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WORKFORCE PIPELINE: Mechanics work in one of Electric Boat’s metal fabrication “fixtures” used to build frames that reinforce a submarine’s pressure hull.  COURTESY GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT

EB’s investment in local schools is paying off

Editorial and Op-Ed 07/17/2026

When General Dynamics Electric Boat organized its first high school signing event for new hires in 2022, seven graduates agreed to work at the...

Kristen B. Brescia Rhode Island Construction Training  Academy director of training / PBN PHOTO/PAUL J. SPETRINI

‘They all seem to be in need of good workers’

Education 09/27/2024

ALL CONSTRUCTION TRADES are “hurting” for skilled licensed workers, according to Kristen B. Brescia, the director of training at the Rhode Island Construction Training...

PERSONAL TOUCH: Althea Tower, owner of Riveted Woodworking & Design in Bristol, and her husband, Jason Tower, specialize in custom-made built-in structures. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Tower builds on her design career with woodworking

Entrepreneurship 04/01/2022

For Althea Tower, owner and builder at Riveted Woodworking & Design in Bristol, opening a custom design business was a somewhat unplanned turn in...

COMBINED TALENTS: Mary Gervais, left, and Cindy Bogart are owners of Artisans List, an online directory and magazine that focuses on traditional home restoration, craftmanship and farm-to-table resources.  / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Where to find home project pro

Entrepreneurship 06/28/2019

As a former editor with Better Homes and Gardens, Cindy Bogart has an eye for the traditional and sustainable when it comes to home...

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