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LABOR TALKS: Matthew Weldon, second from right, director of the R.I. Department of Labor and Training, speaks during a panel discussion at Providence Business News’ Workforce Development Summit in Providence on Feb. 15. Also on the panel are, from left, Lindsey Brickle, director of workforce and community partnerships at Polaris MEP; Julie Matthew, manufacturing director of Amgen Inc. in Rhode Island; Ara Millette, director of talent acquisition and workforce development at Lifespan Corp.; Nina Pande, executive director of Skills for Rhode Island’s Future; and Douglas Sherman, senior vice president and provost at the New England Institute of Technology. PBN Editor Michael Mello, standing at right, moderates.  PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Panel: Adaptability is key in today’s job market

Industries 03/01/2024

Though Rhode Island’s job numbers have largely rebounded to pre-COVID-19 levels, Matthew Weldon, director of the R.I. Department of Labor and Training, doesn’t exactly...

SPREADING HER WINGS: Lindsay Kuhn launched her online career platform Wingspans Inc. after realizing there was a career opportunity gap for students in Providence while teaching at Nathan Bishop Middle School.  COURTESY LINDSAY KUHN

Connecting students and job seekers to careers through storytelling

Business Services 03/01/2024

From the time she was a teenager in Coral Springs, Fla., Lindsay Kuhn recognized the power of storytelling. Throughout her career, that power has...

The cost of layoffs: Looking beyond pink slips

Advice 03/01/2024

When economic adversity collides with a business plan, the response to the cost issues must be prompt – and it must be right. When...

Marianne Raimondo was appointed dean of the Rhode Island College School of Business in 2022. She joined RIC as a health care administration faculty member in 2013. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Boost skills to grow

Economy 03/01/2024

Marianne Raimondo | Rhode Island College School of Business dean Rhode Island’s labor force has been largely stagnant since 2019, limiting our ability to grow...

ENRICHING HONOR: Community Preparatory School founder and Head of School Dan Corley, center, receives the 2023 Murray Family Prize for Community Enrichment at the Rhode Island Foundation. Pictured with Corley are, from left, Murray family members Terry Murray Jr., Paula McNamara  and Megan Craigen, and Rhode Island Foundation CEO and President David N. Cicilline. COURTESY RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION

Corley receives 2023 Murray Family Prize from Rhode Island Foundation

Education 03/01/2024

DAN CORLEY, founder and head of school of the Community Preparatory School in Providence, received the 2023 Murray Family Prize for Community Enrichment from...

Daily routine

Executive Poll 03/01/2024

What time do you typically start your day? 5-6 a.m.: 56% 6-7 a.m.: 22% 7-8 a.m.: 22% 8-9 a.m.: 0% Later than 9 a.m.: 0% What is your morning routine...

MARC B. PARLANGE received a five-year contract extension to remain as the University of Rhode Island's president. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

Parlange receives 5-year extension to remain as URI president

Economy 02/29/2024

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Marc B. Parlange will remain leading the University of Rhode Island for the foreseeable future. The university announced Wednesday that its board...

A RADIATOR LEAK and subsequent cleanup at Toll Gate High School in Warwick prompted school officials to move to remote learning through Friday.

Radiator leak prompts Toll Gate High School into distance learning for rest of week

Education 02/29/2024

WARWICK – Students at Toll Gate High School will have distance learning through Friday as school officials clean up parts of the building that...

Gilkey’s new 3-year contract extension includes annual pay raises

Education 02/27/2024

PROVIDENCE – Shannon Gilkey was awarded a three-year contract extension to remain as the state’s postsecondary education commissioner that runs through Jan. 31, 2027,...