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Yacht Restoration School Offers Career Information

3:50 PM Mon, Jan 05, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Andy Smith    Email

The International Yacht Restoration School (IYRS) in Newport will host a career information session Thursday evening from 6 to 8 in the auditorium on the Newport Campus of the Community College of Rhode Island. The session will offer information about......

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Providence law firm lays off 16

10:35 AM Tue, Dec 09, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Andy Smith    Email

The prominent law firm of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP has laid off 16 people from its Providence office. Managing partner Walter Reed said no attorneys were involved. The employees who lost jobs, he said, were support personnel such......

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Providence Woman Wins Purpose Prize

1:50 PM Wed, Dec 03, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Andy Smith    Email

Barbara Cervone, who runs a non-profit organization called What Kids Can Do, is one of 15 national winners of The Purpose Prize, an award designed to recognize social innovators over the age of 60. What Kids Can Do recognizes the......

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State Unveils Workforce Initiative

5:57 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Andy Smith    Email

Governor Carcieri today announced a $3.3 million initiative, funded by the Governor's Workforce Board, designed to connect Rhode Islanders with jobs in four of the state's high-growth industries: hospitality, the marine trades, information technology, and construction. Even at a time......

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College Crusade wins national recognition

12:36 PM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Andy Smith    Email

The College Crusade of Rhode Island has been named one of 35 programs in the country that are improving U.S. education by the Business-Higher Education Forum, a Washington, D.C., organization of business and education leaders. The College Crusade, the......

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New Executive Director for Year Up

1:13 PM Mon, Sep 08, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Andy Smith    Email

Year Up Providence, a program designed to provide low-income urban youth with educational and career opportunities, has named Nick Richardson as new executive director. Richardson replaces Sara Strammiello Enright who is leaving to take a position in the program's national......

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State Awards Workforce Grants

4:29 PM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Andy Smith    Email

The Governor's Workforce Board and the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation have awarded workforce expansion grants totaling $387,348 for new employee training to five Rhode Island companies. Companies receiving the grants are: Albion Special Care, LLC of Lincoln for $45,990;......

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