Job openings, hires drop in Northeast in August
WASHINGTON – The number of job openings in the Northeast in August was 694,000, down 4.5 percent from July and 18.6 year-over-year since August...
South County Hospital earns recognition from American Heart Association
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – South County Hospital was the only hospital in Rhode Island to earn a Gold recognition for the American Heart Association as...
Citizens’ Alemany named 4th-most powerful woman in banking
PROVIDENCE – Ellen Alemany, chairman and CEO of RBS Citizens Financial Group Inc., has been recognized as one of The 25 Most Powerful Women...
Loyalty is a recipe for growth
In an age of digital discovery and social media, here’s something that more and more local businesses are learning: Existing customers can be one...
Hittner to retire as part of Lifespan reorganization
PROVIDENCE – As a result of reorganization of the senior management structure at Lifespan, Dr. Kathleen Hittner, senior vice president of community health and...
Shaw’s plans to eliminate plastic bags in Barrington
If one of the largest supermarket chains in New England won’t defend the plastic shopping bag from environmental attack, who will?
With Barrington poised to...
Your sales voice: What is it saying to you?
I was recently at Washburn University in Topeka, Kan., giving a seminar sponsored by Sales & Marketing Executives International. I had an informal logistics...
Beacon Charter educator named R.I. Teacher of the Year
(Updated, Friday, Sept. 21, 11 p.m.)
PROVIDENCE – Jessica Waters, a science teacher at Woonsocket’s Beacon Charter High School for the Arts, has been selected...
Bryant names Salem businesswoman of ’12
SMITHFIELD – Edesia founder and executive director Navyn Salem will receive the 2012 New England Businesswoman of the Year award later this week at...
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