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SkillsRI launches Woonsocket Small Business HUB

Economic Activity 04/09/2025

WOONSOCKET – Skills for Rhode Island’s Future has launched the Small Business HUB to help empower entrepreneurs and small businesses across the city. Located inside...

TOUGH TIME: Katharine Amaral, right, director of programs and community partnerships for the nonprofit Junior Achievement of Rhode Island Inc., speaks during Providence Business News’ 2025 Workforce Development Summit on Feb. 13. With her on the panel, from left, are Ara Millette, director of talent acquisition at Brown University Health; Amy Grzybowski, New England Institute of Technology vice president of workforce development and community relations; and Nora Crowley, R.I. Department of Labor and Training deputy director.  PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN summit: Workforce challenges coming at federal, state levels

News Story 02/28/2025

It’s a challenging time for people charged with developing the workforce of the future for Rhode Island. Not only are state agencies and nonprofits nationwide...

BUILDING STRENGTH: Michelle LaSata, right, owner of MPOWER Training & Fitness LLC, works out with Susan Dansereau, a personal trainer, at MPOWER in Woonsocket. LaSata, who took ownership of the fitness center in 2024 recently participated in a free 10-week program called LocalBiz Resilience Program targeting entrepreneurs in Woonsocket and Central Falls.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

In two disadvantaged R.I. cities, a pilot business program focuses on...

Entrepreneurship 01/17/2025

Olga Saucedo made her lifelong dream of owning a restaurant come true, opening Cultura Mixta Family Restaurant in Central Falls last spring. In May 2024,...

A new economic hub is taking shape

Education 09/27/2024

The R.I. Life Science Hub was created by the General Assembly in 2023 as a quasi-public agency funded with an initial investment of $45...

SILVER LINING: Eduardo Naya, director of marketing for Skills for Rhode Island’s Future, says there’s a silver lining to more older workers entering the workforce, which ensures their knowledge that used to be underutilized in retirement –  or relocated to Florida – stays in Rhode Island. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

READY AND ABLE: Older workers filling R.I. employment gaps

Cover Story 03/29/2024

After 35 years in insurance marketing, the last 20 with Rhode Island-based Amica Mutual Insurance Co. managing multimillion-dollar campaigns, Eduardo Naya tried to retire. It...

GOING STRONG:  John Vitko, left, customer service, and assembly worker George Durfee are part of an older workforce that manufacturer VIBCO Inc. continues to rely heavily on, according to CEO Karl Wadensten.  PBN PHOTO/ TRACY JENKINS

Older workers one answer to filling state employment gaps

Editorial and Op-Ed 03/29/2024

Rhode Island is becoming increasingly dependent on older workers. While it is in the state’s best interests to see this trend reversed by an...

LABOR TALKS: Matthew Weldon, second from right, director of the R.I. Department of Labor and Training, speaks during a panel discussion at Providence Business News’ Workforce Development Summit in Providence on Feb. 15. Also on the panel are, from left, Lindsey Brickle, director of workforce and community partnerships at Polaris MEP; Julie Matthew, manufacturing director of Amgen Inc. in Rhode Island; Ara Millette, director of talent acquisition and workforce development at Lifespan Corp.; Nina Pande, executive director of Skills for Rhode Island’s Future; and Douglas Sherman, senior vice president and provost at the New England Institute of Technology. PBN Editor Michael Mello, standing at right, moderates.  PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Panel: Adaptability is key in today’s job market

Industries 03/01/2024

Though Rhode Island’s job numbers have largely rebounded to pre-COVID-19 levels, Matthew Weldon, director of the R.I. Department of Labor and Training, doesn’t exactly...

Students to demo digital games developed with RIDigi to boost health...

Education 01/23/2024

PROVIDENCE – Establishing a health and wellness routine can be a difficult venture. “Gamification” can help change that, say Rhode Island technology and workforce leaders. To demonstrate this concept,...

LIVE AUDIENCE: Montana Palmer, left, human resources manager at Trinity Repertory Company, talks with Monique Austin, director of equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility at Trinity Rep, in the theater in downtown Providence.  PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Inclusion is no act at Trinity Rep

Art & Culture 12/08/2023

PBN Diversity Equity & Inclusion 2023 Awards Arts & Entertainment: Trinity Repertory Company FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, Monique Austin has been deepening discussions around...

A BETTER FUTURE:  In 2009, Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council Inc. created The RI Cross Disability Coalition to focus on individuals with various disabilities and offer them ways to have career opportunities. Pictured, from left, are Kevin Nerney, the council’s executive director; Deanne Gagne, member of the RI Cross Disability Coalition; Sue Babin, the council’s special projects director; and coalition member Tanja Blicker-Ucran. PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

R.I. Developmental Disabilities Council creates new ways of thinking to aid...

Business Services 12/08/2023

PBN Diversity Equity & Inclusion 2023 Awards Nonprofit/Social Services: Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council Inc. ORGANIZATIONS STRIVING TO DO BETTER to be more diverse, equitable...

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