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Michael Beauregard founded Systems Change Strategies in 2014. In May, the Cranston-based company rebranded 
as Reach Consulting.

Employees hold key to company growth

Michael Beauregard | Reach Consulting LLC managing principal Before the birth of my twin sons in January 2022, I wrote a blog post titled, “I’m...

Tech trouble?

How often does your company experience technology-related issues? Sometimes: 80% Often: 20% Never: 0% Have you had technology problems impact an entire day’s work? Yes: 60% No: 40% Who is your...

Report: R.I. ranks 16th-best state for workers overall, 12th for working...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island dropped two places in Oxfam's overall ranking of best states to work, the U.K. charitable organization determined in its annual...

Do you agree with Attorney General Peter F. Neronha that the...

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha is urging the R.I. Office of Health Insurance Commissioner to reject all proposed rate hikes submitted by insurers for...
REDUCING THE HOOPS: Robert Brooks, managing partner at Adler, Pollock & Sheehan PC, is one of numerous attorneys who believe Rhode Island’s bar exam rules made it more difficult to attract experienced lawyers to firms here. 
PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

R.I. eases bar exam rules on out-of-state lawyers

David Wollin has read about several cases in which the Rhode Island Bar Association’s unique rules for out-of-state attorneys have tripped up experienced lawyers...

Break time

Do you often take breaks while at work? No: 60% Yes: 40% How often do you work through a lunch break? Always: 80% Sometimes: 20% Never: 0% Do you and/or your...
Brandon Cline

Many top companies set age limits for CEOs, with good reason

Former President Donald Trump, the Republican Party’s nominee, is 78. No one older has ever run for U.S. president as their party’s official nominee....

Additional help?

Does your company employ independent contractors for certain tasks? Yes: 67% No: 33% Do you find independent contractors require more, or less, effort to manage than existing...
JAMES R. LANGEVIN, former longtime U.S. congressman for Rhode Island, has been appointed as a new visiting scholar for the University of Rhode Island's Department of Political Science. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

Are you concerned about the use of artificial intelligence in your...

A new state Artificial Intelligence Task Force held its first meeting on July 15. Gov. Daniel J. McKee created the task force and a Center...
CO-BOT CONVERSATION: Mike Rielly, head of public relations at igus Bearings Inc. in East Providence, discusses one of the robots that the company produces, which are known as collaborative robots, or co-bots, along with other automation technology that it sells to manufacturers.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

ROBOTS RISING? Manufacturers mull employing tech as it gets smarter, cheaper

Enter igus Bearings Inc.’s newly opened facility in East Providence, and you’ll be met with the sounds of whirring and clangs typical of a...
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