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Collette employees donate time

PAWTUCKET – More than 100 Collette employees dedicated 380 hours of community service in Rhode Island in mid-July in honor of the company’s founder,...

Society renews Taylor contract

NEWPORT – Ruth Taylor, the Newport Historical Society’s executive director, has accepted a five-year contract renewal through 2019, the organization said. “I’m looking forward to...

Beaux Arts Ball raises $200K for museum

NEWPORT – The Beaux Arts Ball, an annual summer gala for the Newport Art Museum, raised $209,000 for the museum’s programs on July 19. More...
THE GOVERNOR'S WORKFORCE Board has awarded $1.1 million to seven state industry groups to address the skills gap in Rhode Island. Above, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee speaking at a Workforce Board meeting in May. / COURTESY GOV. LINCOLN D. CHAFEE'S OFFICE

Workforce Board awards $1.1M in grants to seven industry groups

PROVIDENCE – The Governor’s Workforce Board has awarded a total of $1.1 million in Industry Partnership grants to eight groups with proposals aimed at...
THE NEW ENGLAND Institute of Technology on Monday celebrated the official launch of its Shipbuilding/Marine Trades and Advanced Manufacturing Institute, a job-training program that first began last fall and has helped 90 percent of its 100 graduates find jobs. / COURTESY NEW ENGLAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

NEIT marine, manufacturing training program sees success

WARWICK – A marine trades and manufacturing job-training program funded with federal, state and Rhode Island Foundation money has trained 100 people to date,...
PART OF THE COOL CLUB: Mary B. Cool, a designer for California Closets, has been a member of the local chapter of the Professional Women in Building for about a year. Pictured above is Cool, left, with homeowner and client Arletta Ashe and master installer Dave Kazvkiewicz. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Women builders small, growing group

Before the Great Recession took hold in 2009, a group known here as Professional Women in Building had 20 members. By 2012, that number...
COURSE WORK: URI College of Business Administration doctoral student Gerry Matos teaches a class at the school’s Providence campus. The program is celebrating its 90th anniversary. / PBN PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

URI business school still growing at 90

The only business school in the state offering a doctorate, the University of Rhode Island’s College of Business Administration shows no signs of slowing...
BROWN UNIVERSITY was one of 68 schools nationwide on a list provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights of investigations over the handling of sexual violence and harassment complaints under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

DOE launches sexual violence investigation at Brown

PROVIDENCE – Brown University said Friday it would cooperate with a U.S. Department of Education Title IX investigation into a complaint made against the...

Wax to retire as Gamm Theatre managing director

PAWTUCKET – David M. Wax, managing director of the nonprofit Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre, is retiring after two years in the position. Wax had been retired...
"Certainly, our mission to build decent affordable homes for those in need will drive our strategic goals for the future. Currently, I am working with the board [of directors] and staff on our strategic goals."

Five Questions With: Dana DiMarco

Dana DiMarco has joined Greater Providence Habitat for Humanity as the executive director, overseeing operations and management. Previously, she served as director of...
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