A strong jobs report earlier this month that holds employment at a low 4.1% is fueling a high company turnout for Career Day on March 24 in Newport. A large field of 50 companies with 200 job openings will be at this one-day event to connect with job seekers. Career Day will take place at the IYRS […]
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Who’s hiring? 97 businesses are right now in and around Newport
Time for a new part-time gig, new full-time job or a new career? Start your job search right here, there are more than 90 businesses hiring right now in and around Newport. All job listings have been posted within the last 7 days and are located within 5 miles of Newport. You might also be […]
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Electric Boat holding job fair as it seeks to hire 500 additional employees in 2018
Electric Boat’s Quonset Facility is holding a job fair next week, as it continues to expand its workforce, while also replacing employees who have left through normal attrition. The company has hired some 350 new employees of the 600 jobs it requires because of new nuclear submarine construction, according to a company official. The job […]
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Who’s hiring? 100 businesses are right now in and around Newport
Time for a new part-time gig, new full-time job or a new career? Start your job search right here, there are more than 90 businesses hiring right now in and around Newport. All job listings have been posted within the last 7 days and are located within 5 miles of Newport. 22 Bowen’s – Line Cooks […]
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Newport Vineyards raises over $8,000 for Puerto Rico recovery efforts
Newport Vineyards has announced that they raised over $8,000 for Puerto Rico recovery efforts via their Una Noche Para Puerto Rico event put on by the Cultivate Committee. Born out of the passion of Newport Vineyards employees who have immediate family and friends in Puerto Rico that have been devastated by the storms in 2017, […]
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Now Hiring: 90+ companies hiring right now in and around Newport
Time for a new part-time gig, new full-time job or a new career? Start your job search right here, there are more than 90 businesses hiring right now in and around Newport. All job listings have been posted within the last 7 days and are located within 5 miles of Newport. 22 Bowen’s – Line Cooks […]
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IYRS will host Career Day on March 24th
The International Yacht Restoration School (IYRS) will host a Career Day on March 24th from 9 am to 1 pm at the IYRS campus on lower Thames Street in Newport. Career Day is a free job and career-exploration fair that draws employers who come to this annual event with one goal in mind: to connect with individuals with […]
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Great American Beer Bars: CraftBeer.com readers choose Norey’s as best beer bar in Rhode Island
Norey’s has been recognized as the best beer bar in Rhode Island in the annual Great American Beer Bars competition conducted by CraftBeer.com —the Brewers Association website for beer lovers. Norey’s, which was founded in 2000, offers at least 20 taps and 110 bottles of some of the world’s best and rarest craft beers. “There are more than 6,000 small and […]
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KVH provides a part for the inner workings of the robot that participated in the torch relay to PyeongChang
When a humanoid participated in the PyeongChang torch relay for the Winter Games, it was one more first for robotics, and one more instance of an inertial navigation product made by KVH Industries, Inc., keeping a humanoid on track. KVH’s DSP-1760 fiber optic gyro (FOG) is part of the inner workings of Hubo, a humanoid […]
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Now Hiring: 88 jobs available right now in and around Newport
Time for a new part-time gig, new full-time job or a new career? Start your job search right here, there are more than 80 businesses hiring right now in and around Newport. All job listings have been posted within the last 7 days and are located within 5 miles of Newport. 22 Bowen’s – Bartender- 22 […]
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102 companies are hiring right now in and around Newport
Time for a new part-time gig, new full-time job or a new career? Start your job search right here, there are more than 100 businesses hiring right now in and around Newport. All job listings have been posted within the last 7 days and are located within 5 miles of Newport. 22 Bowen’s Restaurant – Servers […]
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Queen Anne’s Loft to open in former Star Bar as an event and function venue
Meet Amanda Roderick, a local hospitality professional and an extended relative of the Kilroy family, known for their popular downtown restaurants including The Landing, where Roderick has worked with her family since she was a young girl. Most recently, Amanda has served as the events coordinator for The Landing and decided that it was time […]
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Podcast: A conversation about the The Newport Workshop, a new community-powered manufacturing shop
Micah Reyes and Andrea Pietrangeli joined Frank and Ryan today to chat about The Newport Workshop! The Newport Workshop will be a community-powered manufacturing shop empowering the “maker” in everyone through education, production, and collaboration. Their initiative is to provide the equipment, materials, and space for community members to make what they want and need through […]
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Newport Storm named ‘Official Beer’ of Newport Saint Patrick’s Day Parade for Seventh Year
Newport Storm’s Spring Irish Red Ale has been welcomed back as the “Official Beer” of the 2018 Newport Saint Patrick’s Day Parade. 2018 marks the 62nd annual parade, and the seventh time that Newport Storm Brewery has been given the honor. The 62nd Annual Newport Saint Patrick’s Day Parade will be held, rain, snow, or shine, on Saturday, […]
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David Rockefeller, Jr. and Sailors for the Sea to join forces with Oceana
Sailors for the Sea, the leading ocean conservation organization for the sailing and boating community-based in Newport, RI, is joining with Oceana, the world’s largest ocean conservation organization. As the two organizations move forward under the Oceana umbrella, Sailors for the Sea co-founder David Rockefeller, Jr., will be joining Oceana’s Board of Directors. Oceana plans to […]
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Empire Tea & Coffee to open fifth location, headed for Downtown Newport (Updated)
There’s one locally owned coffee shop that has been building an “Empire” in and around Newport, and it looks like they’re growing in Newport again. Empire Tea & Coffee signed a lease on Tuesday to open in the Seamen’s Church Institute in the space formerly occupied by the Aloha Cafe. “We are very excited to be […]
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Newport County Chamber Board of Directors names People’s Credit Union’s Amy Martel, Chair
Middletown, RI – People’s Credit Union proudly congratulates Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Amy Martel, on her appointment to Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Newport County Chamber of Commerce. The Newport County Chamber of Commerce is one of Rhode Island’s largest business advocacy organizations formed to enhance the business, civic […]
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Now Hiring: 105 companies are hiring right now in and around Newport
Time for a new part-time gig, new full-time job or a new career? Start your job search right here, there are more than 100 businesses hiring right now in and around Newport. All job listings have been posted within the last 7 days and are located within 5 miles of Newport. 22 Bowen’s Restaurant – Servers […]
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Attorney General Kilmartin to Department of Labor: Let workers keep tips they have earned
Joining a coalition of 17 Attorneys General, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin filed an opposition to the U.S. Department of Labor proposal to rescind a rule that allows all employees to keep the tips they have earned. The rule issued in 2011 clarified that consistent with long-established cultural and legal understanding, gratuities are the sole […]
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Newport Hospital kicks off “Reading is Healthy” Project, will provide a book to every baby born at Hospital
Newport Hospital has launched a new “Reading is Healthy” program to promote family literacy. As of Feb. 1, every baby born at the hospital’s Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center goes home with a new board book. At the hospital’s four affiliated primary care practices, each time a child under 12 comes in for an appointment, […]
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SENEDIA receives Real Jobs RI grant to help veterans explore and find career opportunities
The Southeastern New England Defense Industry Alliance (SENEDIA) has received a Real Jobs RI grant through the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training (RIDLT) to help veterans explore and find career opportunities through meaningful civilian internships. By working together with the Rhode Island Office of Veterans Affairs, SENEDIA will help ensure that veterans have an […]
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Owners of Rosemary & Thyme opening second restaurant in Newport, Rustica to open on April 12th (Updated)
The team behind one of Newport’s busiest breakfast cafes is expanding their brand and talent to open a new restaurant this spring. The Newport breakfast and lunch scene will grow this March when Matt and Anna Tscheulin, chef and owners of Rosemary & Thyme Artisan Bakery/Cafe, open Rustica Kitchen at 404 Thames Street. {Update: After […]
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Newport Mental Health seeks employers for new Employment Services program
Newport, RI – People with mental health conditions make up the largest group of recipients receiving disability today, but it doesn’t have to be this way. Rhode Island has about 83 percent unemployment for those with mental health needs, which is higher than Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Vermont, according to the 2012 Substance Abuse and Mental […]
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Preservation Society names four companies as exclusive Newport Mansions ‘Caterers of Choice’
Newpot, RI – Blackstone Caterers of Newport, RI, Gourmet Galley of North Stonington, CT, Russell Morin Catering & Events of Newport, RI and The Catered Affair of Hingham, MA have been named as accredited Caterers of Choice for The Preservation Society of Newport County. Only these four caterers are allowed to provide food service for […]
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Sardella’s serves up Italian for ‘Homegate’ parties on Super Bowl Weekend
Sardella’s Ristorante Italiano in Newport has a winning idea for Big Game “Homegate” parties this Super Sunday. “We are serving up real food for those football parties!” said proprietor Richard Sardella. Sardella’s will be open on Super Sunday and has a full menu of Italian specialties in large family size pans. Chef Kevin Fitzgerald calls […]