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IN DEMAND: Karl Wadensten, center, CEO and president of VIBCO Inc. and R.I. Commerce Corp. board member, talks about the need for skilled workers during the first panel discussion of Providence Business News’ 2026 Workforce Development Summit at the Providence Marriott Downtown on Feb. 19. With Wadensten on the panel are, from left, Matthew Weldon, director of the R.I. Department of Labor and Training; Farouk Rajab, CEO and president of both the Rhode Island Hospitality Association and the Rhode Island Hospitality Education Foundation; and Rosa Brito, manager of workforce development at Brown University Health. PBN Editor Michael Mello, standing, moderates.
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DLT urges employers to use Real Jobs RI amid uncertain federal...

Rhode Island has built what Matthew Weldon, director of the R.I. Department of Labor and Training, calls one of the most replicated workforce systems...

5 R.I. companies earn HIRE Vets Medallion Award

PROVIDENCE – Five Rhode Island companies have each earned a 2025 HIRE Vets Medallion Award, the only federal-level veterans employment award given by the U.S. Department...
FEELING PROTECTIVE: Sen. Lori Urso, left, and Rep. Karen Alzate, both Democrat lawmakers from Pawtucket, led the effort to amend Rhode Island’s Fair Employment Practice law to include menopause-related health issues to the list of medical conditions that employers have to accommodate. 
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In R.I., menopause added to list of workplace protections

Sitting in front of a ­microphone, donning bright-pink glasses, Lori Urso proceeded to educate a room of mostly men about a topic most don’t...
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‘Alternative investments’ could be part of 401(k), 403(b) plans

August brought news of a potential change on the horizon for investors in 401(k) and 403(b) retirement plans who want more investment options –...
THE EXETER Job Corps will shut down by the end of next month as part of a nationwide pause by the U.S. Department of Labor. Pictured is one of the program's culinary students in 2023. / COURTESY SPENCER GOSSY

Is the U.S. Department of Labor’s move to shut down Job...

The Exeter Job Corps would shut down by the end of the month under the U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed nationwide “pause” of the...

Federal judge blocks effort to close Exeter Job Corps

PROVIDENCE – A federal judge has blocked the U.S. Department of Labor’s nationwide “pause” of Job Corps centers in Exeter and across the nation.  U.S....
THE EXETER Job Corps will shut down by the end of next month as part of a nationwide pause by the U.S. Department of Labor. Pictured is one of the program's culinary students in 2023. / COURTESY SPENCER GOSSY

Exeter Job Corps suspending operations by end of June

PROVIDENCE – The Exeter Job Corps will shut down by the end of June as part of the U.S. Department of Labor's nationwide "pause"...

Department of Labor recovers $1.9M for 853 Care New England workers...

PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Department of Labor announced Friday it recovered $1.9 million in back wages and damages for hundreds of health care workers...

Building Futures gets $3.7M in federal funding

PROVIDENCE – Building Futures, a nonprofit that works to leverage apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs as it expands pipelines to career opportunities for low-income communities...
POLARIS MEP has received a $1.5 million federal grant to help reduce recidivism.

Polaris MEP receives $1.5M federal grant to reduce recidivism

PROVIDENCE – Polaris MEP will receive $1.5 million in federal funds to help the manufacturing partnership and support organization help people reentering society and...
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