Tag: Department of Labor and Training
Rhode Island restarts a manufacturing legacy
Rhode Island has been making things ever since Europeans arrived on the shores of Narragansett Bay. First it was boats, then textiles and finally...
R.I. manufacturers learn to manage a ‘good’ problem – training more...
In the last few years, manufacturing in Rhode Island is on a growth spurt of sales, productivity and plant modernization, and that’s led to...
Pangea.app offers college students a foothold in the gig economy. But...
As an undergraduate history major at Brown University, Adam Alpert did what many cash-poor college students do: He tried to earn extra money any...
Job, economy growth in R.I. are good signs
Two recent economic reports would seem to indicate that Rhode Island is moving in a positive direction.
The state’s monthly jobs report for June said...
Five Questions With Kasim J. Yarn
Kasim J. Yarn | Director, R.I. Office of Veterans Affairs
1. What are the greatest challenges today facing veterans in search of employment? One of...
No budge in R.I. unemployment rate
PROVIDENCE – For a third consecutive month in February, Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held at 4.5 percent, per a report released by...
Yes, winter is challenging, but should it prevent R.I. from attracting...
Originally established as a ski park in Exeter in 1965, Yawgoo Valley celebrates all that the Ocean State has to offer tourists and locals...
‘[Government] has to move at the speed of business’
Real Jobs RI is a central job-training program created under the state Department of Labor and Training in 2016. It is a demand-driven, workforce...
Steel Yard artisans meld art, function
Walking along a city street in Rhode Island, you do a double-take, smile, maybe nudge a companion and point to a trash can or...
Providence launches PVD Healthworks to boost health care, social assistance workforce
PROVIDENCE – Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza and the city’s Economic Opportunity Director Brian Hull met with state officials and health industry representatives Friday...
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