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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...