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THE BEACON MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. will issue a policyholder dividend for the third consecutive year. Above: Beacon Mutual's Warwick headquarters. / COURTESY RGB ARCHITECTS

Beacon Mutual to issue 4% policyholder dividend

Workplace 01/10/2013

WARWICK – The Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. will issue a 4 percent dividend payment to its 11,700 policyholders, the company announced Thursday. Beacon Mutual, Rhode...

PAYROLLS IN the United States rose by 155,000 workers in December while the jobless rate held at 7.8 percent. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/SCOTT EELLS

Payrolls in U.S. climb 155,000 as jobless rate holds at 7.8%

Workplace 01/04/2013

WASHINGTON – Employers added workers in December at about the same pace as the prior month, and the unemployment rate matched a four-year low,...

RHODE ISLAND INCREASED its minimum wage to $7.75 an hour on Jan. 1. Above: The minimum wage rates compared to the national average as of Jan. 1, 2013. / COURTESY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

2013 brings minimum wage increase for R.I. workers

Workplace 01/02/2013

PROVIDENCE – On Jan. 1, Rhode Island’s minimum wage rose 35 cents to $7.75 an hour, increasing the average minimum wage worker’s annual pay...

FM GLOBAL was one of five companies recognized by the New England Employee Benefits Council for innovative programs.

FM Global benefits portal lauded

Workplace 12/18/2012

WALTHAM, Mass. - Johnston-based property insurer FM Global was named one of five companies with the Best Benefits Practices of 2012 by the New...

JOINING PROTEST at more than 1,000 Walmart locations nationwide, workers at the superstore's branches in Rhode Island and Massachusetts were expected to protest on Black Friday. / COURTESY ORGANIZATION UNITED FOR RESPECT AT WALMART

Black Friday Walmart protests head to R.I., Mass.

Workplace 11/23/2012

SEEKONK – As part of a nationwide Black Friday protest, Walmart workers and community allies plan to gather at Walmart retail stores across Rhode...

A STATUE OF Mr. Potato Head greets visitors to the corporate headquarters of toymaker Hasbro Inc. in Pawtucket. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/ MICHAEL SPRINGER

Hasbro named one of most ‘community-minded’ companies

Workplace 11/09/2012

PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. was recognized in The Civic 50 survey as one of the country’s most community-minded companies along with companies such as...

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT rose 0.5 percent year over year in the Providence-Fall River-Warwick metro area while falling 4 percent in the New Bedford metro area in September. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/SIMON DAWSON

Construction employment rises slightly in Providence metro

Workplace 10/31/2012

WASHINGTON – Construction employment rose in 125 out of 337 metro areas, including the Providence-Fall River-Warwick area, dropped in 160 out of 337 metro...

PROVIDENCE BUSINESS NEWS has rescheduled its PBN Summit on Employers and Education for Wednesday, Nov. 7, in light of inclement weather from Hurricane Sandy.

PBN postpones Summit on Employers and Education

Workplace 10/29/2012

PROVIDENCE – In light of Hurricane Sandy, Providence Business News has decided to postpone the Summit on Employers and Education to Wednesday, Nov. 7. The...