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UNDER PRESSURE: Dr. Raymond Powrie, Care New England’s chief of medicine, acknowledges that financially “hard decisions have been made” during the pandemic.  / PBN PHOTO/PAMELA BHATIA

Lifespan, CNE move toward merger, leaving many to wonder about side...

For decades, Rhode Island’s two largest hospital systems have been rivals, each enduring similar financial pressures on their own in a small but competitive...
INCREASING INTEREST: Ted Shallcross, Amica Life Insurance Co. senior vice president and general manager, says the number of applications for life insurance has surged during the ­COVID-19 pandemic. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Interest in life insurance boosted by pandemic

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to cast a dreary cloud on daily life, Americans are thinking more about their own mortality, according to life...

A strength test for gym contracts

The COVID-19 pandemic is fraying relations between fitness clubs, many of which are suffering financially, and some members who are enduring struggles of their...
CONTINUED GROWTH: Jeffrey Wilhelm, owner of Infused Innovations Inc., has grown his technology consulting business by more than 330% in its eight years and hopes to continue growing at least 80% each year for the next three to five years. / PBN PHOTO/PAMELA BHATIA

Tech consultant helps clients adapt to working remotely and securely

Jeffrey Wilhelm has worked in technology consulting his entire career, looking to make it less transactional and more relationship based. And in the last three...
AT THE READY: Julia Tiberi, CVS pharmacy manager in Cumberland, prepares a dose of the flu vaccine. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Flu season made more complex by COVID-19

State health officials and health care providers are bracing for a flu season that may further test a Rhode Island health care system already...
Paul Harden / PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Five Questions With: Paul Harden

Paul Harden | Newport area regional director, Rhode Island Small Business Development Center 1. Why did the Rhode Island Small Business Development Center create...
HOME OFFICE: Danielle Karsch serves as a virtual assistant for her real estate agent clients, helping to build their digital brand with creative content, drafting newsletters and coaching new hires. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Karsch’s goal is to provide virtual assist for real estate agents

Danielle Karsch did it all as an administrative assistant for her former real estate agents, from marketing to transactions, which led to unrewarding burnout...
RHODE ISLAND unemployment rate increased to 12.8% in August. / AP FILE PHOTO/ STEVEN SENNE

Rhode Island-based jobs tick up in August but unemployment rises to...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's unemployment rate swelled 1.5 percentage points from July to August to 12.8%, more than three times higher than the rate...

Economic Progress Institute predicts move away from employer-based health insurance

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked third in the nation in the lowest rate of residents that are not covered by health insurance in 2019,...

New grant to aid businesses take work outside in colder months

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo announced on Wednesday $1 million in grants from the state's stimulus to assist businesses and organizations participating in...
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