New wave of closures set to hit bank branches
A year ago, COVID-19 forced many banks to temporarily shutter branch offices. Now some of those branches are closing again. This time, it’s permanent.
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The recipe for recovery? Depends on whom you ask
Point of view matters, perhaps now more than ever.
Indeed, panelists at Providence Business News’ Economic Trends Summit on Feb. 18 painted very different pictures...
Economist: ‘This is one of those key moment of the decade’
While many Americans see the COVID-19 vaccine as the barometer of their year, Thomas Tzitzouris is watching a very different event to determine how...
Now is the time to rebuild our libraries
We’ve all felt the impact of the past year – not being able to carry on with our lives normally, not socializing in person...
CCRI to bring back some laid-off employees, restore pay increases
WARWICK – Community College of Rhode Island President Meghan L. Hughes announced late Thursday that the college will bring back some previously laid-off employees...
R.I. to loosen limits on restaurants, events and gyms
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will allow restaurants to increase their capacities, and reinstitute dancing at catered events including weddings, according to a briefing from...
New mass-vaccination centers to open in Woonsocket and Middletown
MIDDLETOWN – Rapid vaccination sites for the COVID-19 vaccine will open in the coming weeks at locations in northern Rhode Island and on Aquidneck...
RIDOH launches contact center for business COVID-19 testing program
PROVIDENCE – The state is launching a new COVID-19 Business Contact Center as part of an expansion of the COVID-19 Testing Program for Businesses,...
R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 376, with 9 more deaths
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 376 on Tuesday with nine more deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said...
COVID-19 vaccine subcommittee approves J&J vaccine; McKee restates priority for teachers
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. COVID-19 Vaccine Subcommittee approved the immediate use of the Johnson & Johnson one-dose vaccine Wednesday morning, days after the federal...
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