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A BIT EMPTY: Charles Cullinan, Bryant University Accounting Department chair and professor, teaches a class at Bryant in Smithfield in 2025. Industry leaders are concerned about the lack of accounting students moving through the pipeline. PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

R.I. lawmakers get closer to tackling CPA shortage

Education 06/05/2026

When Connecticut rewrote its certified public accountant licensing rules last fall to expand pathways into the profession, the effects showed up almost immediately, says...

A BIT EMPTY: Charles Cullinan, Bryant University Accounting Department chair and professor, teaches a class at Bryant in Smithfield. He acknowledges that there are fewer students aspiring to become accountants these days.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

States act to reverse CPA shortage. Will R.I.?

Education 06/06/2025

Accounting firms have long felt the crunch, and it’s getting worse. A growing shortage of certified public accountants is pushing the profession to its limits,...

50 Sharpe Drive (1980) OWNER: Donnelly Real Estate LLC TENANT: Donnelly’s of Rhode Island

Who Owns The Block?

Real Estate 08/14/2020

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As blumshapiro’s industry leader for its construction and real estate group, Luke Ebersold has significant responsibilities. But his move to Rhode Island has given him personal satisfaction, as well as exposure  to the state’s workforce- development programs. / PBN PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

Responsive government helps develop workforce in way industry needs

Financial Services 09/13/2019

Luke Ebersold | Blum, Shapiro & Co. PC Rhode Island managing partner Even though I’ve spent the last several years living and working in Connecticut,...

Calculating rising demand Continuing a national trend that started at the turn of the century, demand for accountants in Rhode Island has risen over recent years by a significant amount, with growth expected to continue in the coming decade. Driven by retiring baby boomers, as well as an organic industry demand and people changing career paths, the state has seen increased enrollment in accounting education programs and faculty growth at the undergraduate and graduate level.*The 2016-2026 report used a new methodology developed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics that the DLT says more accurately measures the movement of workers who jump from industry to industry without leaving the workforce, thus creating a potentially much larger demand for workers in any one discipline. / Source: R.I. Department of Labor and Training

Can colleges help fill projected job openings?

Education 11/02/2018

Job-prediction reports published by the R.I. Department of Labor and Training consistently reflect an increasing call for accountants in the state. In October, the state...

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