News - Workforce Development
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Pentair Electronic Packaging Expands Operations in Rhode Island, Adds 80 New Jobs
12/04/2008 - 13:22
Pentair Electronic Packaging has announced that the company will relocate several manufacturing product lines from Poway, California to the company’s Warwick, Rhode Island facility. The product line transfers will create additional new jobs at the Warwick site. The company expects the transfer to be completed by July 2009.
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RIEDC Partners with Alternative Lenders and Growth Capital Experts to Help Rhode Island Businesses Find New Sources of Capital
11/10/2008 - 11:14
RIEDC will host two financing educational seminars this month targeting the state’s small business community: “Navigating the Credit Crunch: Alternative Lending Sources” on Wednesday, November 19 at noon and “Financing Fast Growth” on Tuesday, November 25 at 10 a.m.
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Support from RIMES Yields Increased Profits and Jobs for Local Manufacturers
10/29/2008 - 10:07
The Rhode Island Manufacturing Extension Services, a non-profit organization providing complete manufacturing solutions to Rhode Island's small and medium-sized manufacturers, announced that it has yielded a positive return of a $450,256 investment by the National Institute of Standards and Technology of 42 to 1 for the Rhode Island economy.
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State ISDI Grant Funds Information Technology Workforce Development
10/22/2008 - 08:21
The Tech Collective announces today that is has been awarded an Industry Skills Development Initiative (ISDI) grant funded by the Governor’s Workforce Board of Rhode Island (GWBRI). The entirety of the grant will work to foster training and workforce development in the state’s Information Technology industry. Between 220 and 270 incumbent IT professionals and transitioning workers are projected to take advantage of various IT training and/or certification programs.
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RIEDC, Cox Communications, Raytheon, Rite-Solutions and Teknor Apex Launch Summer Teacher Training Initiative
08/12/2008 - 09:57
In an effort to encourage yearlong teacher professional learning opportunities in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC) announced the creation of Leadership Initiatives for Teaching and Technology (LIFT2) - Rhode Island, a statewide pilot program that allows teachers to work for a summer at a company where they explore real world industry applications of STEM.
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Saul Kaplan: Budget Discipline is Good for R.I. Economy
07/07/2008 - 12:34
The budget passed by the Rhode Island General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Carcieri is good for the state’s economy. Our 2008 Economic Growth Plan made clear that the state has to get control over its spending without raising broad-based taxes. The fiscal 2009 budget does exactly that. Do not underestimate how important this is to improving our business climate and stimulating job creation.
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RIEDC, CCRI Partner to Recommend CCRI Workforce Commission
03/13/2008 - 08:26
The Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) and the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC) announced today that legislation to create the CCRI 21st Century Workforce Commission has been submitted to the Rhode Island General Assembly (H7889, S2450). The legislation is sponsored by Senate Majority Leader M. Teresa Paiva Weed and House Majority Leader Gordon Fox. The commission will recommend specific actions to strengthen CCRI’s position as a key institution in Rhode Island’s effort to create a 21st century workforce well prepared for the high-wage job opportunities created by knowledge economy companies.
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Cutting-Edge Composites Training Program is Launched in R.I.
03/07/2008 - 03:00
The Rhode Island Economic Development (RIEDC) in conjunction with the New England Institute of Technology announced today open enrollment in a federally funded workforce development program targeting the marine trades industry in the Ocean State. The Composite Repair & Boat Construction Training program is an intensive 12-week program aimed at increasing the number of qualified employees who have an expertise working with composite materials.