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UPDATING THE PATH A new collaboration between the Westerly Education Center, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training, the R.I. Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner and businesses across the state, with support from the Real Jobs Rhode Island initiative, is training the next generation of process technicians and chemical operators, positions needed in the brewing, medical research and consumer products industries, among others. The program requires a high school diploma or GED to begin, takes eight weeks of both classroom learning and hands-on training,  and is free. Here, Clarke Richmond makes circuits to control fluids at the WEC. / PBN PHOTO/BRIAN MCDONALD

Paths to manufacturing jobs grow

Manufacturing 10/01/2019

Perhaps it was an extraordinary run as a major manufacturer in a number of industries, one that kept the state looking backward instead of...

BRISTOL MARINE has acquired Boothbay Harbor Shipyard. Above, Andy Tyska, president and owner of Bristol Marine. / PBN FILE PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Bristol Marine acquires Boothbay Harbor Shipyard

Capital Goods 01/10/2018

BRISTOL – Bristol Marine has acquired Boothbay Harbor Shipyard in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, Bristol Marine President Andy Tyska announced Wednesday. Boothbay Harbor Shipyard will continue...

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