R.I. expands vaccine eligibility to 40 and older
PROVIDENCE (AP) – Rhode Island on Monday expanded coronavirus vaccine eligibility to anyone age 40 and older who lives, works or goes to...
PBN earns 8 awards, including top website, in 2021 NENPA competition
PROVIDENCE – Providence Business News received eight awards from the New England Newspaper and Press Association, including three first-place honors, during the 2021 New...
COVID-19 vaccination mandates are mulled by universities, businesses
PROVIDENCE – Universities and businesses in Rhode Island are grappling with whether to require COVID-19 vaccinations for employees, and in the case of colleges,...
M&G Trucking: PPP tax ‘could be devastating for us’
PROVIDENCE – Melody Majkut went from a feeling of relief when her business received a federal Paycheck Protection Program loan to shock after she...
R.I. unemployment claims continue slow decline
PROVIDENCE – The number of individuals collecting continuing unemployment benefits in Rhode Island declined by 1,264 week to week to 69,030, the R.I. Department...
R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 423, with 2 deaths
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 423 on Thursday, with two new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said...
Virtual World Trade Day to discuss future, challenges, opportunities of global...
SMITHFIELD – Trade relationships between the United States and China and how they will operate under the Biden administration, resetting trade relations between the U.S....
Is Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s plan to tax forgiven Paycheck Protection...
In a shift from previously announced policy before he became governor, Gov. Daniel J. McKee has proposed taxing forgiven Paycheck Protection Program loans greater...
R.I. requires all health insurers to cover patient copays and expenses...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is now requiring all health insurance carriers operating in the state to cover out-of-pocket expenses for customers who are seeking...
PBN Health Care Summit: R.I. vaccine rollout has improved, but access,...
PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island has improved its vaccination campaign to a point where it is among the nation’s most successful in administering first doses,...



















