R.I. leaders to discuss $300M in federal borrowing for COVID-19 response
PROVIDENCE — Legislative leaders will meet Thursday to consider emergency borrowing of up to $300 million in federal funds to help cover Rhode Island’s...
Stop & Shop donating $1M to Northeast food banks
PROVIDENCE – Stop & Shop Supermarkets on Tuesday said it is donating $1 million to 13 food bank in New England, New York and...
‘One of the safest places,’ B.I. tries to keep coronavirus out
NEW SHOREHAM – Now largely confined to their homes despite no positive COVID-19 cases reported on Block Island, residents are concerned about both the...
R.I. has 18 new COVID-19 cases, raising total to 124
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has 124 confirmed cases of COVID-19, marking an 18-case, one-day increase, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo said on Tuesday.
About 200 tests...
Colleges cancel, postpone commencement; RIC student tests positive for COVID-19
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island College and the University of Rhode Island have canceled commencement, joining efforts to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
RIC...
Goldman Sachs survey: Small businesses lack funding to operate in the...
PROVIDENCE – Half of U.S. small business owners don’t have enough money to operate for more than three months in the current economic climate...
Block Island enacts shelter in place, quarantines and limits local commerce...
NEW SHOREHAM – Block Island is limiting local commerce and travel, while calling for everyone on the island to shelter in place, as a...
Citizens Bank commits $5M to local communities, small businesses for COVID-19...
PROVIDENCE – Citizens Bank has made available $5 million in commitments to support businesses and communities affected by COVID-19, the bank announced Tuesday.
The funds...
COVID-19-related unemployment rises to 45,669 in R.I.
PROVIDENCE — Unemployment in Rhode Island related to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting business, school and university closures has reached nearly 46,000, according to...
Stepping Up: Weekly series highlighting entrepreneurs’ work against COVID-19 to debut...
PROVIDENCE – District Hall Providence and Social Enterprise Greenhouse are going virtual every Wednesday, offering stories on how entrepreneurs are aiding in the fight...
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