Tag: Human Resources
Shawmut strives toward diversity in opportunities, training, partnerships
ARCHITECTURE / DESIGN / CONSTRUCTION Shawmut Design and Construction
As an employee-owned, profit-sharing company, Shawmut Design and Construction offers opportunities for diverse candidates to break...
A good ‘resource’
Do you feel your human resources department is effective?
Yes: 80%
No: 20%
What kind of HR system does your company have?
In-house: 90%
Outsourced: 10%
Other: 0%
Our company does...
Citizens Charitable Foundation partners with LISC, donates $150K to Providence workforce...
PROVIDENCE – Citizens Charitable Foundation and Local Initiatives Support Corp. have come together in Providence, Boston and Philadelphia to support education and training programs,...
In an industry coming up short on workers, opportunities await
The construction industry (along with many other sectors of the region’s economy) is falling short of filling job openings. Some firms find themselves turning...
Burrell leads honorees in PBN’s first Diversity & Inclusion Awards
PROVIDENCE – Providence Business News has announced seven organizations and one individual winner in its new Diversity & Inclusion Awards program, who will be...
Move beyond the day to day and capitalize on the extraordinary
Brian Boyle | CrossTrainer founder
My growth plan began with an ordinary conversation at a wedding in 2016. I mentioned to a guy that I...
U-Haul makes getting active a part of doing business
Healthiest Employees: 5,000+ Employees | #5. U-Haul International
CEO (or equivalent):Edward J. Shoen, chairman and president of AMERCO (holding company owner of U-Haul International)
Number...
Lifespan takes holistic angle toward healthy staffers
Healthiest Employees: 5,000+ Employees | #6. Lifespan Corp.
CEO (or equivalent): Dr. Timothy J. Babineau, CEO and president
Number of employees: 14,791
As Rhode Island’s largest...
UNAP Local 5098 rejects Rhode Island Hospital contract deal
PROVIDENCE – The United Nurses and Allied Professionals Local 5098 voted to reject the tentative three-year agreement reached with Lifespan for contracts with employees...
Supreme Court ruling on unions expected to reduce bargaining power
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Wednesday to revoke what is known as “fair share” fees from public-sector union members stands in opporition...


















