BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230323T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230323T093000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Let's Talk Labor: Addressing Rhode Island's Workforce Challenges DESCRIPTION:This discussion will be an opportunity for business leaders from across our state to hear some of the challenges fellow employers are facing\, learn more about current projections of RI's labor force growth\, and find out ways local companies are staying competitive AND adapting to today's challenges.Featured Speaker Dr. Paul HarringtonAn economist at Rhode Island College\, Paul studies the role of literacy and numeracy skills on various labor market outcomes. He previously served as Director of the Center for Labor Markets and Policy at Drexel University and the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University.Panelists Mike Grey Chairman of the Governor's Workforce Board Rick Metters Vice President of RI Regional Public Affairs & Corporate Community Relations at Fidelity Investments Stuart Benton President & CEO of Bradford Soap International\, Inc\, and subsidiariesPresented By Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce Rhode Island College Greater Providence Chamber of CommerceRegistration $50 | NRICC Members $65 | Non-Members X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
This \;discussion will be an opportunity for business leaders from across our state to hear some of the challenges fellow employers are facing\,  \;learn more about current projections of RI'\;s labor force growth\, and find out ways local companies are staying competitive AND adapting to today'\;s challenges.
Featured Speaker
>\; \;Dr. Paul Harrington
An economist at Rhode Island College\, Paul studies the role of literacy and numeracy skills on various labor market outcomes. He previously served as Director of the Center for Labor Markets and Policy at Drexel University and the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University.
Panelists
>\; \;Mike Grey \;
Chairman of the Governor'\;s Workforce Board
>\; \;Rick Metters \;
Vice President of RI Regional Public Affairs &\; Corporate Community Relations at Fidelity Investments
>\; \;Stuart Benton \;
President &\; CEO of Bradford Soap International\, Inc\, and subsidiaries
Presented By
>\; \;Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce
>\; \;Rhode Island College
>\; Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce
Registration \;
$50 \;| NRICC Members \;  \; \;
$65 \;| Non-Members \; \; \;  \;  \; \; \;
LOCATION:600 Mt. Pleasant Avenue Alger Hall - Building 19 Providence RI 02908 UID:e.1816.777214 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20240328T172809Z URL:https://members.nrichamber.com/communitycalendar/Details/let-s-talk-labor-addressing-rhode-island-s-workforce-challenges-849161?sourceTypeId=Hub END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR