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Alex and Ani to open professional development center
Jewelry designer Alex and Ani LLC will open a professional development center in a Weybosset Street building it has purchased. The location will also house a new retail location will open in late August, CEO Giovanni Feroce told Providence Business News. more
URI looking to expand Providence presence
The University of Rhode Island plans to increase its presence in the state’s capital city, according to President David M. Dooley, as part of a strategy to better prepare its students for success as well as help Rhode Island’s economy grow out of the hole it is in. more
| 11/28/12
Brown, Home & Hospice Care sign new affiliation agreement
Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University have signed an affiliation agreement that establishes Home & Hospice Care as the major teaching affiliate for hospice and palliative medicine for the school. more
Chafee named to NGA committee
Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee has been named to the National Governors Association Education and Workforce Committee by NGA Chair, Delaware Gov. Jack Markell and NGA vice chair, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin. more
| 9/7/12
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
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
R.I. receives $3.3M from Labor Dept. for disability employment
Rhode Island will receive $3.3 million from the U.S. Labor Department as part of $20.7 million in Disability Employment Initiative funding nationwide. more
| 9/21/12
Vermont grads find reminders of home in Providence
One of the major talent pipelines bringing a steady stream of young doctors to Rhode Island is the University of Vermont College of Medicine in Burlington. Twelve graduates – more than 10 percent of its 2012 graduating class of 110 – accepted residencies at hospitals in Providence, many choosing a primary care career path. more
By Richard Asinof
Contributing Writer | 8/13/12
Better training regime needed to fill jobs, says Workforce Board
(Updated, 4:25 p.m.) Building career pathways for the state’s high-growth industries will be a priority of the Governor’s Workforce Board from its Biennial Employment & Training Plan for fiscal years years 2014 and 2015 after the report found that there is no shortage of workers to fill positions except at the highest skilled occupational levels. more
Former dropout now inspires her students to persevere
There was a time when 2013 Rhode Island Teacher of the Year Jessica Waters’ future might not have included a high school diploma, never mind a successful tenure as part of the Beacon Charter High School for the Arts’ staff that has helped students double their proficiency level in science. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 11/12/12

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