Tag: WindWinRI
IN THE WIND: Nascent local industry holds promise of job growth
When Rhode Island political leaders, educators and employers consider the future of offshore wind – with lots of big, white turbines spinning in the...
N.K. Chamber gets $375K for new high school offshore wind certification...
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Rhode Island high school students will soon be able to earn a certificate proving their ability to work in the offshore...
Five Questions With: Kristin Urbach
Kristin Urbach serves as executive director of the North Kingstown Chamber of Commerce. Five years ago, the Chamber began developing a new program, WindWinRI,...
WindWinRI student training program receives $175K DLT grant
NORTH KINGSTOWN – As plans for a slew of offshore wind arrays take shape across the region, the North Kingstown Chamber of Commerce is...
Orsted and Eversource commit additional $4.5M to wind sector training/supply chain...
PROVIDENCE – Orsted U.S. Offshore Wind and Eversource pledged $4.5 million Monday to talent and workforce development in Rhode Island based on the Revolution...
Boost for school construction, job training
The Ocean State had its eyes on the public school system this past year, as two statewide ballot requests for funding, not to mention...
Classroom experiment eyes wind-energy jobs
In some places, wind energy is still thought of as a grand experiment. In Rhode Island, it’s already seen as a promising industry of...
Governor, Real Jobs RI promote R.I. as home to next-gen wind...
NORTH KINGSTOWN – As offshore wind farms begin to pop up along the Eastern Seaboard, Rhode Island – home to the first such alternative...
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