Chris Bergenheim
Birch to close in Oct. due to COVID-19
PROVIDENCE – Providence restaurant staple birch is closing permanently due to the COVID-19 pandemic, acclaimed chef and co-owner Benjamin Sukle announced on Tuesday.
The 18-seat...
R.I. weekly PUA filings total 22.5K
PROVIDENCE – Pandemic unemployment assistance filings in Rhode Island increased by 22,531 last week, to 264,049, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and...
UMass Dartmouth Academic Resource Center receives $2.4M grant
DARTMOUTH – The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s Academic Resource Center has received a five-year, $2.4 million TRIO grant from the U.S. Department of Education,...
R.I. weekly PUA filings climb by record 35.9K
PROVIDENCE – Pandemic unemployment insurance weekly initial filings climbed by a record 35,921, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said on Tuesday.
PUA filings...
SBA announces 2020 R.I. Small Business Week awardees
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Small Business Administration on Monday announced its 2020 Rhode Island Small Business Week awardees.
Harmony Oschefski, and Cedar Hwang, owners of...
EPI calls for alternatives to budget cuts, including raising taxes
PROVIDENCE – The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been projected to cause a massive revenue shortfall for Rhode Island for fiscal 2021.
The...
R.I. court dismisses lawsuit against DEM petitioning for more climate change...
PROVIDENCE – A Superior Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Nature’s Trust Rhode Island that sought to petition the R.I. Department of...
R.I. ranks No. 3 on weekly ‘Back-to-Normal’ economic index
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island on Friday moved up to No. 3 on CNN Business and Moody’s Analytics’ “Back-to-Normal Index," which measures states’ economic recoveries...
Johnston metal shredding company to pay $875K for alleged air pollution...
PROVIDENCE – SMM New England Corp., doing business as SIMS Metal Management, has been fined $875,000 for allegedly violating the Clean Air Act, Attorney...
ProJo parent posts $436.9M loss in Q2, as COVID-19 takes toll...
PROVIDENCE – Gannett Co. lost $436.9 million in the second quarter of 2020, or $3.32 per diluted share, as it was heavily impacted by...
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