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Article: Banking on jobs in Rhode Island.
- Article from:
- Providence Journal (Providence, RI)
- Article date:
- October 8, 2006
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Byline: Arthur Kimball-Stanley
Oct. 8--When Michael Chak moved to Rhode Island last spring to be with his pregnant girlfriend in Providence he needed to find a job -- fast.
Originally from Connecticut, the 19-year-old Chak had a high school diploma and was without much work experience. He signed up to do temp work with RI Temps and, he said, hoped for the best.
"I came here not knowing anybody and not knowing where to find a job," Chak said. "My parents were helping me a bit, but I was stressed out beyond belief."
Four months later, Chak is hard at work as a machine operator at Renova Lighting Systems, a company that manufactures ...