Tag: Workforce
One-size layoff doesn’t fit all
The proposed merger between SunTrust and BB&T makes sense for both firms – which is why Wall Street sent both stocks higher on Feb....
Five Questions With Sabina Matos
5Q: Sabina Matos | President, Providence City Council
1. How will you encourage more widespread economic development across Providence neighborhoods? Successful economic development depends...
Trump, Dems agree on funding for Electric Boat sub program
Despite the federal budget standoff, Republican President Donald Trump and Rhode Island’s Democratic congressional leaders seem to agree on one important thing for the...
Five Questions With Tom Giordano
5Q: Tom Giordano | Executive director, Partnership for Rhode Island
1. More than three-quarters of Rhode Island voters in November approved a $250 million bond...
Is the increase in Rhode Island’s minimum wage going to have...
Rhode Island is one of 20 states that will increase its minimum wage in the new year, going from $10.10 an hour to $10.50...
R.I. among 20 states to raise minimum wage Jan. 1
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will be joined by 19 other states in raising its minimum wage at the beginning of the year, according to...
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...
Business community sees many positives in R.I., but needs persist
If only the business community were able to spend more time on Smith Hill doing what it did for the cover story of this...
Much work to be done to bring more high-wage jobs to...
It’s never a bad thing to have a job. But an analysis of data for Rhode Island and the nation shows that which job...
Providence metro unemployment declines to 3.1% in Oct.
PROVIDENCE – Unemployment in the Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area was 3.1 percent in October, not seasonally adjusted, a 0.9 percentage point decline year over...
