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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...


















