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PBN summit to tackle ’13 employment trends
Rhode Island businesses face major developments in employment issues in 2013, with health care reform and labor regulations at the top of the list. Social media continues to be a challenge, with its expanding potential and its own share of annoyances. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 12/10/12

Med. students are shunning primary care
More than three-quarters of U.S. medical students continue to shun primary care for higher-paying specialties, setting the stage for a shortage of doctors as the population ages and health care expands, a study found. more
Bloomberg News | 12/10/12
Kids Count: R.I. youth employment rate at 50%
Rhode Island’s youth employment rate, at around 50 percent for those aged 16 to 24, is following in what is being called a dangerous trend of declining against a still struggling economy, according to a new Kids Count report from the Annie B. Casey Foundation. more
Union: Landmark layoffs harmful, violate contract
The recent layoffs at Landmark Medical Center – 53 since Oct. 30 – are in violation of the collective bargaining agreement, according to Christopher Callaci, general counsel of United Nurses and Allied Professionals. more
Report: R.I.’s public workers out-earn private sector
Rhode Island’s government workers collect higher compensation than their private-sector counterparts, according to a study compiled by the Rhode Island Center for Freedom & Prosperity. more
| 11/29/12
SEED seeks member input
The South Eastern Economic Development Corporation is soliciting member feedback leading into its annual meeting, to be held Thursday, Nov. 29, at White’s of Westport. more
| 11/27/12
Planners eye where R.I. lags
In a year of double-digit unemployment and 38 Studios LLC’s bankruptcy, economic-development concerns inevitably move to the front of the line. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 11/26/12

Black Friday Walmart protests head to R.I., Mass.
As part of a nationwide Black Friday protest, Walmart workers and community allies plan to gather at Walmart retail stores across Rhode Island and Massachusetts on Black Friday. more
| 11/23/12
Chamber meet focuses on innovation, collaboration
The 2012 meeting of the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce, held Monday at the R.I. Convention Center, made news that could re-shape the region’s economy. more
| 11/20/12
Income inequality grows in R.I.
Income inequality has grown in the Ocean State in recent decades and the incomes of the state’s richest residents “dwarf” those of its poorest, according to a report from the Economic Policy Institute and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. more
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