Rhode Island Manufacturers Association - Page 12 of 14

STRONG LEADER: Melissa D. Travis is the new president of the Rhode Island Society of Certified Public Accountants and the first woman to hold the position since the organization’s formation in 1905.   / PBN PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

Travis blazing a trail by joining forces

Business Services 05/03/2019

Melissa D. Travis is breathing new life into the 2,100-member Rhode Island Society of Certified Public Accountants. The Cumberland native is president of one of...

PBN C-Suite Awards 2019 special section

PBN Award Winners 04/26/2019

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DRUG TESTING: Craig Pickell is the president and CEO of Bullard, which makes custom grinders and abrasives. Manufacturers such as Pickell, who also serves as chairman of the Rhode Island Manufacturers Association, are concerned about the worker-safety issues and employer rights regarding drug testing if recreational marijuana use is legalized.  / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

‘We’re not going to stop [legal pot]’

Cover Story 04/19/2019

Amid the rolling fields and wooded hills outside Worcester, Mass., people park their cars in a dirt lot then take a shuttle bus to...

CAREER CHANGE: The SouthCoast Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual SouthCoast Job Fair on April 18 at the Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School in New Bedford.  / COURTESY SOUTHCOAST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Editor’s Choice: Make connections at SouthCoast Job Fair

Subscriber Only 04/12/2019

EDITOR’S CHOICE Make connections at SouthCoast Job Fair THE SOUTHCOAST CHAMBER of Commerce will hold its annual SouthCoast Job Fair, which will provide job...

Employers getting ‘skin’ in job training

Government 04/05/2019

Part of Rhode Island’s economic future depends on the state’s ability to keep pushing the envelope on job training, and that includes getting employers...

RIMA talk to focus on certifications for lean, ISO and...

Manufacturing 03/26/2019

PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island Manufacturers Association will host a discussion on lean, ISO and Six Sigma continuous-improvement practices and their value on April 17...

R.I. businesses wary of legalizing marijuana

Government 03/22/2019

Gov. Gina M. Raimondo sees millions of dollars in new state revenue from legalizing recreational marijuana use but business owners don’t want it to...

GIVING VOICE: Dave Chenevert, executive director of the Rhode Island Manufacturers Association, has been busy advocating for companies at the Statehouse and beyond.  / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

RIMA’s Chenevert fixates on problem-solving in manufacturing sector

Manufacturing 03/15/2019

Dave Chenevert, Rhode Island Manufacturers Association Manufacturing Champion | 2019 Manufacturing Awards If there is one thing Dave Chenevert loves as much as solving problems...