Tag: Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center
‘It’s not just men getting their hands dirty’
Nevaeh Acevedo started working and building her resume long before her graduation this year from The Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center in Providence.
Her...
Former Nonviolence Institute Director Cedric Huntley dies
PROVIDENCE – Cedric Huntley, who has been a vital figure in pushing for peace and nonviolence in the city, including leading the Nonviolence Institute...
University Orthopedics partners with high schools to connect young women to...
EAST PROVIDENCE – University Orthopedics is partnering with Lincoln School on a program aimed at exposing more women to a career in orthopedics surgery...
Quality jobs can be landed in design across many industries
There is a big demand for young people in the manufacturing sector for sure. But some of those jobs are not about making products,...
Jeffrey Osborne Celebrity Classic raises $60K for local nonprofits
PROVIDENCE – More than $60,000 was raised at the annual Jeffrey Osborne Celebrity Classic held over the summer, with the funds benefiting multiple Rhode...
McKee’s biz-pitch challenge awards $9K in scholarships
PROVIDENCE – Five teams of high school students from across the state won a share of $9,000 in college scholarships as part of Lt....
3 Rhode Islanders named to 2018 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program
PROVIDENCE – Three Rhode Islanders have been named among the 161 high school seniors as 2018 U.S. Presidential Scholars.
The 54th class of scholars was...
JWU, Providence Career & Technical Academy big winners at annual SkillsUSA...
PROVIDENCE – On Monday, the Rhode Island branch of SkillsUSA announced 278 gold, silver and bronze medals were shared by 15 Rhode Island-based education...
Mobile Beacon internet hotspots help keep nonprofits connected
Working out of Rhode Island, Delaware and Florida, Providence-based Capital Good Fund employees are often on the road and in need of reliable internet...
RIBBA launches $100K statewide microlending program
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Black Business Association has launched a new statewide microlending program for minority-owned businesses.
The new program, called the Microlending Initiative,...