On April 19, 1998, the Lasky family opened the Helly Hansen Newport store on Thames Street in Newport. The Lasky’s and the team at the Helly Hansen invite customers and the public to join them in celebrating this 20–year milestone from 5 pm to 8 pm on April 19th, 2018 at the store, located at […]
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Brewers Association: Whalers Brewing Company among 50 Fastest Growing Breweries
The Brewers Association (BA) announced on Tuesday its inaugural list of the 50 fastest growing small and independent1 craft brewing companies of 2017. Median growth from 2016 to 2017 for these breweries was 216 percent; the median size of breweries on the list went from 284 barrels in 2016 to 963 barrels in 2017. These companies represent 5.5 […]
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Now Hiring: Advanced Remarketing Services, Gurney’s, Hotel Viking and 130 other local businesses
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 130 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. Featured Listings Advanced Remarketing […]
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Instacart is bringing its grocery-delivery service to Newport County
Having groceries delivered to your front door? There’s an app for that. As reported by WPRI 12, Instacart, a San Francisco-based grocery-delivery service, has announced it will expand its service in Rhode Island to now cover Middletown, Portsmouth, Newport, and Jamestown beginning on April 19th. Instacart allows customers to order items via its website or their smartphone […]
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GOFLO Bungee Fitness classes arrive in Rhode Island; Elevate Fitness in Middletown is the first to offer
Elevate Fitness, a boutique fitness studio that opened in Middletown last November is now offering GOFLO® Bungee Fitness classes – the first in Rhode Island to offer a class of this kind. “Bungee Cord Fitness is the future of suspension training. It’s a super effective workout, that strengthens the core better than any other suspension trainer. It’s […]
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Featured Job: Customer Experience Representative
What you should know about ARS… Culture matters to ARS. We value collaboration, open workplaces, flexible schedules, team based goals. Our growth is driven by ideas, intelligence and ability. You’ll need to be a great communicator, an ambassador for us and our partners. You’ll have to ride the wave with us every day, finding ways […]
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Ribbon cut on new Finlays facility at Quonset Business Park
Goverbir Gina Raimondo joined state and local officials today for a ribbon cutting at Finlays’ new state-of-the-art global research and development center at Quonset Business Park. Finlays is a global leader in the development and distribution of tea and coffee extracts. The new facility at Quonset includes 28,800 square-feet of R&D and manufacturing space. It […]
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Who’s Hiring? 127 new job opportunities 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 120 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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Who’s hiring? 118 new job opportunities 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. 11th Hour Racing – Business […]
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Who’s Hiring? 129 businesses are hiring in and around Newport right now
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 120 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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Ocean State Job Lot salutes First Responders and Public Safety Professionals with ‘Savings 911’ Discount Week
Ocean State Job Lot (OSJL), a privately-held, family-operated discount retail chain with 130 stores in New England, New York, and New Jersey, continues to show its support for first responders and public safety professionals through its 10th annual “Savings 911” discount week. From March 22 through March 28, all first responders and public safety professionals will be […]
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Podcast: A conversation with Brian Howard about Electric Boat’s employment opportunities
Electric Boat in Quonset is looking for hundreds of new employees, many as a result of new work, and many to replace employees leaving for retirement or other reasons. Brian Howard, EB’s human resource manager at Quonset, joins What’sUpNewp’s Frank Prosnitz on this edition of The Open Forum on AM 1540 WADK Newport. Brian talks […]
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50 companies with 200 job openings will attend Career Day at IYRS on March 24th
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 […]