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WORKFORCE PIPELINE: ­Mechanics work in one of Electric Boat’s metal fabrication “fixtures” used to build frames that reinforce a submarine’s pressure hull. 
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EB’s investment in local schools is paying off

When General Dynamics Electric Boat organized its first high school signing event for new hires in 2022, seven graduates agreed to work at the...

Willie Barber

PBN 40 UNDER FORTY 2026 AWARDS WILLIE BARBER | 36 Chief of workforce development, General Dynamics Electric Boat What is the biggest challenge facing your industry? Changing...

Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium awards more than $100K in scholarships to...

MIDDLETOWN – The Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium has awarded more than $100,000 in scholarships to 23 students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering and...

General Dynamics posts $1.13B Q1 profit

NORTH KINGSTOWN – General Dynamics Corp. logged a $1.13 billion profit in the first quarter of 2026, a 13.2% increase year over year, the aerospace and defense...

NEIT partners with Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England to hold...

WARWICK – Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England has launched a partnership with the New England Institute of Technology to offer experiential programs to...

Electric Boat gets $15.4B extension for Columbia submarine program

PROVIDENCE – General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a $15.4 billion contract extension from U.S. Department of War for its Columbia-class ballistic missile...
TIME CONSCIOUS: Barry Dejasu of East Providence waits at Kennedy Plaza to make his R.I. Public Transit Authority bus home after arriving on a bus from Warwick, where he works. RIPTA service changes have made his commute longer and more complex.
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WEAKENED CONNECTIONS: RIPTA’s service cuts disrupting sectors of R.I. workforce

For years, East Providence resident Barry Dejasu’s commute to Warwick followed the same routine: Leave the house at around 7:30 a.m., walk to the...

CCRI steps into apprenticeship gap

Rhode Island reached a record number of jobs in 2025 – with the count exceeding 515,000 last April – but industry leaders warn that...

Electric Boat adding 3,500 jobs at Quonset Point

NORTH KINGSTOWN – General Dynamics Electric Boat is adding 3,500 jobs at Quonset Point as the company ramps up its nuclear submarine production.  General Dynamics...
CAREFUL CRAFTING: Machinist Troy Hawkins takes a measurement while setting up the equipment at Hawkins Machine Co. in Coventry. Hawkins is the fourth generation of the family to work at the company, which is feeling the squeeze of rising costs. 
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CLOUD COVER: PBN survey: Most R.I. businesses bracing for rough times...

When it comes to the economy, Brenda Jacob has a laundry list of challenges that don’t seem to be getting easier. She feels like regulations,...
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