FAR FROM FROZEN PIZZA: RWU training next-gen culinary leaders
Chef Jonathan Cambra oversees the creation of approximately 25,000 meals per week when school is in session at Roger Williams University. It’s a daunting...
IN DEMAND: Adjuncts fill growing need in college classrooms
Think back on your college days and some of your favorite professors were likely adjuncts. Adjunct faculty have long played an essential role in...
R.I.: Small state, big impact
It is easy to see why Glenn Robertelli is bullish on Rhode Island life sciences. In 2023, the sector employed more than 6,000 Rhode...
UNHEALTHY STATE: ‘[R.I.] simply does not have the health care workforce … to...
Rhode Island is facing a serious shortageof health care providers, often leaving residents scrambling to find care. Primary care is exceedingly difficult to attain,...
‘The opportunity’s there, I’m just going to take it’: Insurers eager...
The next generation of insurance agents is being ushered into the industry, thanks to local agencies eager to fill roles vacated by the large...
CRISIS OF INTEREST: Industry woos next-gen workers
With a rich industrial history – ranging from shipbuilding and textiles to jewelry, chemicals and metals – the Ocean State’s economy has always been...
Yes, working in hotels ‘can be a fun career’
Hotel Maria General Manager Patrick Bowe took a Rhode Island Hospitality Association class for front-of-the-house staff on dealing with guests’ issues. Bowe started as...
SAVING LIVES: ‘I craved the adrenaline rush of the emergency department’
Almost immediately after graduating FROMRhode Island College’s nursing program in 2024, Madison Wholey took a job at The Miriam Hospital focused on medical surgical...
OFF WALL STREET: ‘You don’t need to go [outside R.I.] to...
As much as technology is reshaping financial services, at The Washington Trust Co. soft skills continue to be “a cornerstone of our culture,” said...
BUILDING SUPPORT: Women growing in the trades
Catherine Pena was working two jobswith three little boys at home trying to make ends meet when a friend suggested working in the trades....
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