Tag: Rhode Island Marine Trades Association
Cromwell sailing smoothly
Richard “Dick” Cromwell ran many businesses throughout his career before launching Maritime Solutions Inc. in 1995, including a restaurant and scooter rental company.
“I’ve had...
Five Questions With: Wendy Mackie
Wendy Mackie is no stranger to the Rhode Island manufacturing scene – she previously led the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association as CEO, helped launch the Composites Alliance of...
Mackie named interim president of Polaris MEP advisory board
PROVIDENCE – Polaris MEP has appointed Wendy Mackie, a longtime blue economy and workforce development leader in Rhode Island, as interim president of its...
Susan Daly
PBN 2021 Leaders & Achievers Awards
Susan Daly | Vice president of strategy, Rhode Island Marine Trades Association/Composites Alliance of Rhode Island
Raised in a...
We Make RI manufacturing training fair to help unemployed reenter workforce
CRANSTON – Manufacturing training organization We Make RI will host an in-person training fair on Wednesday.
Workforce development organizations that will be on hand include...
Greater Newport Chamber, Discover Newport form taskforce to combat COVID-19
NEWPORT – Restore Greater Newport, an economic recovery and resilience task force, has been formed, the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce and Discover Newport...
CCRI, jobs groups collaborate on marine trades and composites training program
PROVIDENCE – The Community College of Rhode Island will offer a free Marine Trades & Composites Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program on Jan. 27.
The program will...
CCRI offering free marine trades and composites pre-apprenticeship program
PROVIDENCE – The Community College of Rhode Island, in collaboration with the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association, Real Jobs Rhode Island and R.I. Department...
Teens learn boat building through collaborative effort with CCRI, RIMTA
PROVIDENCE – Thirteen students have completed the Community College of Rhode Island’s inaugural Youth Summer Boatbuilding class.
In cooperation with Westerly Education Center and the...
Workforce development programs need resources, not cutbacks
Earlier this year, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo addressed the Newport County Chamber of Commerce and provided some insight into her budget priorities for 2019...