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EMPOWERING YOUTHS: Sarah McNeill, pictured at her North Kingstown location, launched McNeill Children’s Institute in Middletown in July 2020 to help children and young adults with ADHD, dyslexia, autism and other conditions.  
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ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Helping kids with disabilities reach their full potential

The direction of Sarah McNeill’s life emerged like a blueprint early on. “When I was growing up, we didn’t have technology like cellphones. I played...

RIC, CCRI to increase tuitions for next year

PROVIDENCE – Students attending both the Community College of Rhode Island and Rhode Island College will see their tuition bill rise a bit next...
LEADING BY EXAMPLE: At the Community College of Rhode Island’s Lincoln campus, instructor Tom Bradley, hanging, demonstrates a rappelling technique during a safety course focused on offshore wind. Above him, closest to the railing, is another instructor, Cory White, and a student, Joseph Fitman.
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Offshore wind training is picking up speed

If the global offshore wind industry is hitting some headwinds, it’s not so obvious at the Community College of Rhode Island. Although situated inland in...
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10KSB program helping take local restaurants to next level

Small business is certainly the backbone of the economy in Rhode Island. A leading segment of that has to be food service – restaurants,...
PROVIDENCE BUSINESS NEWS has named 24 honorees for its 2024 Manufacturing Awards program.

Marquis, Williams among 24 honorees for PBN’s 2024 Manufacturing Awards

PROVIDENCE – Dave Marquis, president and co-owner of Lincoln-based ChemArt Co., has been named the 2024 Strategic Leadership Award winner for Providence Business News’...

CCRI cuts ribbon on Bally’s-funded casino training room

LINCOLN – The Community College of Rhode Island on Thursday held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Flanagan Campus to mark the opening of its...
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.
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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...
PREP WORK: Randall ­Bonilla sterilizes instruments for patient use at The Providence Community Health Centers Inc.
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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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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...
CUTTING EDGE: Garrett McKinnon landed a job as a composites technician at Moore ­Brothers Co. in Bristol after graduating from the IYRS School of Technology & Trades, which 
he enrolled in after deciding he wanted more than working long hours at a boatyard.
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ROOM TO GROW: Marine trades offer jobs, training for all ages

Garrett McKinnon wanted to advance his career. He was working long hours at a boatyard and enjoyed it but wanted more. As he researched educational...
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