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R.I. approves vaccine, first doses distributed to hospitals

PROVIDENCE – A portion of Rhode Island's frontline health care workers were set to receive the first federally approved COVID-19 vaccine Monday. The Rhode Island...
YOUTH MOVEMENT: Jamie Sanford is one of the youngest nursing home administrators in the state. She’s 37. Most other administrators are nearing retirement age, and the industry is concerned about finding future staffers.  / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Nursing homes struggle to fill staffing positions

While attending a nursing home industry event more than a year ago, Jamie Sanford came to a startling realization: Sanford, 37, was the youngest...
GETTING CREATIVE: Bloom Collective LLC owners Heather Wolfenden, left, and Savannah Barkley hope to support small businesses while filling vacant storefronts with pop-up shops.  / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Duo looks to fill empty storefronts with pop-up shops

Vintage clothing vendors Savannah Barkley and Heather Wolfenden know many of their peers haven’t been able to catch up since the beginning of the...
DOUBLE DOSE: A panel of state legislators has been meeting to discuss plans for the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, but General Assembly leaders insist the House COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force isn't competing with a committee of vaccine advisers formed by Gov. Gina M. Raimondo. COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE VIA AP

Calling the shots on a new COVID-19 vaccine

A task force of state lawmakers has started meeting to discuss the COVID-19 vaccine and its distribution in Rhode Island, but House leaders say...
STRATEGIZING: From left, Briana Tikiryan, social media manager; social media strategists Jessica Turner and Taelor Washington; and Darren Jodoin, founder and president of PMC Media Group Inc., discuss upcoming projects at the company’s office in East Greenwich. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Digital marketing efforts help PMC Media Group ‘come back’ from COVID...

PMC Media Group was coming off a record-breaking 2019. Darren Jodoin, founder and president of the media and advertising firm, said the business had...
SUSAN CHASE, general manager of United Skates of America in East Providence, says she plans to extend the facility's hours of operation to offset a loss of customers due to capacity restrictions that will be in place once she reopens following the state's economic "pause." / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Business owners grapple with Raimondo’s ‘pause’ extension

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo's decision on Thursday to extend Rhode Island’s economic “pause” through Dec. 20 means some local businesses will have...
GOV. GINA M. Raimondo announced Thursday during her weekly coronavirus briefing that Rhode Island's "pause" will be extended through Dec. 20. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Raimondo: ‘It’s getting scary in Rhode Island’; pause on economy extended...

PROVIDENCE – As Rhode Island continues to lead the world in most coronavirus cases per capita, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo on Thursday announced during...

Lardaro: R.I. economy sinks in October after 4 stable months

PROVIDENCE – University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro said he didn't think Rhode Island's economy could possibly get worse – until it did. "Rhode...

Five Questions With: David Howard

Demand for “build-for-rent” homes is growing quickly, according to the National Rental Home Council. These professionally managed, single-family homes include expansive yards, high ceilings,...

Residents, staff at nearly 200 R.I. long-term care facilities to get...

PROVIDENCE – Residents and staff members at nursing homes will be among the first people in Rhode Island to receive the coronavirus vaccine. The state...
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