Business Beat: Diversified Resources celebrates 40th anniversary at renovated Warwick space

Ribbon cutting ceremony at DR office.

Warwick Mayor cuts ribbon for newly renovated office space on Jefferson Boulevard Diversified Resources, LLC, a comprehensive financial planning firm located at 70 Jefferson Boulevard in Warwick, celebrated its 40th anniversary milestone in style at the company’s newly renovated headquarters. Over 125 family members, clients, friends, and staff past and present attended an invitation-only “garden…

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My guess on Penn Station – David Brussat

Grand Central Terminal architectural rendering.

by David Brussat, contributing writer, architecture Photo: Brussat, Rebuilt waiting room at the proposed new Penn Station. (By Jeff Stikeman for Rebuild Penn Station) Not much news lately on the idea of rebuilding Pennsylvania Station as it was originally designed by architects McKim Mead & White in 1910. The station was torn down in 1963…

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Johnson & Wales to launch new Doctor of Physical Therapy program

Physical therapist assisting patient with resistance band.

30-month program will prepare graduates for advanced careers in PT Johnson & Wales University is seeking accreditation for a new Doctor of Physical Therapy program. This spring, JWU submitted its formal application for candidacy with the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) and completed the required site visit with the Commission in July. JWU is accepting applications for the…

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Networking Pick of the Week: Central RI Chamber Morning Coffee

Wooden table top, blurred kitchen background.

Join members and non-member/guests on Thursday, August 8th from 8am to 9am for Morning Coffee, with the Central Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce. It will be held at DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen at 615 Greenwich Avenue, Suite 8, Warwick (Stop & Shop Plaza). Members are $5. Non-member/guests are $15. This month, Dennis and Christina, owners…

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Is HR Making You Miserable? – Mary T. O’Sullivan

human resources

By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL, contributing writer, business leadership “HR Managers themselves say that since the pandemic, the job has become an exasperating ordeal.” The New York Times “People hate us, and a lot of employees look at us as inherently evil”, an HR manager is quoted in this week’s New York Times. This perception is…

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