Denise Perreault
R.I. jobless rate increases to 10.8%
PROVIDENCE – The state Department of Labor and Training announced Friday that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for December was 10.8 percent, an...
Getting jump on financial literacy
Robert Scaffardi, academic-program director at a Cranston charter school, noticed about four years ago that teachers at the secondary school were each covering different...
Schools need to close work skills gap
The growing need to close the gap between what employers need and what the current Rhode Island work force offers was the focus of...
Disasters show need for preparation
Natural disasters create some of the most critical challenges any business can face, and Mother Nature over the last two years has been challenging...
Sailing winds blow, fires dampened
It sure was a long time coming.
Finally, in 2011, Rhode Island received definitive word that an America’s Cup preliminary race would be coming...
RWU students assist in Le Moulin redevelopment
A group of Roger Williams University graduate architecture students designed a series of plans for an arts-focused historic mill at Market Square in Woonsocket....
Annese patiently works to expand in southern N.E.
It can be slow going trying to expand a company into new territory, as Annese & Associates Inc., a family-owned telecommunications company based in...
EngageRI creates new political dynamic in state
(Corrected, Jan. 19)
A new dynamic is emerging in Rhode Island politics.
Businesses and social-service agencies that enter the political arena by supporting actions that...
Schools eye corporate partnerships
As part of their never-ending efforts to forge relationships with likely donors, colleges and universities actively seek donations from targeted businesses, but a $1...
Crossroads reports jump in December donations
PROVIDENCE - After taking a dive in October and November, donations at Crossroads Rhode Island bounced back in December, according to President Anne Nolan,...
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