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Teacher candidate Jessica Barresi, center, holds a metal box she worked on in a welding program that is part of a teacher certification program at Roger Williams University run by Lynne Bedard, center right. Also pictured, from left, foreground: Coventry High students Brayden Assadorian (wearing ­welding helmet) and James Spencer, and teacher candidates Jennifer Ortiz, back left; Anthony Carrion, foreground center right; and Louis Petrucci, right.
PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

CAREER SHIFT: RWU offers path to teaching for working adults

As the COVID-19 pandemic began to race across the country, Danielle Ricci could see a nursing shortage on the horizon and wanted to find...
FINDING SOLUTIONS: Patricia Joyce, right, senior account manager, and account managers Sarah Murphy, left, and Alysha Beaudry work on their laptops at the Cranston office of e-health technology company Abacus Health Solutions LLC. 
PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Abacus Health Solutions reduces barriers to diabetes care

2024 PBN Innovative Companies Awards HEALTH & WELLNESS: Abacus Health Solutions LLC ABACUS HEALTH SOLUTIONS LLC wants to improve the lives of those living with chronic...
DOUGLAS S. ALEXANDER
Rhode Island College Institute 
for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies director / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

‘More than half of all cyber jobs in our state are vacant’

DOUGLAS S. ALEXANDER says the need for cybersecurity professionals across all industries in the state has more than doubled since 2020, with more than...
LAB WORK: Michael Molinski, head of research and development at Audience Inc., is shown assembling cells inside the company’s lab at the Ocean Technology Center on the Bay Campus at the University of Rhode Island in Narragansett. Also pictured is Hailey Simon, head of operations for the company. 
PBN PHOTO/PAUL J. SPETRINI

Audiance Inc. makes battery power worldwide

2024 PBN Innovative Companies Awards EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: Audiance Inc. INNOVATION ISN’T JUST some buzz word randomly tossed around at Audiance Inc. It is central to the...

Rhode to Work 2024

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ANGELICA INFANTE-GREEN is expected to receive a new three-year contract to remain as the state's education commissioner. /PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Infante-Green to receive new 3-year contract as R.I.’s education commissioner

PROVIDENCE – Angélica Infante-Green is expected to remain the state’s education commissioner for the next three years. The R.I. Council on Elementary and Secondary Education...
ABOUT 300 PEOPLE attended Providence Business News' 2024 Fastest Growing & Innovative Companies awards program on Wednesday at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick in Warwick. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Novel ideas, revenue growth celebrated at PBN’s Fastest Growing & Innovative Companies ceremony

WARWICK – A public relations and communications firm, an employment placement firm, a meal delivery company, and a sports marketing and branded merchandise firm...
MARC B. PARLANGE, University of Rhode Island president, speaks to the crowd on Wednesday during his annual State of the University address. / SCREENSHOT VIA YOUTUBE.COM

Parlange pushes for bond approval, campus enhancements in annual URI address

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Campus enhancements, bond questions and finding new ways to improve budgets were among President Marc B. Parlange’s talking points during his...
PROVIDENCE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT Javier Montañez on Wednesday says the district has confirmed that unauthorized access occurred within the district's digital network. / COURTESY CLASSICAL HIGH SCHOOL

Providence schools confirm ‘unauthorized access’ in computer network; files may have been stolen

PROVIDENCE – Providence Public Schools District Superintendent Javier Montañez said in a message to the school community on Wednesday that the district has obtained...
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