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Murray announces $780K in STEM funds
BOSTON – Lt. Gov. Timothy P. Murray announced $780,000 in funding to promote and advance Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education, jobs and workforce-development initiatives. technology, economic development, workforce, education, public policy, workforce development, more
10/29/12
State must do more to train unemployed to fill jobs
PBN: What do you think the No. 1 issue is in this election and how do you plan to approach it? more

By Michael Souza
PBN Staff Writer | 10/22/12 | 1 comment

Summit to explore skills gap causes, solutions
Is there a skills gap in Rhode Island? That is, are available jobs going unfilled or being taken by employees who then cost companies, large and small, thousands of dollars in training hours and instruction? more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 10/22/12

More investment needed in efforts to aid small business
When the opportunity came up in 1983 to help establish the Rhode Island Small Business Development Center program at Bryant University, Douglas Jobling didn’t think twice. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 10/22/12

Business/education ventures a key answer
As any successful business owner knows, you have to have a plan. more
10/15/12
Businesses investing in future hires
At Grainger Inc., a national industrial-supply distributor, the work is all about customer needs. Lately, that goes far beyond making sales and filling orders. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 10/15/12

Education for trades must start in schools
Until now, when an employer mentioned the skills gap, the sticking point seemed to be technical in nature. more
10/8/12
Plumbing for answers on trade-skills gap
Keith Vadas has seen both sides of the trade versus office job-skill debate that often surrounds arguments on available jobs and work force development these days. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 10/8/12

Developers show interest in shared nursing center
When voters head to the polls in November to decide whether the state will borrow $50 million to renovate three Rhode Island College buildings, some may suspect it means the end of plans for a shared nursing center with the University of Rhode Island. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 10/8/12

The case against more job security? It’s academic
In the U.S., “middle class” is not just an income category. It’s a cultural norm. more
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Virginia Postrel | 9/24/12
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