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Manufacturers renew call for business on-site COVID-19 testing

PROVIDENCE – With COVID-19 cases hitting record-breaking highs in Rhode Island, more employers are interested in workplace testing programs. But some are concerned that...
NEON MARKETPLACE, which brings together offerings of a gas station, cafe and convenience store, opened in Warwick on Dec. 29. / COURTESY PETER RASMUSSEN

Neon Marketplace in Warwick part of bigger expansion plan

WARWICK – The team behind Neon Marketplace opened a new location here on a relatively simple concept: offer a place where people can access...

R.I. makes top 10 for national moving destinations in 2021

PROVIDENCE – Though Americans continue to leave the Northeast, Rhode Island made the top 10 for national moving destinations in 2021, according to a...
A RECENT SURVEY conducted by global human resources firm Robert Half International Inc. found that 41% of respondents said they intended to look for a new job in the first half of 2022. / AP PHOTO/JENNY KANE

‘Great resignation’ to continue in 2022, and employers must respond

With staffing shortages pervasive across many industries, waves of workers are ready to jump to new jobs or even new careers in the new...

URI study finds hopeful messaging important in raising vaccination rates

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – As COVID-19 continues to surge across the country, with Rhode Island recording a record number of new single-day cases earlier this...
FRAUD-PREVENTION COMPANY SEON ranked Rhode Island as a "fraud hot spot" for overall fraud rates and business fraud. / COURTESY SEON

R.I. ranked ‘fraud hot spot’ for overall reports, business fraud

PROVIDENCE – Fraud-prevention company SEON has noted Rhode Island as a “business fraud hot spot.” SEON, a fraud monitoring and prevention company with offices in...

Access RI calls on McKee to reinstate remote meetings for public...

PROVIDENCE – As the highly contagious omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus surges across Rhode Island and around the country, a nonprofit coalition is...
BOXED OUT: French Confection owners Karen Mauprivez, left, and Xavier Mauprivez, center, help Taylor Brendlinger of Portsmouth with her order, including one of their popular Yule logs, at their Middletown bakery. Ordering specialized boxes for the cakes and other supplies has been a problem this year. / PBN PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

CHAIN REACTION: Supply snags deliver blow to R.I. businesses

With cycling’s popularity surging during the COVID-19 pandemic, demand has been sky high at Providence-based outerwear company Cleverhood LLC. That’s because the company designs and...

Nonprofits receive $5.4 million in COVID-19 relief funding

PROVIDENCE — More than 160 Rhode Island nonprofits will receive a collective $5.4 million in relief grants from the state and the Rhode Island...

Rite Aid to close 63 stores nationwide, maintain southeastern Mass. locations

FALL RIVER – Rite Aid Co. will close 63 stores nationwide, the pharmacy chain announced on Tuesday, though local Rite Aid locations will not...
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