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State Unveils Workforce Initiative

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

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

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

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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New Training Program for Marine Trades Workers

The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation and the New England Institute of Technology announced today they are accepting students into a new federally funded training program for the marine trades industry. The Composite Repair & Boat Construction Training Program is......

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Healthcare Career Fair Held in Warwick

About a dozen employers were on hand for a healthcare career fair sponsored by ProJo Jobs at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick today. Among the employers at the event were St. Joseph Health Service of Rhode Island, the Roger......

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Citizens, CVS win housing assistance award

Homes for Working Families, a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., announced this week that Citizens Financial Group and CVS Caremark are recipients of the 2008 Pioneer Award for their employer-assisted housing programs. The programs are designed to help employees......

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