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R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 126, with 3 new deaths

Coronavirus 03/25/2022

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 126, with three new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Friday. Hospitalizations of COVID-19...

THE RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION and R.I. Commerce Corp. released Friday a study on how the state's number of minority-owned businesses is still lagging behind the national average, and recommendations on how to address the issue. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION

R.I. Foundation study: Minority-owned businesses still lacking in state

Business Services 03/25/2022

PROVIDENCE – While the minority population in Rhode Island is increasing, the number of minority-owned businesses in the Ocean State still lag behind the...

MEMBERS OF the United Food and Commercial Workers Local Union 328 hold a one-day strike outside the Greenleaf Compassionate Care Center in Portsmouth last June to protest what union members said was an unfair labor practice. Federal labor data indicates union membership among Rhode Island's workforce declined in 2021. / PBN FILE PHOTO/CASSIUS SHUMAN

Pandemic causing shifts in R.I. union membership

Hot Topics 03/25/2022

Rhode Island remains one of the most unionized states in the country, but the percentage of union members among its workforce dropped from 17.8%...

R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 153, with 2 deaths

Coronavirus 03/24/2022

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 153, with two new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Thursday. Hospitalizations of...

R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 177, with 2 deaths

Coronavirus 03/23/2022

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 177, with 2 deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Wednesday. Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients total...

Pandemic relief money spent on hotel, ballpark, ski slopes

Coronavirus 03/23/2022

WASHINGTON (AP) – Thanks to a sudden $140 million cash infusion, officials in Broward County, Florida, recently broke ground on a high-end hotel that...

R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 140, with no deaths

Coronavirus 03/22/2022

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 140, with no new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Tuesday. Hospitalizations of...

WOONSOCKET MAYOR Lisa Baldelli-Hunt, right, speaks during Monday's City Council meeting about her resolution for the city to seek bids for a new public safety complex. / SCREENSHOT VIA YOUTUBE.COM

Council approves resolution to seek RFPs for proposed public safety complex...

Coronavirus 03/22/2022

WOONSOCKET – The City Council on Monday evening voted 7-0 to approve a resolution for the city to go out to bid on constructing...

R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 380 over weekend, with 2 deaths

Coronavirus 03/21/2022

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 380 from March 18 through Sunday, with two new deaths, the R.I. Department of...