Unions, Stop & Shop reach tentative agreement Sunday
PROVIDENCE – A tentative agreement between union workers and Stop & Shop LLC was reached over the weekend, both parties announced Sunday.Union members of...
R.I. construction employment up 1% in March
PROVIDENCE – Seasonally-adjusted Rhode Island construction employment increased 1 percent year over year, or 200 jobs, to 19,600, the 35th-fastest-growing state in the nation,...
R.I. unemployment second highest in New England in March
PROVIDENCE – Seasonally adjusted Rhode Island unemployment declined to 3.8% in March, while the number of employed Rhode Islanders, the unemployed and the civilian...
Raimondo: A ‘partner with business’
You could say Gov. Gina M. Raimondo is a pragmatist. The way she puts it, she’s not trying to change the world so much...
As always, it’s all about people when it comes to the...
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo understands that the best and most long-lasting investment is in people. From the Real Jobs Rhode Island program, to Rhode...
Have you crossed the Stop & Shop picket lines?
When more than 31,000 United Food and Commercial Workers went out on strike against Stop & Shop LLC on April 12, it was more...
Unemployment ticks down in March, along with jobs
PROVIDENCE – The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in Rhode Island was 3.8% in March, a 0.4 percentage-point decline year over year and level with the...
Stop & Shop strike enters first full day, closes some stores
PROVIDENCE – The strike of unionized Stop & Shop LLC workers entered its first full day Friday.More than 31,000 United Food and Commercial Workers...
Great leaders see the best in people
Shannon Shallcross | BetaXAnalytics LLC co-founder and CEOThe most valuable lesson I’ve learned in my career is this: The greatest leaders see the best...
Proposed firefighter overtime rules should be a nonstarter
Rhode Island ranks as the highest-spending state in the nation in terms of fire protection, according to the most recent Rhode Island Public Expenditure...
