Working with a brand-new hospital union and coming out on the positive side of an employee survey. Revamping an entire emergency department – an offshoot of a malpractice case. Establishing a breast health center. Creating an alliance with a major Boston hospital. All that would be a lot to accomplish over many years, but Sandra L. Coletta did it in just four. Coletta, president and CEO of Kent Hospital in Warwick, took the job in 2008, after putting in 25 years at The Miriam Hospital and Lifespan. And for her efforts, Coletta was named an Industry Leader in the category of health care services. more

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

Despite the three-tenths of a percentage point decline in its unemployment rate in April, to 8.8 percent, Rhode Island still has the sixth-highest jobless rate in the nation, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. more

The U.S. Labor Department awarded the R.I. Department of Labor and Training a $1.7 million grant from the Workforce Innovation Fund, Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis announced Thursday. more

Eileen Hayes, president and CEO of Amos House for the past 11 years, maneuvers through the crowded waiting room of the South Providence social service agency. more

In April, 2,081 Rhode Island workers were laid off, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. more

Several 38 Studios employees attended a Providence recruiting event by video game-creator Turbine Inc., according to WPRI-TV CBS 12. more

At least one Rhode Island company is trying to find a landing place for laid off 38 Studios workers, as a recruiter from Atrion Networking Corp. of Warwick is at the troubled video game developer talking to former employees about openings at the IT services company. more

When Joyce Fastino took over as the new owner of The Personnel People more than a decade ago, she brought with her a penny-wise Yankee attitude that might seem out of style to some of today’s entrepreneurs. more

Jane G. Linden, a veterinarian who owns the Providence River Animal Hospital, loves the city where she lives and works. more