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COMPENSATION DISCLOSURE: Nonprofits that receive more than $50,000 in taxpayer funding will be required to inform state legislators how much they’re paying their top five employees who receive more than $100,000. 
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New law requires many nonprofits to reveal salaries of top executives

A 2023 audit by the inspector general at the U.S. Department of Justice found significant deficiencies in financial management by the Pawtucket nonprofit Blackstone...

Seriously, stop trying to be funny at work

How can you get ahead in your career and still enjoy the ride? One solution frequently offered is to use humor. Sharing jokes, sarcastic quips,...
Christine E. Dieter

Dieter to chair R.I. chapter of Environmental Business Council of New England

CHRISTINE E. DIETER, a partner at the Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP law firm in Providence, was recently named chairperson of the Environmental Business...

Calling it a night?

Do you check emails or do extra work/research from home? Yes: 100% No: 0% Does your job/company role cause you to struggle to disconnect from work-related issues? Yes:...
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CYBER TRAINING: ‘Hands-on experience [is] invaluable in developing the in-demand skills’

Growing up, Nygel Gomes always felt drawn to the inner workings of technology. In high school, a cyber education program for K-12 students gave...

Rhode to Work 2025

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IT’S IN THE CARDS: The allure of high stakes, fast play

JACQUELINE CORRIEA ALWAYS had an attraction to the casino industry, wanting to be in the middle of high stakes and fast play as cards...
Jovany Neves / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

MACHINE LEARNING: ‘There are [so many] directions to go in’

JOVANY NEVES INITIALLY felt uneasy about pursuing a career in manufacturing. At first he was among many high school students who believed the industry...
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‘Demand for skilled workers is … exceptionally high.’

Construction careers are lucrative and rewarding, but recent trends suggest fewer people are pursuing these careers. In our experience, however, demand for access into...
TESTING: Students Ashlee Lewandoski, left, Bridget Finnerty and Jacqui Pijnenburg in professor of engineering Janet Baldwin’s class at Roger Williams University test water samples from a coastal area in Warren to determine the extent of saltwater intrusion.
COURTESY JANET BALDWIN

ENLIST NOW: State needs soldiers in climate fight

As far back as Ashlee Lewandoski can remember, she had a thing for being outdoors. A love of nature andthe environment directed her career...
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