Tag: Workforce
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...
Rhode to Work open in R.I.
Where there is need, there is opportunity.
For job seekers, that’s especially true in a host of local industries spotlighted in PBN’s inaugural Rhode to...
Nurture your workers
An estimated 50 million Americans quit their jobs last year, causing massive headaches and a tremendous amount of lost productivity and revenue for companies.
The...
R.I. ranks No. 45 on CNBC’s 2023 top states for business...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked No. 45 among all states for the second straight year in CNBC’s “America’s Top States for Business 2023" rankings...
Nursing homes need more state help
As summer approaches, John E. Gage is again sounding the alarm about the precarious financial condition of nursing homes across the state. The timing...
Coastal Medical Physicians’ Reakes creates a healthy environment for patients and...
PBN 2023 Business Women Awards
HEALTH CARE SERVICES INDUSTRY LEADER: Debra Reakes | Coastal Medical Physicians director of quality
FOR DEBRA REAKES, the director of...
Fewer Americans apply for jobless benefits, labor market still showing strength
NEW YORK (AP) – Fewer Americans applied for jobless benefits last week after a previous spike that some took as a sign that higher...
Back to class?
Do you feel Rhode Island’s public education system needs to be overhauled?
Yes: 86%
Unsure: 14%
No: 0%
Are you concerned the current state of public education could...
Dr. Kwame Dapaah-Afriyie
Health Care Heroes Awards 2023: Physician
Dr. Kwame Dapaah-Afriyie
The Miriam Hospital director of the Division of Hospitalist Medicine
What led you to choose health care as your...
















