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Looking ahead

Are you optimistic that 2025 will be a good year for your company?  Yes: 80% Somewhat: 20% No: 0% What growth is your company hoping for this year?...
Farouk Rajab in July was named CEO and president of the nonprofit Rhode Island Hospitality Association, after serving on the Providence-based nonprofit’s board for seven years. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATION

People power hospitality

Farouk Rajab | Rhode Island Hospitality Association, Rhode Island Hospitality Education ­Foundation CEO, president At the heart of our industry, our associates are the driving...
OFFICE SHUFFLE: Union Studio Architecture & Community Design Inc. in Providence settled on a hybrid work model for its 32 staff members, with all employees required to be in the office on Wednesdays. Pictured from the left: Dana Powers, director of operations; Christina Carlson, associate principal; Joel VanderWeele, associate; and Douglas Kallflez, co-founder and managing partner. 
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Companies still seeking right mix between remote, office work

Remote-work proponents were disheartened to hear that Amazon.com Inc. will be requiring employees to return to the office five days a week in January. The...

For ‘indispensable’ foreign doctors, immigration is getting too hard

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed a pressing issue: the U.S. health care system is increasingly dependent on immigrant physicians, but it’s becoming harder for aspiring...

R.I. Latinas are giving life to the economy, and they should...

Hispanic Heritage Month provides an opportunity to reflect on the impact Hispanics have made in our culture every year. Whether we recognize it or...
PROMISING PATH: Keishla Aponte, a participant in Year Up’s business operations job training program, was hired by BankFive and now works at its Customer Contact Center in Fall River.
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BANKING ON DIVERSITY: Collaboration changing faces of industry

Nationally, banking was long known as a white-male-dominated industry. But Rhode Island is taking steps to change that with BankForward, an initiative that aims...
LATHE LESSON: Trainee Trevor Harmon operates a lathe machine in the Manufacturing Lab at the New England Institute of Technology.
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TECH TRANSFORMATION: AI finding its place in evolving industry

It’s no secret that advancements in technology have been playing an ever-larger role in manufacturing. Innovations in ­automation, robotics, digitization and, increasingly, artificial intelligence...
RHODE ISLAND ranked No. 44 among all states for the second straight year in CNBC’s “America’s Top States for Business 2024″ list. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ARTISTIC IMAGES

R.I. is No. 44 on CNBC’s 2024 ranking of top states...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked 44th among all states in CNBC’s “America’s Top States for Business 2024″ rankings released Thursday, a slight improvement over...

Unemployment rate in Providence metro dips to 3.7% in April

PROVIDENCE – The unadjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 3.7% in April, down from 4.3% in March but up from 2.5%...
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