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Lawmakers want end to Job Corps enrollment freeze

Rhode Island lawmakers hope a federal spending bill expected to be approved last week will allow the national Job Corps workforce-development program to soon...
"We face different pressures than women from previous years."

Five Questions With: Kim Bigonette

The Junior League of Rhode Island, a 90-year-old nonprofit, is recruiting new members to help carry out is mission of promoting voluntarism and developing...

PeaceLove Studio’s fundraiser to honor Stenning

PAWTUCKET – The PeaceLove Studio’s annual Get Your PeaceLove On fundraiser will be held May 1 at The Met in Pawtucket and will honor...

Newport Flower Show takes place June 21

NEWPORT – The 18th annual Newport Flower Show will take place June 21-23 at Rosecliff with Bartlett Tree Experts returning as the show’s presenting...

Career day targets marine industry

NEWPORT – The eighth annual Marine Industry & Career Day, sponsored by the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association and International Yacht Restoration School, a...
THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYED RHODE ISLANDERS moved to its highest number since February 2009, as the state jobless rate fell to 9.4 percent. / R.I. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TRAINING

R.I. jobless rate falls to 9.4%

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s unemployment rate fell to 9.4 percent for February, as the number of employed Rhode Island residents rose by 1,300 from...
THE R.I. STUDENT LOAN AUTHORITY announced a program designed to support Rhode Island students who participate in internships by forgiving a portion of their student loans. The RISLA program dovetails with Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee's work immersion program through the Governor's Workforce Board. / PBN FILE PHOTO/FRANK MULLIN

RISLA to support internships, ease debt crush

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Student Loan Authority has announced a loan forgiveness program meant to encourage students to pursue internships and help ease student...
THANKS TO A COLLABORATION between the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts and The Rhode Island Foundation, the Assets for Artists program is bringing its capital and mentoring program to the Ocean State.

Program initiated to help R.I. artists develop business skills

PROVIDENCE – Assets for Artists, a matched-savings program for low-income, entrepreneurial artists, is now accepting applications from Rhode Island artists in all disciplines. The Rhode...
BUILDING SOMETHING: Roseann Dugan, Century 21 Rondeau Associates sales associate, talks with Roger Caberal of Acushnet at a Home Construction Expo organized by Bristol County Savings Bank. About 45 attendees came to the first of two expos held in early March. / PBN PHOTO/MARTIN GAVIN

Bank expos link builders, clients

Bill Bachant, owner of Bill Bachant Builders, recently took some time out of his weekend to meet with potential clients. The meet-and-greets yielded, he...

R.I. exporters encouraged to look to Middle East

Why should businesses looking at expanding their overseas exports target the Middle East? The answer, quite simply, is because despite continued misperceptions of economic and...
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