Stephanie Bernaba

PROVIDENCE – Javier Montañez, superintendent of the city’s public school district, announced his resignation Friday, ending more than 30 years of service to the system as a student, bilingual teacher, assistant principal, principal and…

Rhode Island’s community health centers are bracing for a new round of financial and operational challenges as changes to Medicaid ­eligibility, new work requirements and uncertainty surrounding a federal drug discount program threaten to put…

As the co-owner of Warwick-based ExactPay Payroll Services LLC, Craig Force knows his payroll and human resources technology business is up against some stiff competition. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were 5,556 payroll services…

Rhode Island’s construction trades gained 400 jobs in July, a positive sign for an industry that nonetheless is facing a workforce reckoning: Thousands of experienced workers are nearing retirement, while the state expects 26,556 job openings in the…

Seven Rhode Island College undergraduates are preparing to sit for the Sphinx assessment, a test that could shape their careers before they graduate. Pass it, and they enter a track toward certification in Epic, the records system Care New England…

Tyler Gill has fueled his passion for food with hands-on training and persistence to create a pathway into the culinary industry. He credits the ProStart program at the Regioinal Career & Technical Center at Coventry High School, his studies at the…

In 2023, the General Assembly made its biggest bet yet on Rhode Island’s life sciences industry. Lawmakers committed $45 million over three years to create the R.I. Life Science Hub, a quasi-public state entity charged with centralizing, connecting,…

For Rhode Islanders who live in neighborhoods without a full-service grocer, a so-called dollar store can be a convenient and affordable place to buy food. And it’s becoming a bigger part of the way Americans shop. A 2023 study by University of Rhode…

For Jennifer “Jenny” McCabe, Cookie Chow started with a chocolate chip cookie, a little experimentation and a lot of time at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. McCabe, who has always enjoyed baking, began taking the chocolate chips out of a family…