Posted on November 10, 2010
A couple of companies are teaming up to form opportunities and telecommunications jobs in Rhode Island. National Grid and Verizon Business will form an alliance to provide communications services for National Grid’s U.S. and U.K.-based business, to support the delivery of National Grid’s innovative energy management solutions. The strategic agreement retains jobs in Central New […]
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 February 17, 2010
Starpoint Solutions, a staffing firm, is looking to hire 20 to 60 people for IT jobs in Rhode Island. Starpoint Solutions is based in New York and is looking to hire up to 70 people in Rhode Island, with 20 to 60 being in the IT arena. Five to 10 sales people and recruiters will […]
Posted on August 12, 2009
One large telecommunications company is planning to eliminate several tech jobs in Rhode Island. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union Local 2323, which represents Verizon Communications‘ Rhode Island employees, recently announced that the company plans to layoff all of its 291 splice-service technicians who have been hired in Rhode Island and Massachusetts since August […]
Posted on October 29, 2008
Those who currently have or are seeking IT jobs in Rhode Island are among the most lucky in the state. Rhode Island‘s information industry was the only one to see an over-the-year increase in jobs during September, according to the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. The industry employed 10,800 workers during […]
Posted on August 6, 2008
Rhode Island IT jobs will continue to grow for the next six years. In June 2008, according to the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, Rhode Island’s information industry employed 11,000 people, a 4.8 percent increase from last year. Rhode Island employment as a whole is expected to increase by more than […]
