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PROMISING PATH: Keishla Aponte, a participant in Year Up’s business operations job training program, was hired by BankFive and now works at its Customer Contact Center in Fall River.
PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

BANKING ON DIVERSITY: Collaboration changing faces of industry

Nationally, banking was long known as a white-male-dominated industry. But Rhode Island is taking steps to change that with BankForward, an initiative that aims...
Peyton “Caleb” Gibson
Citizens Bank 
customer experience partner / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

DATA DIVE: ‘I learned how to understand data and the important...

A college internship opened Peyton “Caleb” Gibson’s eyes to the varied job opportunities in banking and he’s taken full advantage. Through Citizens Bank’s Consumer Bank...
PREP WORK: Randall ­Bonilla sterilizes instruments for patient use at The Providence Community Health Centers Inc.
PBN PHOTO/PAUL J. SPETRINI

DENTAL PAIN: Workers in demand amid efforts to boost pay, reimbursements

Dentists and state labor specialists say there’s a shortage of dental professionals – doctors, hygienists and assistants – in Rhode Island, and it could...
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MISSION READY: Providence College answers the call for more nurses

The School of Nursing and Health Sciences, the first of its kind in the 107-year history of Providence College, and the only new undergraduate...
EARLY START: Kenadee Houle, a sophomore at William M. Davies Jr. Career & Technical High School, serves up Korean chicken bulgogi as part of the Menu for Success food truck competition at Lincoln High School.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

BRIDGING THE GAP: Programs connect culinary workers, employers in need

Rhode Islanders love good food, and our ­reward is a regular stream of new restaurants. “It’s fantastic from an entrepreneurial standpoint but every time you...
Meaghan McGovern
Inked Restaurant Group 
sales and events manager / PBN PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

‘What’s good for one restaurant … is good for all’

Meaghan McGovern joined Inked Restaurant Group in 2017 after working in marketing and recruiting and rose quickly from front-of-house manager at Diego’s Newport to...
LATHE LESSON: Trainee Trevor Harmon operates a lathe machine in the Manufacturing Lab at the New England Institute of Technology.
PBN PHOTO/PAUL J. SPETRINI

TECH TRANSFORMATION: AI finding its place in evolving industry

It’s no secret that advancements in technology have been playing an ever-larger role in manufacturing. Innovations in ­automation, robotics, digitization and, increasingly, artificial intelligence...
Nevaeh Acevedo
igus Bearings Inc.
material handler / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

‘It’s not just men getting their hands dirty’

Nevaeh Acevedo started working and building her resume long before her graduation this year from The Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center in Providence. Her...
ENERGETIC DISCUSSION: ­Abigail Hasenfus, renewable energy programs manager for the state of Rhode Island, speaks with Derek Gomes, chief public affairs officer for the R.I. Office of Management and Budget.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

POWERING UP: Opening a door to work in clean energy

Sometimes all it takes to launch careers and solve labor shortage issues is for someone to open the door and welcome the next generation...
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A new economic hub is taking shape

The R.I. Life Science Hub was created by the General Assembly in 2023 as a quasi-public agency ­funded with an initial investment of $45...
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