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READY TO HELP: Jillian Finkle, deputy director for Grow Smart Rhode Island, will be helping to oversee a three-year pilot program focused on revitalizing the state’s Main Streets, such as the commercial corridor along Dexter Street in Central Falls, where Finkle is pictured. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

A new attempt to breathe life into R.I.’s main streets

The colloquial “Main Streets” are vital for community cohesion and small-business growth. Yet, these areas don’t develop naturally, and many local commercial corridors struggle...

The importance of training and development

A flight instructor was doing practice maneuvers with a student when he said, “I think it’s time we head back to the airport and...

Veolia tapped to manage Jamestown Water Treatment Plant

JAMESTOWN – Veolia North America, a provider of water services and environmental solutions across the U.S. and Canada, has secured a three-year agreement to...

McKee, RIDOH announce grant funding to boost primary care training capacity

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee and the R.I. Department of Health recently announced the state will make up to $90,000 in grant funding...
SURPRISING JOURNEY: Tri-Force MMA owner Peter Jeffrey went to school to study music and never imagined owning a mixed martial arts gym, but he started training in MMA because he “needed something physical to do” and eventually started a gym so he could train in various disciplines to be a professional fighter all in one place, then at the request of friends and fellow fighters he began holding classes and now owns the largest MMA gym in Rhode Island.
PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELY

Jeffrey turns passion for mixed martial arts into successful business

When Peter Jeffrey started the Tri-Force MMA gym in Pawtucket in 2009, the financial security of mixed martial arts was not something to rest...

Experience necessary?

Does your company seek possible employee candidates who had prior job experience? Depends on the position: 67% Yes: 33% No: 0% When seeking a job candidate, how much...
TRAINING DAY: Chris Hiener, simulation specialist for the Rhode Island Medical Reserve Corps’ Training, Innovation and Leadership Institute, is shown working in the institute’s Extended Reality lab space with a high-fidelity medical simulation canine mannequin. 
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PAUL J. SPETRINI

R.I. Medical Reserve Corps launches institute to prepare for the worst

2024 PBN Innovative Companies Awards EDUCATION/CAREER TRAINING: Rhode Island Medical Reserve Corps DEDICATED TO IMPROVING the health and safety of communities across the state, the Rhode...
LATHE LESSON: Trainee Trevor Harmon operates a lathe machine in the Manufacturing Lab at the New England Institute of Technology.
PBN PHOTO/PAUL J. SPETRINI

TECH TRANSFORMATION: AI finding its place in evolving industry

It’s no secret that advancements in technology have been playing an ever-larger role in manufacturing. Innovations in ­automation, robotics, digitization and, increasingly, artificial intelligence...

Union wants more training, staff at Women & Infants after it...

PROVIDENCE – Members of the Service Employees International Union 1199 New England recently held an informational picket demanding management at Women & Infants Hospital...

Put to the test

Does your company provide on-the-job training? Yes: 100% No: 0% Is on-the-job training a requirement for employment for new hires? Yes: 80% No: 20% Depends on the position: 0% No, because...
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