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Panelists focus on the issues at Employers & Education Summit
In a frank discussion of the education and skills gap facing Rhode Island’s workforce, participants in the Providence Business News Employers & Education Summit laid out competing visions of the road to success. more
| 11/7/12 | 1 comment
Consumers warned not to eat certain products made by Farmstead
The R.I. Department of Health issued a consumer advisory not to eat certain food products produced by Farmstead Inc. at 186 Wayland Ave. more
PBN postpones Summit on Employers and Education
In light of Hurricane Sandy, Providence Business News has decided to postpone the Summit on Employers and Education to Wednesday, Nov. 7. more
| 10/29/12
URI awarded $500K cybersecurity grant
The University of Rhode Island was awarded a $502,097 grant from the National Science Foundation to enhance education opportunities in computer network security at the high school and college levels. more
Construction employment rises slightly in Providence metro
Construction employment rose in 125 out of 337 metro areas, including the Providence-Fall River-Warwick area, dropped in 160 out of 337 metro areas, including the New Bedford metro area, and stayed stagnant in 52 metro areas from September 2011 to September 2012, according to a report from the Associated General Contractors of America. more
| 10/31/12
Warwick City Council approves union contracts
Monday evening, the Warwick City Council unanimously approved three contracts with the city’s municipal employee, police and firefighters’ unions. more
Theater cos. draw for nearby businesses
Brickley’s Ice Cream owner Steve Groffi has had, for the last seven years, a front-row seat to a town’s cultural revitalization from his shop’s front door on Wakefield’s Main Street, in South Kingstown. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 9/17/12

Sea Corp. lands $86M Navy contract
Systems Engineering Associates Corporation – Sea Corp. – has been awarded a three-year, $86 million contract to support the electromagnetic department of Newport’s Naval Undersea Warfare Center. more
| 9/10/12
Rhode Islanders prep for Hurricane Sandy
Residents, government offices and utilities throughout Rhode Island and Southern New England are taking steps to prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy, which is set to hit the East Coast late Sunday and peak on Monday and Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. more
URI chemist awarded $400K ‘early career’ grant by NSF
Jason Dwyer, an assistant chemistry professor at the University of Rhode Island, has been awarded a five-year, $400,000 research grant from the National Science Foundation. more
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