Patricia Daddona, Author at Providence Business News

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ROSANNE SOMERSON took over as interim president of Rhode Island School of Design effective Jan. 1, following John Maeda's decision to accept a position with Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. The presidential search committee has begun preliminary interviews of candidates to replace Maeda, according to the school website. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN/DAVID O'CONNOR

RISD president search intensifies

Education 01/20/2015

PROVIDENCE - The Rhode Island School of Design’s presidential search committee has begun preliminary interviews of candidates to replace former President John Maeda, according...

MANUFACTURERS, such as Ferguson Perforating in Providence, are having difficulty finding qualified job applicants, a problem that the Newport County Mentor/Co-op Group is hoping to help solve by creating an advanced manufacturing academy. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Newport group looks to build advanced manufacturing academy

Education 01/19/2015

NEWPORT – The Newport County Mentor/Co-op Group has asked the R.I. Department of Education to consider supporting an advanced manufacturing academy, a charter school,...

Teachers help train colleagues

Education 01/17/2015

For public middle school English teacher Joe Killilea, professional development means helping colleagues open themselves up to constructive critiques from their peers. One such experience...

IN GOOD COMPANY: Max Brickle, right, president of the holding company the Brickle Group, examines wool material used in mattress covers with Director of Operations Andrew Dudka. The companies within the Brickle Group produce everything from wool blankets for the U.S. Department of Defense to the yarn used in MLB baseballs and the wool fabric used in Homeland Security uniforms at airport-security checkpoints. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

The many sides of Brickle textiles

Entrepreneurship 01/17/2015

Max Brickle, president of the Brickle Group, a holding company, oversees the trading and manufacturing of diversified textiles. Combined, three of six companies within the...

FLEX TIME: Helen Mederer, left, URI professor of sociology and labor research, and Barbara Silver, URI social psychology professor and research coordinator at the Schmidt Labor Research Center. Silver is studying the importance of workplace flexibility to a robust state economy. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Researchers tackle R.I. infrastructure issues

Education 01/17/2015

As a researcher for the College & University Research Collaborative, Jonathan Harris, an assistant professor of design at Johnson & Wales University, is exploring...

RHODE ISLAND is receiving more than $328,000 this year from the U.S. Department of Labor under a layoff prevention law established by Congress through U.S. Sen. Jack F. Reed in 2012. / PBN FILE PHOTO

R.I. receiving more than $328K through layoff prevention law

Economic Activity 01/16/2015

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is receiving more than $328,000 this year from the U.S. Department of Labor under a layoff prevention law established by...

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Five Questions With: Sarah Bernstein

In Their Own Words 01/16/2015

Sarah Bernstein is chairwoman of the board of directors of Girls Rock! Rhode Island, a music and empowerment-based nonprofit. She also works as the...