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URI Research Foundation’s Rumsey, CIC’s Messier among PBN’s 2024 C-Suite Awards...

PROVIDENCE – Peter Rumsey, chief business development officer for the University of Rhode Island Research Foundation, has been named the 2024 Career Achiever for...

Pension advisory group outlines various reform options in final report

PROVIDENCE – Full or partial cost-of-living adjustment restorations, decreased retirement ages and caps on early retirement penalties are all on the table for consideration,...
READY MODE: Kolby Gomes went through pipefitter training through the partnership program operated by General Dynamics Electric Boat and the Community College of Rhode Island as he prepares to start a career with the submarine builder. 
PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Class of their own: More employers partnering with local colleges

Although he had some experience working in construction, Kolby Gomes says learning the ins and outs of pipefitting was like studying a foreign language. But...

Crisafulli, Prescott to join Nixon Peabody’s corporate practice

PROVIDENCE – Marc A. Crisafulli, chair of the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission, has made another career move in joining Nixon Peabody LLP's corporate practice,...
HUMAN TOUCH: Bonnie Kennedy, assistant chair of Salve Regina University’s Department of Business and Economics, says that while accounting students will be expected to use artificial intelligence-enabled tools in the future, they will still have to master the skills of communication and critical reasoning. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

CPAs, analysts grapple with high-tech evolution

Experts have predicted for years that the growth of artificial intelligence will transform the accounting industry. For some, it already has. The technology is enabling...

Marianne Raimondo, Rhode Island College School of Business dean

PBN Leaders & Achievers 2023 Marianne Raimondo Rhode Island College School of Business dean THERE WAS A TIME when Marianne Raimondo questioned whether she made the right...
WORKING TOGETHER: Anita Bruno, right, executive director of Rhode Island Women In The Trades, and Jessica Baez, pre-apprentice, work on a construction site at a home in Cranston.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

‘Still so many barriers’ for women in the trades

Given the difficult life circumstances Elizabeth “Ellie” Navarro has had to deal with, it’s a wonder she’s so upbeat. Growing up, the 19-year-old Pawtucket native...
SCOTT JENSEN, a former R.I. Department of Labor and Training director, announced Friday that he will join the U.S. Department of Commerce to lead workforce strategy for the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors Act. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Former R.I. DLT director Jensen to work for U.S. Commerce

PROVIDENCE – Scott Jensen was among a handful of state department staffing changes that then-Gov. Gina M. Raimondo made in 2021 when she left...
RHODE ISLAND WILL RECEIVE $108.7 million in federal funds to deploy high-speed internet service to individuals in need. / AP PHOTO/CHARLES KRUPA

R.I. to receive $108.7M in federal funds for high-speed internet improvements

PROVIDENCE – The state will be getting a nine-figure boost from the federal government to improve its high-speed internet infrastructure. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s...
THE REPUTATION of the state of Rhode Island has been damaged by the behavior of state officials during a visit to Philadelphia in March, but how long that damage will last is unclear. / PBN FILE PHOTO/NICOLE DOTZENROD

Will there be lasting damage from Philly fiasco?

Rhode Island’s reputation has taken a hit amid reports of a state official’s “bizarre, offensive and unprofessional actions” during a March visit to Philadelphia,...
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