Panel: Adaptability is key in today’s job market
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...
The cost of layoffs: Looking beyond pink slips
When economic adversity collides with a business plan, the response to the cost issues must be prompt – and it must be right. When...
R.I. business groups worry about effects of extending paid family...
While there is widespread support for bills in the General Assembly that would double the amount of paid family leave offered in Rhode Island...
Class of their own: More employers partnering with local colleges
Although he had some experience working in construction, Kolby Gomes says learning the ins and outs of pipefitting was like studying a foreign language.
But...
Cyber Sessions: Don’t ignore the human factor in building resilience
(Editor’s note: This is the 18th installment of a monthly column on the growing number of cyberthreats facing businesses of all sizes and what...
R.I. among 9 states yet to recover all jobs lost in...
Rhode Island is among nine states, plus the nation’s capital, yet to recover all of their jobs lost to the pandemic, according to a...
Summit panel: Burnout a danger in workplace DEI efforts
Professionals working in the area of improving diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace have made lots of progress over the years, but it...
PBN acquired by Woodward Communications Inc.; Brisson named publisher
PROVIDENCE – Providence Business News on Tuesday announced that it has been acquired by Iowa-based Woodward Communications Inc., an employee-owned company, and that Annemarie...
For hospital executives, solving labor shortages a top task
When asked whether the lingering workforce shortages are affecting access to care, Rhode Island’s health care leaders had a clear answer.
“Yes, period, end of...
Ready for the hackers? Many companies are woefully unprepared
By the time the average data breach is detected by an organization, hackers have already been in the system for 256 days on average...