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CCRI names Fino new executive director of workforce partnerships

Education 12/06/2022

WARWICK – Cody Fino, who has served as the Community College of Rhode Island’s director of industry partnerships, has been promoted to executive director...

MAN AND MACHINE: Joseph Matthews, president of Maxson Automatic Machinery Co. in Westerly, explains the features of a sheeter, a piece of precision manufacturing equipment that Maxson produces for other companies.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

A CUT ABOVE: Maxson’s precision machines keep other manufacturers in business

Economy 11/25/2022

(Editor’s note: This is the third installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...

Make R.I. part of Biden job growth

Economy 11/25/2022

Kudos to Community College of Rhode Island President Meghan L. Hughes for reminding two national power brokers of their local and regional roots during...

CCRI gets $400K grant to partner with Delta Dental

Education 11/18/2022

WARWICK – The Community College of Rhode Island announced Friday it has received a $400,000 grant through the Strada’s Employer and Community College Partnership...

THIRTEEN HONOREES were recognized Thursday at Providence Business News' 2022 Manufacturing Awards ceremony at the Omni Providence Hotel. / PBN PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

Dwight, Waldman, manufacturers honored at PBN’s Manufacturing Awards

Economy 11/11/2022

PROVIDENCE – Daniel Dwight recalled when he became CEO and president of Pawtucket-based manufacturer Cooley Group in 2011, it was a “high-speed train going...

Ethics of forgiving student debt

Advice 11/11/2022

President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive $10,000 to $20,000 of student debt for up to 40 million borrowers was recently put on hold by...

GETTING TECHNICAL: Community College of Rhode Island student Stephanie Bacon works on a computer screen while taking the college’s Fast Track to CNC Manufacturing program in partnership with Polaris MEP.  COURTESY COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND

CCRI partners with Polaris MEP to prepare students for workforce of...

Education 11/11/2022

PBN Manufacturing Awards 2022 EXCELLENCE IN COLLABORATION IN MANUFACTURING: Community College of Rhode Island and Polaris MEP While scholars debate the merits of a four-year college education,...

TEAMWORK: From left, Amgen Rhode Island manufacturing associate Alexandra Marzilli, senior associates Matt Miller, Jie Wen Yang and Kate Boucher, and Front Line Manager Marissa Burke work together in a section of the company’s new West Greenwich plant that employs single-use technology to manufacture drug substances. COURTESY AMGEN RHODE ISLAND

Amgen strives to find, groom new talent through various avenues

Economic Activity 11/11/2022

PBN Manufacturing Awards 2022 EXCELLENCE IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT & PRODUCTIVITY: Amgen Rhode Island AS ONE OF THE LARGEST manufacturing companies in the state, Amgen Inc. has a...

THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE of Rhode Island Foundation has received approximately $1 million from the Champlin Foundation and Delta Dental of Rhode Island to support refurbishments to the college's dental hygiene clinic. / COURTESY COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND

CCRI receives $1M in gifts to support dental clinic refurbishments

Education 10/31/2022

WARWICK – The Community College of Rhode Island Foundation announced Monday that it has received approximately $1 million in multiyear capital funding gifts from...