Tag: layoffs
As AI evolves, what skills will keep you employed?
Massive layoffs announced at Amazon.com Inc. recently serve as a reminder that artificial intelligence technology driving efficiency is also redefining what it takes to...
Federal Reserve likely to cut key rate Wednesday and may signal...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve will almost certainly cut its key interest rate on Wednesday and could signal it expects another cut in...
Report: Orsted to reduce workforce by 20% due to offshore wind...
PROVIDENCE – Orsted A/S, the developer behind Revolution Wind, the 704-megawatt offshore wind project off the coast of Rhode Island, plans to cut 20%...
Starbucks closes Thayer St. shop along with hundreds of other locations,...
PROVIDENCE – The Starbucks on Thayer Street has closed just a week after the coffee shop chain announced it was closing hundreds of locations...
Brown to cut 48 positions in effort to close $30M budget...
PROVIDENCE – Brown University will begin laying off 48 employees across campus, with those impacted being notified starting this week, the university announced on...
Consumer confidence dips with jobs, tariffs and high prices driving most...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Americans’ view of the U.S. economy declined modestly in August as anxiety over a weakening job market grew for the eighth straight...
R.I. PBS, The Public’s Radio offer buyouts, warn of layoffs due...
Staring down an estimated $1.1 million budget gap resulting from congressional defunding, Rhode Island’s recently merged public media entity is cutting staff — first on a...
Edesia rehiring staff, ramping up production after State Department places order
NORTH KINGSTOWN – After a six-month pause in federal procurement, Rhode Island-based humanitarian aid agency Edesia Inc. received a major order from the U.S....
U.S. job openings fell to 7.4M in June as job market...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Employers posted 7.4 million job vacancies last month, a sign that the American job market continues to cool.
The Labor Department reported...
Women & Infants announces more layoffs amid conflict with union
PROVIDENCE – Women & Infants Hospital cut more positions earlier this week as its conflict with the union continues.
The hospital notified seven employees that...
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