Tag: Rhode Island Manufacturers Association
R.I. Manufacturers Association workshop to focus on training resources
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Manufacturers Association will hold a Training in Manufacturing workshop on Aug. 7 at the Providence Marriott Downtown.
Those interested in...
R.I. manufacturers differ on USMCA regulations
With ratification of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement dragging on longer than expected, Rhode Island manufacturers’ outlook on the proposed deal is mixed.
Some say the...
Let businesses tap virtual net metering
For years, Rhode Island’s business community has been raising alarms over rising electricity costs and their impact on our ability to hire more workers...
Travis blazing a trail by joining forces
Business Women Awards 2019 | HONOREE
Melissa D. Travis, Rhode Island Society of Certified Public Accountants
Melissa D. Travis is breathing new life into the 2,100-member...
How safe is your workplace?
In March 2018, an employee of SMM New England Corp., doing business as Sims Metal Management in Providence, was erecting a sign in the...
Travis blazing a trail by joining forces
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
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‘We’re not going to stop [legal pot]’
Amid the rolling fields and wooded hills outside Worcester, Mass., people park their cars in a dirt lot then take a shuttle bus to...
Editor’s Choice: Make connections at SouthCoast Job Fair
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
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...








![‘We’re not going to stop [legal pot]’ 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.
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