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JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY is launching a new employee training initiative called "JWUpro." / PBN PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

Johnson & Wales University launches ‘JWUpro’ employee training initiative

Economy 06/26/2023

PROVIDENCE – Johnson & Wales University is launching a new program in which the university will partner with local companies and organizations and help...

SELF IMPROVEMENT: Lori-Anne Wunschel is a staff member at the nonprofit Community Care Alliance in Woonsocket, helping adults with mental illness and substance use disorders, but a state pilot program is allowing her to pursue an advanced degree at no cost to her.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Pilot program gives lift to hopeful health workers

Education 06/23/2023

Lori-Anne Wunschel has logged more than 15 years working in social services and addiction counseling, helping countless clients, many with major traumas and minimal...

CAMPING OUT: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island employees hold an all-staff retreat held at Camp Meehan in Notte Park in North Providence.  COURTESY BIG BROTHERS  BIG SISTERS OF RHODE ISLAND

Big Brothers Big Sisters of RI’s community service extends to the...

Business Services 06/09/2023

PBN Best Places To Work Awards 2023 SMALL COMPANIES #1: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island Employees in R.I. 36 CEO Katje Afonseca WHEN BIG BROTHERS BIG...

MENTALLY STRONG: Shawmut Design and Construction recently created a mental health and wellness leadership group to propose new mental health initiatives within the company.  COURTESY SHAWMUT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

Building up a healthy, valuable culture at Shawmut Design and Construction

Business Services 06/09/2023

PBN Best Places To Work Awards 2023 MIDSIZE COMPANIES #1: Shawmut Design and Construction Employees in R.I. 75 CEO Les Hiscoe BEING IN THE RIGHT FRAME OF MIND...

Westerly center is designed to build on a military background

Focus 05/26/2023

Though decades ago, T.J. Smith still remembers the camaraderie and sense of purpose he felt during his time as a member of the Rhode...

ADVANCING CAREERS: Staff members at AAA Northeast gather at the company’s Providence office. A year ago, AAA Northeast launched a career exploration program that provides a learning platform for employees of diverse backgrounds and talents who are performing well in their current roles. PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Developing talent drives AAA Northeast forward

Business Services 12/09/2022

PBN 2022 Diversity Equity & Inclusion Awards Not For Profit: AAA Northeast FINDING NEW TALENT is a challenge facing every business post-pandemic, which makes investing...

LAB WORK: From left, Amgen Rhode Island scientists George Boras, Natalie Kieon and Bishouy Sharoubim join together in a laboratory inside the West Greenwich manufacturing facility.  PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Amgen Rhode Island is on a journey to being strong allies...

Industries 12/09/2022

PBN 2022 Diversity Equity & Inclusion Awards Biotechnology: Amgen Rhode Island AT AMGEN RHODE ISLAND, having a workforce that reflects the diversity of the patients...

TEAMWORK: From left, Amgen Rhode Island manufacturing associate Alexandra Marzilli, senior associates Matt Miller, Jie Wen Yang and Kate Boucher, and Front Line Manager Marissa Burke work together in a section of the company’s new West Greenwich plant that employs single-use technology to manufacture drug substances. COURTESY AMGEN RHODE ISLAND

Amgen strives to find, groom new talent through various avenues

Economic Activity 11/11/2022

PBN Manufacturing Awards 2022 EXCELLENCE IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT & PRODUCTIVITY: Amgen Rhode Island AS ONE OF THE LARGEST manufacturing companies in the state, Amgen Inc. has a...

Application deadline for 2022 PBN Manufacturing Awards Program extended

Industries 09/23/2022

PROVIDENCE – The application deadline for PBN’s 2022 Manufacturing Awards Program has been extended to Sept. 28. Honorees will be recognized during the Manufacturing Awards...