Tag: Amazon.com Inc.
From design to contracts, companies embrace AI tools
Even if you haven’t tried artificial intelligence tools that can write essays and poems or conjure new images on command, chances are the companies...
Where braided rugs are rolling out the door by thousands
Before Scott Weldon became CEO and president of Rhody Rug Inc., he wasn’t particularly interested in the rug business. He was simply searching for...
Holiday cliffhanger: How long will merry feeling last for shoppers, retailers?
Karen Beebe’s Christmas season began months ago, in the heat of August, when she placed an order for 360 holiday ornaments.
For Beebe, the owner...
Tuition program puts new spin on incentive
Cecilia Guante didn’t plan on stopping her schooling after she finished her associate degree.
But she ran out of money and had to shelve her...
For her, Ageless Innovation much more than pet project
It was a combination of soccer, Hasbro Inc. and Bryant University that brought Meghan Gamboa to Rhode Island, where she now works as co-founder and senior vice president...
Amazon selects CCRI as education partner for Career Choice program
WARWICK – The Community College of Rhode Island has been selected by Amazon.com Inc. as an education partner for the global online retailer’s Career...
A rank and file revival: New labor movement hits R.I.
Starbucks customers swinging through the drive-thru on a June morning in Warwick were greeted by something many weren’t expecting: a group of baristas and...
Suddenly, the new U.S. union movement
In a result that could reverberate across the U.S., the independent Amazon Labor Union – first formed in 2020 by Chris Smalls, an Amazon.com...
Amazon scraps 4-star stores, leaving gap at Providence Place mall
PROVIDENCE – Amazon.com Inc. apparently isn’t going to deliver on plans announced last year for a retail location at the Providence Place mall.
The online...
R.I. online food platform tries adding a real-life store
When Matthew Tortora was searching for fresh, local ingredients as a chef at the now-defunct Fish restaurant in Jamestown, he became frustrated by the...
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