Jacquelyn Voghel

LINCOLN – Students at William M. Davies Jr. Career & Technical High School now have the option to focus on cybersecurity with the launch of the school’s 10th Career and Technical Education program offering. The four-year curriculum provides hands-on technical training in areas such as programming, system administration, cyber defense strategies and networking, Davies said […]

PROVIDENCE – In recent years, just one Rhode Island community offered affordable housing options to renters making a median salary. This year, not a single municipality made the cut. The update accompanied a largely grim view into Rhode Island’s housing market over the past year, released Friday in HousingWorks R.I.’s 2025 Housing Fact Book. Burrillville, […]

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A laser cutter, 3D printers with large-format capabilities and eight high-performance computers are among the technologies now available to engineering students at the University of Rhode Island’s new Ideation and Innovation Studio. URI opened the studio this fall in the Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering’s Toray Commons, with a ribbon-cutting event held in late […]

While employers may dream of an experienced, industry-savvy new hire, not all have that luxury – a reality that’s particularly apparent in cybersecurity and information technology sectors, says Lisa Shorr, co-owner of Warwick-based Secure Future Tech Solutions. Still, she says, the company isn’t starving for talent among its ranks – getting there has just required […]

PROVIDENCE – As manufacturers navigate a year marked by turbulence and tariffs, a shortage of qualified workers remains a familiar concern. That’s been the case for company leaders such as Doug Travers, manager at Herrick & White architectural woodworking in Cumberland. Herrick & White offers its own training for workers, Travers said, but many new […]

PROVIDENCE – At first glance, a day in the Hope Scholars Initiative might look like a typical classroom scene, with students meeting in a small group as they annotate, analyze and make personal connections to a text.  But unlike a more commonplace school environment, students aren’t just analyzing textbooks or novels. Here, they’re unpacking a […]

PROVIDENCE – A new “cyber range” classroom recently concluded construction at Rhode Island College’s Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies. The range uses IBM technology and can accommodate 24 users at a time, with four workstations and six computers per station. It also features a 24-foot-wide video wall at the front of the classroom; three […]

PROVIDENCE – Local students and manufacturers will convene at Farm Fresh Rhode Island later this month at Polaris MEP’s Manufacturing Day. Now in its fourth year, Polaris MEP established Manufacturing Day to introduce middle and high school students to career opportunities in manufacturing. This year’s event will take place on Oct. 8 at 10 Sims […]

NORTH KINGSTOWN – When a small-business owner retires or steps down, a well-loved community fixture and local economic driver often vanishes with their exit. Employers who find themselves without a succession plan commonly sell the business to a private equity firm, effectively shuttering the company. A smaller number may have a family member willing to […]

PROVIDENCE – A researcher from Brown University and a researcher from the University of Rhode Island have joined the Slater Technology Fund’s board of directors. The venture capital investment firm last week announced that it has welcomed Kimani Toussaint, a professor and dean in Brown’s School of Engineering, and Bethany Jenkins, a professor and vice […]