Networking Pick of the Week: Central RI Chamber in Warwick

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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…

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Why DE&I programs are going away – Mary T. O’Sullivan

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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…

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Business Beat: National Innovation Award for Sue Babin, RIDDC Self Employment project

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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…

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In the news… summary for week ending July 20, 2024

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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…

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Business Beat: Neighborhood Health Plan and UnitedHealthcare to manage RI Medicaid

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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…

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Another one bites the dust – David Brussat

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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…

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