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Tracey Cunningham-Martins was named CEO and president of Cranston-based AccessPoint RI in 2022. She previously served as associate director of employment for the R.I. Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Be inclusive for all

Tracey Cunningham-Martins | AccessPoint RI CEO and president Matching individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and those with barriers to employment with suitable employers is...

Fresh start

Does your company hire interns? Yes: 100% No: 0% If so, are they paid or unpaid internships? Paid: 43% Unpaid: 43% Depends on the position: 14% Our company does not offer...
JIM OWENS, second from left, Nautilus Defense LLC principal, speaks during one of two panel discussions at Providence Business News' Emerging Industries Summit at the Providence Marriott on Wednesday. Also on the panel is, from left, Anthony Baro, E2SOL LLC managing principal; Jeanine Boyle, Inspire Environmental Inc. CEO; Nishita Roy-Pope, Tribe Academy LLC founder and CEO; Marc Parlange, University of Rhode Island president; Stephen Piper, lead client partner, state of Rhode Island, IBM Consulting. URI Research Foundation Executive Director Christian Cowan, standing at right, was the moderator. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN summit: Life sciences, blue economy growth face challenges in R.I.

PROVIDENCE – Justin Fallon, a professor of neuroscience, psychiatry and human behavior at Brown University, co-founded his company, Bolden Therapeutics Inc., in Rhode Island....
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

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...

Daily routine

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...
THE RHODE ISLAND Public Transit Authority and the Amalgamated Transit Union Division 618 agreed to a new deal that increases hourly pay rates for bus drivers to $25.33 per hour. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

RIPTA, bus drivers union agree to 16.7% hourly pay increase

PROVIDENCE – Bus drivers with the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority will see a 16.7% increase in their hourly pay rate, effective this week. RIPTA’s...
Cody Fino was named 
Community College of Rhode Island’s executive director of workforce partnerships 
in November 2022.  / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Recruit through training

Cody Fino | Community College of Rhode Island ­executive director of workforce ­partnerships With low unemployment rates, employers need to develop innovative strategies to find...

Snack time!

Does your company offer refreshments at the office? Yes: 100% No: 0% What kind of refreshments does your company offer? (Select multiple) Coffee/tea: 100% Water dispenser: 86% Soda/drinks: 43% Bagged snacks:...
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 Thursday. 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, moderated. PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN workforce summit: Flexibility ‘the best asset you can have at...

PROVIDENCE – With Rhode Island now having regained more than 90% of jobs lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic, employers may feel that the...
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