Tag: R.I. Department of Labor and Training
3 R.I. business owners charged with labor-related crimes
PROVIDENCE – Three Rhode Island business owners have each been charged with labor-related crimes, including wage theft, following complaints referred to the Office of the...
Woonsocket Education Center opens $200K nursing lab
WOONSOCKET – Woonsocket Education Center has unveiled a new 840-square-foot nursing education lab to expand its training capacity and prepare more healthcare professionals.
The lab...
R.I. monthly unemployment falls to 3.9% in July
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in July was 3.9%, down from 4.1% in June, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training...
Did McKee really create 37K jobs? It’s complicated.
Among Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s favorite statistics: the 37,000 jobs “created” under his administration.
But his recent boast drew a strong rebuke from his Democratic primary...
R.I. accepting applications for new Workforce Pell Grant program
PROVIDENCE – The state is now accepting applications from eligible training providers for the new federal Workforce Pell Grant program.
The new initiative, launched on...
On the workforce development front, headwinds persist
In 2022, excitement surged in the state after Breeze Airways announced plans to establish a permanent base at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport...
It hasn’t been easy for R.I. factories
Manufacturers throughout the U.S. have largely spent the past year-plus reeling from rapidly shifting tariffs implemented under President Donald Trump, and Rhode Island companies...
R.I. higher-ed institutions reshaping talent pipelines
Educational institutions have come around to the idea that there is more than one kind of classroom, as students learn both on campus and...
R.I. has everything needed to make great sales pitch
We are all both proud of our state and sometimes critical of various sectors that can be improved. I have long been somewhere between...
NEMIC seeking participants for next Health Innovator Pathways Program cohort
PROVIDENCE – The New England Medical Innovation Center is launching the eighth cohort of its flagship innovation program.
NEMIC says the Health Innovator Pathways Program,...
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