Tag: R.I. Department of Labor & Training
HUB SNUB: Can R.I.’s effort to build blue economy weather missing...
With a team of researchers spread coast to coast, Nereid Biomaterials had a few options when looking for a place to set up a...
Longtime president of Council 94 dies at 70
PROVIDENCE – J. Michael Downey, longtime president of the state’s largest public-sector employees union, has died at the age of 70.
Council 94, AFSCME, AFL-CIO...
NEMIC announces 20 inductees into latest accelerator cohorts
PROVIDENCE – The New England Medical Innovation Center, working in partnership with state labor and commerce officials, recently announced 20 startups have been selected to join...
R.I. unemployment stays at 3.1% in March; 700 jobs lost
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in March was 3.1%, unchanged from last month, but the state lost 700 jobs, the R.I....
R.I. unemployment stays at 3.1% in February; 1,900 jobs added
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in February was 3.1%, unchanged from last month, but the state added 1,900 jobs, the R.I....
Layoff notice rescinded after Northeast Transportation Services, union reach deal
PAWTUCKET – Northeast Transportation Services LLC will remain a contractor for DHL Express in Pawtucket, after reaching a labor agreement with its unionized workers.
South-Carolina-based...
Audit: R.I. unemployment fraud could top $500M
PROVIDENCE – The state is still probing the surge of fake unemployment insurance claims that accompanied the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, with $480...
R.I. monthly labor market data raises accuracy questions
PROVIDENCE – If the state’s monthly labor market report should usually be taken with a grain of salt, the latest statistics call for a...
Most-read stories on PBN.com, August 2021
1. Not all R.I. colleges are requiring staff, faculty to get vaccinated POSTED ONLINE: AUG. 3. The push by local colleges to get students...
End of federal payments leaves thousands in need of jobs
The state in May resisted calls from some business groups to end supplemental federal unemployment benefits months early to help fill thousands of job...
