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Career Pathways: Nishita Roy-Pope, CEO of Courage Builder in North Kingstown, builds career pathways connecting Rhode island students to fast-growing fields such as the blue economy.  PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Courage Builder for RI’s workforce

Education 09/25/2026

Innovative Companies 2026 Awards EDUCATION: Courage Builder Courage Builder, a North Kingstown workforce development firm, has been building career pathways into some of Rhode Island’s...

Macy’s, Wayfair cutting thousands of jobs as retail layoffs deepen

Capital Goods 01/19/2024

PROVIDENCE – Two of the nation's strongest retailers announced layoffs this week. Macy's is laying off about 3.5% of its total headcount, which amounts to...

Online retailers can be forced to collect tax, high court rules

Government 06/21/2018

NEW YORK - The U.S. Supreme Court freed states and local governments to start collecting billions of dollars in sales taxes from internet retailers...

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