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Chamber of Commerce hosts Hiring our Heroes job fair
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s National Chamber Foundation will host Hiring Our Heroes – Warwick, a job fair for veterans and military spouses on Friday, Nov. 9 from 1-4 p.m. at the Community College of Rhode Island. more
| 11/8/12
Factory Five Racing named New Bedford small business of year
Factory Five Racing Inc. was named the 2012 Greater New Bedford Small Business of the Year by the New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce and BankFive. more
| 6/19/12
Plumbing for answers on trade-skills gap
Keith Vadas has seen both sides of the trade versus office job-skill debate that often surrounds arguments on available jobs and work force development these days. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 10/8/12

CVS reaches agreement with union at 500 California stores
CVS Caremark Corp. and the United Food & Commercial Workers union have signed a five-year cooperation agreement giving CVS/pharmacy employees at roughly 500 stores in Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego the opportunity to vote on whether or not they want to be represented by the union. more
| 1/18/13
Top five R.I. job creators named by Inc. Magazine
(Corrected Feb. 5, 9:50 a.m.) Alliance Security Co. and Alex and Ani were among those recognized as top job producers in the state by Inc. Magazine. more
Where wellness is about more than fun and games
As a company devoted to play, Hasbro Inc. recognizes the importance of its brand, often doubling down on its well-known board games that are re-branded as movies, DVDs and electronic games. So it is not surprisingly that when Hasbro introduced its Healthy Steps walking routes as part of its wellness program last year, the paths were branded, both inside and outside, with Candyland markers along the way. more
By Richard Asinof
Contributing Writer | 8/13/12
Kids Count: R.I. youth employment rate at 50%
Rhode Island’s youth employment rate, at around 50 percent for those aged 16 to 24, is following in what is being called a dangerous trend of declining against a still struggling economy, according to a new Kids Count report from the Annie B. Casey Foundation. more
R.I. jobless rate falls to 10.4% in Oct., worker total jumps
Rhode Island’s unemployment rate fell to 10.4 percent for October, a drop of one-tenth of a percentage point from September, as the state gained the largest number of employed in one month since 1976. more
Taco commitment to workers pays off
When Taco Inc. of Cranston celebrated the opening of its new Innovation & Development Center on June 18, the official ceremony felt more like a family get-together. Dignitaries mingled with employees, touring the new state-of-the-art facility. John H. White Jr., president of Taco, and his staff, wouldn’t want it any other way. more
Fun, food part of fabric firm weaves for staff
OK, forget about the employer paying 100 percent of the premium for things like health and dental insurance. Or fronting deductible costs in the health care program so if workers need just preventive care, or are rarely sick, there’s little if any out-of-pocket expense as a product of the deductible. more
By Paul E. Kandarian
Contributing Writer | 6/25/12
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