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Businesses nervously await fine print of vax-or-test rule

WASHINGTON (AP) – More than six weeks after promising a new vaccination-or-testing rule covering the millions of Americans at companies with 100 or more...
GOV. DANIEL J. MCKEE said he is planning to submit a supplemental budget proposal to the R.I. General Assembly in January aimed at allocating the balance of the American Rescue Plan Act funding. / PBN PHOTO/CASSIUS SHUMAN

McKee planning additional supplemental ARPA budget proposal for January

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee said Tuesday that his office intends to file an additional supplemental budget in January with the R.I. General...

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 196, with 6 new deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 196, with six new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Tuesday. Hospitalizations of...

R.I. Foundation releases spending recommendations for ARPA funds

PROVIDENCE – Housing, behavioral health, workforce development and small business took top priority in the Rhode Island Foundation’s recommendations for spending the state’s American...
CONFIRMED CASES of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 618 from Oct. 15 through Sunday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 618 over weekend, with 1 new...

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 618 from Oct. 15 through Sunday, with one new death, the R.I. Department...

12 Providence workers let go for noncompliance with COVID-19 vaccine or...

PROVIDENCE – A dozen part-time workers have been let go from their jobs with the city for failing to comply with COVID-19 vaccination or...
GOV. DANIEL J. MCKEE believes that Rhode Island's businesses and venues should be responsible for crafting their own COVID-19 safety precaution policies. The result is a piecemeal set of standards that varies from venue to venue, and sometimes even event to event at the same location./ COURTESY DUNKIN' DONUTS CENTER

Venues’ COVID-19 protocols vary as R.I. leaves rules largely up to...

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee says it is up to individual businesses and venues that are operating in the state to craft their...
DECISION PAYING DIVIDENDS: Manny Tampella, manager of La Masseria restaurant in East Greenwich, says the Main Street eatery is experiencing its “best year ever,” helped in part by the traditionally dine-in restaurant’s decision to start offering takeout meals. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

R.I.’s resilient downtowns: Main Streets across the state scarred but ready...

In downtown Pawtucket, a bookstore reinvented itself by beefing up its online presence and ramping up services for fledgling authors looking to self-publish their...

Cyberattacks too costly to ignore

During any economic crisis a company’s first priority is survival. So, it may be understandable that some businesses started worrying a little less about...
STILL STANDING: Downtowns across the state are hoping to fuel a post-pandemic rebound. Above, Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt and Garrett Mancieri, director of the Downtown Woonsocket Collaborative, in Monument Square. / PBN FILE PHOTO/
MICHAEL SALERNO

Resilient downtowns eye paths to post-pandemic recovery

Downtowns across the state and nation have been in an almost constant state of reinvention for decades. While not always the recognized center of commerce...
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