and parks managed by the R.I. Department of Environmental Management. more
2/25/13
Volunteering a path to employment
Children’s Friend is a looking for a graphic designer, a translator and a marketing and development professional. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 2/25/13

Shadow economy seen boosting U.S. retail sales
When Kevin Kalmes received a foreclosure notice on her home after being unemployed for more than two years, she said she started selling the contents of her basement, figuring that “I can’t fit all this stuff in a Wal-Mart shopping cart.” more
Bloomberg News | 3/25/13
Lawmakers want end to Job Corps enrollment freeze
Rhode Island lawmakers hope a federal spending bill expected to be approved last week will allow the national Job Corps workforce-development program to soon start accepting new enrollees. A national freeze on enrollment following budget shortfalls could keep as many as 100 Rhode Island at-risk youths from gaining education and vocational training if it lasts until the current June 30 projection. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 3/25/13

Legal challenge leaves labor-board cases in limbo
When a federal labor board ruled in September that a West Virginia coal mine had illegally refused to hire union workers, 61-year-old Dave Preast thought his nine-year ordeal was finally coming to an end. more
Bloomberg News | 4/1/13
Bad moods, behavior at the top can sour workplace
Everyone has bad days. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 4/8/13

Counseling can speed job re-entry
Dennis Fernandez thought he knew how to properly navigate his job search. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 4/8/13

DLT: Private sector saw more job growth in 4Q than estimated
An analysis of Rhode Island’s tax data, released Thursday by the R.I. Department of Labor and Training, shows more growth in the state’s private sector employment during the fourth quarter of 2012 than was originally estimated. more
| 4/11/13
Training programs feed R.I. eateries
Just a year ago, Stephanie Hebert was a long-term unemployed woman in her mid-20s without a college education or high school diploma – exactly the population at risk for chronic joblessness and public-assistance dependence. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 4/15/13

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