Posted on July 27, 2010
38 Studios, Curt Schillings’ online game company, has announced they are moving from Maynard, Massachusetts, a move that will create new video game developer jobs in Rhode Island. The studio has agreed to sign a $75 million loan guarantee for the move. Rhode Island is attempting to make itself an attractive area for video game […]
Posted on July 20, 2010
Author and corporate financial management expert Domenic Sgambellone is offering some sound office about creating jobs in Rhode Island. Unemployment, illegal immigration, budget deficits, and economic trends continue to dominate the daily news with a variety of opinions. One such informative and frank voice is Sgambellone (pronounced skam-bell-own-ee), a corporate financial management expert by trade, […]
Posted on July 14, 2010
The creation of a courthouse in California is being directed by Gilbane, a project that will create Rhode Island construction jobs. The federal courthouse is expected to create hundreds of opportunities for locals, but also many opportunities for Rhode-Island based Gilbane. The project is expected to take two years. The courthouse will house a U.S. […]
Posted on July 13, 2010
A new study shows that Rhode Island jobs were added during the month of May. Online advertised vacancies inched up by 19,600 in June to 4,154,000 following a small decline in May, according to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine (HWOL) Data Series released today. The gap between the number of unemployed and advertised vacancies […]
Posted on July 8, 2010
Jobs Now RI, an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act program, has been enacted with encouraging results due to the creation of many new jobs in Rhode Island. Jobs Now Rhode Island is a jobs creation program that will, for a limited time, reimburse business 100 percent of wages for qualifying hires. The program was created […]
Posted on June 22, 2010
Capco Steel is hiring for manufacturing jobs in Rhode Island under the new Jobs Now Rhode Island program. The company has already hired 14 workers and plans on adding 20 to 30 more. The mayor of Providence met with the new workers to congratulate them. Jobs Now Rhode Island is a $46 million state program […]
Posted on June 16, 2010
Sovereign Bank, a financial institution with offices in eight East coast states, has announced they will be hiring and increasing the number of banking jobs in Rhode Island. The bank, which recently moved its HQ from Pennsylvania to Boston, plans on hiring around 200 bankers to focus on small business ventures. Ten employees in Rhode Island […]
Posted on June 2, 2010
CitiGroup has announced nationwide terminations, including a bevy of finance jobs in Rhode Island. For more information, click here. According to Reuters, Citigroup said on Tuesday that it would shut about 18 percent of CitiFinancial’s 1,833 U.S. branches and stop making loans at another 182 branches. The decision to close or stop making loans at […]
Posted on May 27, 2010
According to the Associated Press, Electric Boat has announced it will create almost 500 jobs, many of which will be electrician jobs in Rhode Island. Officials with submarine maker Electric Boat say the company will add 450 jobs at its Rhode Island facility over the next five years, and spend more than $55 million on […]
Posted on May 16, 2010
A $10 million federally job program that was intended to boost the Providence economy has not created any Rhode Island jobs to date (click here). The program was unveiled three months ago by Providence Mayor David Cicilline. Jobs Now is reportedly still under review by the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children […]
