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SHIFTING GEARS: Brown University School of Public Health doctoral candidate Alison Weber says lawmakers in favor of extending Rhode Island’s paid family leave program from eight weeks to 12 should focus on expanding the definition of care from spouse and child to include grandchildren and siblings.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

TCI program family leave extended, but can workers afford to use...

Focus 08/16/2024

Employees in Rhode Island needing to care for a newborn or a seriously ill spouse or child will be getting more paid time off...

State, chambers of commerce partner on worker training survey

Government 08/13/2024

PROVIDENCE – The McKee administration is partnering with local chambers of commerce to distribute an online survey that will help identify best practices and...

East Providence manufacturer to lay off 205 employees, close plant

Economic Activity 08/02/2024

EAST PROVIDENCE – Hundreds of employees at an East Providence manufacturer are set to be laid off as the company plans to close its...

Kirby Perkins to lay off approximately 58 employees

Industries 07/26/2024

MIDDLETOWN – Kirby Perkins Construction is set to lay off dozens of employees in September. The company is planning to lay off about 58 employees...

R.I. monthly unemployment stays at 4.3% in June

Economic Activity 07/18/2024

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in June was 4.3%, same as the previous month, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said...

LINDSAY WALSA, center, of CVS Health Corp., speaks with a Bryant University student during the university's Career Fair back in September. Bryant officials feel the university does more than enough to prepare students for life after graduation and does not need to implement a "job guarantee" program similar to what Curry College in Milton, Mass., is launching. / COURTESY BRYANT UNIVERSITY/PAM MURRAY

Curry College will offer graduates a job guarantee. Should local colleges...

Education 06/21/2024

PROVIDENCE – Less than a year after becoming Curry College’s new president, Jay Gonzalez needed to find a way to make his Milton, Mass.-based...

BRANCHING OUT: Jennifer Johnson, vice president of the Division of Workforce Partnerships at the Community College of Rhode Island, says there are more than 370 applicants for the college’s new cannabis training program in the days after it was announced. There are only 15 seats available.  PBN PHOTO/ PAUL SPETRINI

Pipeline grows wider for trained cannabis workers

Education 06/21/2024

The legalization of cannabis for recreational use in Rhode Island is giving new meaning to the term “green jobs.” There are no more than...

DLT: Weekly unemployment, temporary disability insurance payments going up

Economic Activity 06/20/2024

CRANSTON – The R.I. Department of Labor and Training announced Thursday that unemployment and temporary disability insurance payments will increase in July. For new claims...

R.I. monthly unemployment rises to 4.3% in May

Economic Activity 06/20/2024

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in May was 4.3%, two-tenths of a percentage point higher than the previous month, the R.I. Department...