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Citizens’ Van Saun upbeat about 2025 at R.I. CEO Council gathering

WARWICK – Bruce Van Saun, chairman and CEO of Citizens Financial Group Inc., told the Rhode Island CEO Council that he expects 2025 to...
KEITH KELLY, Citizens Bank Rhode Island president, says the bank is dedicated to tackling workforce challenges and investing in job training initiatives. That's why the bank says it will be giving $1 million to workforce development organizations in Rhode Island over the next two years. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Citizens say it’s committing $1M to R.I. workforce development nonprofits

PROVIDENCE – Citizens Financial Group Inc. is pledging $1 million over the next two years to support workforce development organizations in Rhode Island that...
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...
EARLY START: Kenadee Houle, a sophomore at William M. Davies Jr. Career & Technical High School, serves up Korean chicken bulgogi as part of the Menu for Success food truck competition at Lincoln High School.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

BRIDGING THE GAP: Programs connect culinary workers, employers in need

Rhode Islanders love good food, and our ­reward is a regular stream of new restaurants. “It’s fantastic from an entrepreneurial standpoint but every time you...

Reed secures $263K for Genesis Center for health care workforce training...

PROVIDENCE – The Genesis Center recently received a $263,000 federal earmark from U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., to boost training for certified nursing, medical...
TEST RUN: Jorge Reyes of Providence displays pastries called pastelitos at the Culinary Hub of Providence – CHOP – a workforce training restaurant that’s due to open this spring in the Providence Public Library. Reyes is in the early stages of culinary ­training.
PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Building restaurant in Providence library is far from by the book

These days, it’s not so silent in the Providence Public Library. And PPL isn’t unique in that regard – while libraries haven’t completely abandoned quiet...
THE RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION has awarded $120,000 in grants to 24 nonprofits that support the state's Black community. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION

R.I. Foundation awards $120K to 24 nonprofits supporting Black community

PROVIDENCE – Twenty-four local nonprofits serving the state’s Black community received more than $120,000 in grants from the Rhode Island Foundation’s Black Philanthropy Bannister...
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Five Questions With: Jack Martin

1. What do you see as the library’s role in supporting Providence’s workforce and community? I see PPL as a changemaker in both the library...

Citizens Bank’s empowerment effort contributes $147K to 11 R.I. nonprofits

PROVIDENCE – Citizens Bank is providing a total of $147,500 through its Citizens Helping Citizens Manage Money program to be distributed among 11 nonprofit...

18 Providence art nonprofits share $2.5M in ARPA funds

PROVIDENCE – Eighteen arts and culture-based nonprofits will share $2.5 million in grants from the city’s federal American Rescue Plan Act funds, Mayor Jorge...
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