Tag: Barbara Jackson
With R.I. manufacturing jobs on the rise, employers seek skilled workers
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island manufacturing sector reported its largest month-over-month job increase in over a year in July, though some local employers are...
We Make RI manufacturing training fair to help unemployed reenter workforce
CRANSTON – Manufacturing training organization We Make RI will host an in-person training fair on Wednesday.
Workforce development organizations that will be on hand include...
R.I. Textile Innovation Network webinar to focus on industrial sewing
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Textile Innovation Network will host a free webinar on March 3 focused on We Make RI’s Industrial Sewing workforce...
We Make RI launches industrial sewing classes to help train displaced...
CRANSTON – Working in conjunction with the Back to Work RI initiative, manufacturing and training organization We Make RI has launched industrial sewing classes.
The...
We Make RI raising funds for dye-sublimation project for Back to...
CRANSTON – We Make RI has a Kickstarter campaign underway, looking to raise $15,000 for materials to teach displaced workers textile-industry skills, the nonprofit...
We Make RI helps people ‘make’ a career change
PBN INNOVATIVE COMPANIES 2020 EDUCATION/TRAINING
We Make RI
“Innovative” is an everyday term at Cranston-based We Make RI. The 4-year-old organization dedicates itself to educating...
We Make RI to hold first segment of manufacturing job camp...
CRANSTON – Manufacturer-training organization We Make RI will start this year’s Manufacturing Job Camp with an online classroom segment followed by in-person participation, the...
Five Questions With: Barbara Jackson
Manufacturing workforce-development group We Make RI moved into a bigger location on March 1, with more than 12,000 square feet of new space to...
Paths to manufacturing jobs grow
Perhaps it was an extraordinary run as a major manufacturer in a number of industries, one that kept the state looking backward instead of...
Manufacturing a new job
At least half of the men accepted into classes at We Make RI say they want to be machinists, or computer numerically controlled operators.
The...
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