Tag: diversity
Racism in the ‘gray areas’ of workplace
American workplaces talk a lot about diversity these days. In fact, you’d have a hard time finding a company that says it doesn’t value...
Shaping industry leaders: RWU offers real-world, cross-disciplinary training
The Rhode Island construction industry is a critical economic cornerstone, facing an increasingly sophisticated landscape. The challenge is aligning the industry’s workforce development with...
Rhode Island Foundation names Carmen Díaz-Jusino Strategic Initiative Officer for Economic...
Carmen Díaz-Jusino has been appointed a Strategic Initiative Officer at the Rhode Island Foundation, where she will be responsible for leading the Foundation’s activities...
Talia Brookshire
PBN 40 Under Forty 2023 Awards
Talia Brookshire | 39 | Chief diversity officer, Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island
What have been the most...
Big Brothers Big Sisters of RI’s community service extends to the...
PBN Best Places To Work Awards 2023
SMALL COMPANIES #1: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island
Employees in R.I. 36
CEO Katje Afonseca
WHEN BIG BROTHERS BIG...
Building up a healthy, valuable culture at Shawmut Design and Construction
PBN Best Places To Work Awards 2023
MIDSIZE COMPANIES #1: Shawmut Design and Construction
Employees in R.I. 75
CEO Les Hiscoe
BEING IN THE RIGHT FRAME OF MIND...
N.B. protest pauses work on Vineyard Wind project
NEW BEDFORD – Work on a highly touted wind farm project off the Massachusetts coast was shut down because of a protest over diversity...
Creating opportunities for all drives Monte at Shawmut Design and Construction
PBN 2023 Business Women Awards
OUTSTANDING MENTOR: Marianne Monte | Shawmut Design and Construction chief people and administration officer
WHEN A HEADHUNTER first approached her...
Housing and the economy
Do you feel more housing can boost the local economy?
Yes: 75%
No: 25%
Do you feel additional housing could positively impact your business?
Yes: 75%
No: 25%
In what...
City a leader on diversity, inclusion
The work awaiting Providence’s newly elected mayor and city councilors as the city emerges from a multiyear pandemic is daunting.
But they and the city...