Tag: Karl Wadensten
VIBCO spurs its employees to stretch their limits
VIBCO Inc.
Workforce Development & Productivity | 2019 Manufacturing Awards
There aren’t too many companies that can claim their products have been to the moon,...
PBN on WJAR-TV, Dec. 31, 2018
2018 was good, but much to be done
Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy appears on WJAR-TV NBC 10’s Coffee Break to discuss the...
2018 was a good year, but much work is to come
On Dec. 14, Providence Business News Editor Mark S. Murphy sat down with six leaders of the Rhode Island business and nonprofit community to...
From disengaged to strength leader
The effort to tap into workers’ intrinsic strengths is taking root across Rhode Island, fueled by training and tours offered through Leadership Rhode Island.
The...
VIBCO wary of tariffs on steel, aluminum
In theory, manufacturers in Rhode Island who primarily use American-made steel shouldn’t be penalized for the placement of new tariffs on imported steel and...
Higher minimum wage correlates slightly with higher unemployment
One of the primary arguments against raising the minimum wage is that employment will drop, especially among young, entry-level workers.
A cursory look at the...
Is transparency bad for tourism?
Trudy Coxe, CEO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of the Preservation Society of Newport County, sees a problem with a lack of transparency in the state’s...
R.I. pitched as ‘Fun-Sized’
“Marketing is not a logo, it is not a brand,” said R.I. Commerce Corp. Chief Marketing Officer Lara Salamano, discussing the agency’s decidedly low-key...
Outsourcing helps keep businesses competitive, but is it hurting job growth?
Donald R. Nokes started NetCenergy, an outsourced information technology firm, about 14 years ago.
Today, from its headquarters in Cranston, the company provides IT support...
Eighteen months after the ‘Cooler & Warmer’ debacle, does R.I....
When Portsmouth-based Rail Explorers USA, which offers unusual tours on recumbent bicycles along abandoned rail lines, got some national press in late July, business...
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