Posts Tagged ‘Business’
Report on Vineyard Wind, clean up – Nantucket Current. Wampanoag Tribe calls for moratorium
Wind turbine accident on Nantucket
Read MoreReal Estate RI: Record-breaking sale in Cranston’s Edgewood neighborhood – Engel & Volkers
cranston home sells
Read MoreNetworking Pick of the Week: Central RI Chamber in Warwick
You are invited you to get acquainted with other members of the business community with the Central Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce on Friday, July 26th, from Noon – 1:30 PM at All American Assisted Living, 55 Tollgate Hill Farm Road, in Warwick. One of the popular LEADS Luncheons of the Central RI Chamber, attendees will…
Read MoreWhy DE&I programs are going away – Mary T. O’Sullivan
by Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL, contributing writer, business leadership “As of July 2024, several companies have either cut or rebranded their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs due to activist attacks, social media backlash, and legal challenges.” – CNBC A monumentous, radical impact to diversity, equity, and inclusion, established by the United States Supreme Court…
Read MoreBusiness Beat: National Innovation Award for Sue Babin, RIDDC Self Employment project
SUE BABIN RECEIVES NATIONAL INNOVATION AWARD FROM APSE (ASSOCIATION OF PEOPLE SUPPORTING EMPLOYMENT FIRST) The Rhode Island DevelopmentalDisabilities Council (RIDDC) is pleased to announce that Sue Babin, Director of the Self Employment Business project, was awarded the 2024 Dave Hammis Employment Innovation Award at the National Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE) Conference, held this June in…
Read MoreIn the news… summary for week ending July 20, 2024
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY Dighton-Rehoboth schools allowing students to opt out of playing sports w/members of opposite sex NBC10’s Liz Bateson leaving to work at Centreville Credit Union An adult with measles was diagnosed in Worcester, after travel Omni Hotel workers in Providence will informational picket President of Roger Williams Univ. won $1M with a…
Read MoreBusiness Beat: Neighborhood Health Plan and UnitedHealthcare to manage RI Medicaid
New contract includes quality, oversight, and financial management requirements that will lead to improved outcomes for Medicaid members and the state The state has chosen two Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) to serve Rhode Island Medicaid members beginning on July 1, 2025. Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island (NHPRI) and UnitedHealthcare of New England (UHC) have…
Read MoreAnother one bites the dust – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer Photo: The IGA at the bottom of Pitman Street, in Providence. Stop & Shop, owner of Eastside Marketplace (or, to many of its longtime shoppers, the IGA, Independent Grocers Alliance), will shut down the market on or before Nov. 2. That is a shame and a…
Read MoreCVS $1M grant to Women & Infants for maternal health, expanding workforce, mobile unit
Funding will support programs working to increase access to maternal health services in Rhode Island CVS Health® (NYSE: CVS) and its Foundation today announced a $1 million grant to support the Women & Infants Hospital’s ongoing work to increase access to maternal health services, including programming to expand its workforce and launch a new postpartum…
Read MoreSafe Leave. A new concept for leadership – Mary T. O’Sullivan
Domestic abuse
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