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ENHANCED OPERATION: Keila Mendez, a machine operator at AstroNova Inc., works at the company’s West Warwick facility. The company, which designs, manufactures, distributes and services data visualization technologies, hired a new director of quality and continuous improvement and implemented new safety measures that have contributed to improved operations.
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Streamlining efforts helping AstroNova to take flight again

PBN Manufacturing Awards 2022 OVERALL EXCELLENCE AT A LARGE MANUFACTURER: AstroNova Inc. AstroNova Inc. is bouncing back from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and launched several...

R.I. COVID-19 cases increased by 1,207 last week, with 20 new...

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 1,207 from Oct. 30 through Nov. 5, with 20 new deaths, the R.I. Department...

R.I. COVID-19 cases increased by 1,207 last week, with 9 deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 1,207 from Oct. 23-29, with nine new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Thursday. The...

Awaiting the return of business travel

PROVIDENCE – While leisure travel has bounced back since the beginning of the pandemic, the return of the business traveler is still awaited by many...
HELPING HAND: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center volunteer Susan Barnes, right, assists a customer in the nonprofit organization’s food pantry in Newport.
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Soaring inflation hurting nonprofits in many ways

Ask Heather Hole Strout what keeps her up at night and she answers without hesitating. “Housing. It’s a big issue. Many we help have...

Businesses can do more for schools

Three years ago, R.I. Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green asked for more business support of Providence’s troubled public schools. The pitch was part of her...

R.I. COVID-19 cases increased by 1,307 last week, with 10 deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 1,307 from Oct. 16-22, with 10 new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health...

Providence announces $1.9M grant program for child care facility upgrades

PROVIDENCE – A new grant program was launched Tuesday to help child care providers upgrade and improve their centers. The Providence Early Learning Infrastructure Support...

Providence accepting applications for 2 ARPA-funded programs

PROVIDENCE – The city is now accepting applications for a pair of American Rescue Plan Act funding programs designed to support workforce development and...
LEGAL 
ASSISTANCE: Rhode Island Legal Services staff attorney Brian Furgal, Roger Williams University School of Law student Nicole Palmer, center, and RWU faculty member Eliza Vorengerg operate the Eviction Help Desk outside Sixth District Court at the Garrahy Judicial Complex in Providence.
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MICHAEL SALERNO

Housing crisis putting eviction law in spotlight

Most of Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza’s peers at Harvard Law School weren’t interested in eviction defense work. The pay was low. Elorza, who worked...
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