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A few simple ‘asks’ for small businesses

As the owner of a Providence restaurant, The District, I can say that this has been a year unlike any other. As we continue...

Follow state on holiday gatherings

The number 300,000 almost jumps out of the recent Associated Press story on the results of a study on the role a two-day biotech...
AN INCLUSIVE GROUP: Panelists take part in the virtual Diversity & Inclusion Summit on Dec. 10. Clockwise from top left are Kevin Matta, director of client engagement and inclusion for Advancing Workplace Excellence; Kevin Nerney, executive director of the Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council; Lisa Ranglin, founder, CEO and president of the Rhode Island Black Business Association; Neil D. Steinberg, CEO and president of the Rhode Island Foundation; and Steve Sublett, senior vice president of CBIZ Benefits & Insurance Services Inc.

Summit panel: Diversity, inclusion efforts have been lacking

Progress toward more diversity and inclusion in the workplace has been slow in Rhode Island, with more of it confined to plans on paper...
CHRIS PARISI, right, co-founder and leader of the Rhode Island Small Business Coalition, calls the state's grant programs to help local businesses as a failure. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

R.I.’s pandemic grant programs falling short for some businesses

PROVIDENCE – The state is making a final push this month to get what remains of its $1.25 billion federal stimulus out to local...

Cases of COVID-19 increase by 951, with 12 more deaths

PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 increased by 951 on Wednesday, with 12 more deaths, according to the R.I. Department of Health Thursday. Hospitalizations of COVID-19...
THE R.I. DEPARTMENT of Health said that due to the mild side effects caused by the COVID-19 vaccine, staff members of long-term care facilities should be vaccinated in phases to prevent multiple staff members from not feeling well at once. / AP PHOTO/TED S. WARREN

RIDOH: Nursing home staff should be vaccinated in phases

PROVIDENCE – In the coming days, staff from Woonsocket-based CVS Health Corp. and Walgreens will soon be traveling to Rhode Island's long-term care facilities...
RHODE ISLAND COMMERCE CORP. on Wednesday announced $16 million in grants awarded to small businesses and nonprofits through a host of state COVID-19 relief programs.

R.I. Commerce awards $16M in grants to small businesses, nonprofits

PROVIDENCE - The state on Wednesday awarded $16.1 million in funding to small businesses and nonprofits across three COVID-19-related grant programs. The funding announced by...

State-run COVID-19 testing sites closed ahead of storm

PROVIDENCE (AP) – Rhode Island has closed all state-run coronavirus testing sites as the region braces for a major winter storm. Gov. Gina M. Raimondo’s...

COVID-19 cases rise by 953 with 20 more deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 953 on Tuesday, with 20 more deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said...
CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 1,084 on Monday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

COVID-19 cases rise by 1,084, with 15 more deaths

PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 1,084 on Monday, with 15 more deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Tuesday. Hospitalizations...
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