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SENEDIA lands $98.3M contract for submarine workforce development

MIDDLETOWN – SENEDIA on Tuesday announced it has been awarded a four-year, $98.3 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to advance submarine workforce...
Murugan Anandarajan

As AI evolves, what skills will keep you employed?

Massive layoffs announced at Amazon.com Inc. recently serve as a reminder that artificial intelligence technology driving efficiency is also redefining what it takes to...

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R.I. gets $1.5M from Citizens for AI workforce development

PROVIDENCE – Citizens Financial Group Inc. plans to invest $1.5 million in Rhode Island over the next three years in workforce development organizations and...
the prop Alyssa Alvarado holds the 
Real Jobs Rhode Island sign, symbolizing her decade-plus time working to grow the state’s workforce development program.

Alyssa Alvarado

PBN 40 Under Forty Awards 2025 ALYSSA ALVARADO | 39 Executive director, Governor’s Workforce Board Rhode Island What is the biggest challenge currently facing your industry and...
SMOOTHER PATHWAY: Rosemary Costigan is the interim president of the Community College of Rhode Island, which is partnering with Rhode Island College on a fully online program that will provide students a smoother pathway to a Bachelor of ­Science in nursing degree.
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2 colleges join forces to clear path for nurses

When Patricia Kelling’s son was born with severe heart problems years ago, she struggled to understand what was wrong. “I didn’t know what the doctors...
STRATEGY SESSION: Nina Pande, center, executive director of Skills for Rhode Island’s Future, discusses workforce development with East Providence Mayor Roberto DaSilva, left, and Woonsocket Mayor Christopher Beauchamp. 
COURTESY CHELSEA DECESARE

As funding shrinks, focus on training goes local

In response to unpredictable federal funding and constrained state budgets, officials at the nonprofit organization Skills for Rhode Island’s Future say they’re adapting their...
TOUGH TIME: Katharine Amaral, right, director of programs and community partnerships for the nonprofit Junior Achievement of Rhode Island Inc., speaks during Providence Business News’ 2025 Workforce Development Summit on Feb. 13. With her on the panel, from left, are Ara Millette, director of talent acquisition at Brown University Health; Amy Grzybowski, New England Institute of Technology vice president of workforce development and community relations; and Nora Crowley, R.I. Department of Labor and Training deputy director. 
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PBN summit: Workforce challenges coming at federal, state levels

It’s a challenging time for people charged with developing the workforce of the future for Rhode Island. Not only are state agencies and nonprofits nationwide...

N.E. Tech significantly reducing tuition for its trades programming

EAST GREENWICH – The New England Institute of Technology is now offering individuals seeking training to enter the trades workforce close to half off...
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...
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