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Associations Work to Tackle Industry Workforce Shortages Head-On

Associations Now

For instance, the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association created a summer boatbuilding program for high schoolers, as a way of introducing them to the trade at a time when “many young people don’t see a hands-on trade as their first choice when it comes to building a career,” said RIMTA CEO Wendy Mackie to Associations Now.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.9.21

Reid All About it

A few years ago, on a visit to my aunt in Rhode Island, I was inspired by the bean salad she made, so I developed my own recipe with additional inspiration from Our State It’s been a Fourth of July tradition ever since—a tradition made even more meaningful because the Fourth is my aunt’s birthday. Would fresh clams be better?

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digitalNow 2013 in Less Than 180 Seconds- #diginow13

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More than half of senior execs share videos weekly with colleagues. 80% watch more video now than last year. Video-based storytelling leads to emotional proximity. Two goals with video: give immersive experience to connect to place & people they can relate to. John Maeda, President, Rhode Island School of Design.