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Job training center to give northern R.I. a boost BY CASSIUS SHUMAN | Shuman@PBN.com

THE WORKFORCE IN SOUTHERN Rhode Island got a helping hand in getting crucial training when the state opened the Westerly Education Center four years ago. Since then, thousands of people have taken courses and have been hired by nearby employers such as General Dynamics Electric Boat. Now the northern end of the state is about to get the same t­ reatment. State higher education officials have started construction on what had been tentatively called the Northern Rhode Island Higher Education Center in downtown Woonsocket, a workforce development program that could provide a pipeline of skilled

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EXPANDING REACH PC president looks to market Friars’ brand on national level BY MARY MACDONALD | MacDonald@PBN.com

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The Rev. Kenneth R. Sicard stepped into the role of president at Providence College last summer, following 15 years as executive vice president. A native of Fall River and the son of a mill worker and a secretary, Sicard was the first in his family to attend college. “Education was always important to them since they didn’t have the opportunity,” Sicard said. “My dad worked very hard to put me through Providence College. It was a real blessing.”

FULL-FLEDGED FRIAR: The Rev. Kenneth R. Sicard earned a bachelor’s degree and an MBA from Providence College several years before becoming a Dominican friar, eventually returning to PC as an administrator. PBN PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

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