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Stepping Up: Granny Squibb managing partner designs protective equipment for Women...

PROVIDENCE – COVID-19 was barely a dot on the national radar when The Granny Squibb Co. launched its “if we can, we will,” campaign...
JEFFREY BERNARDO, funeral director at J.J. Duffy Funeral Home in Cumberland, holds a headset that is used to broadcast funeral services short distances over the radio in lieu of traditional services not being held during the COVID-19 pandemic. / COURTESY JEFFREY BERNARDO

Stepping Up: J.J. Duffy Funeral Home helps families grieve over the...

CUMBERLAND – Even as the COVID-19 pandemic has now stretched on over a month in Rhode Island, not being around loved ones is already...

Stepping Up: Narragansett photographer shoots porch portraits in exchange for small-business...

NARRAGANSETT – Josh Edenbaum has always been someone who likes to keep busy. But amid the economic shutdown prompted by COVID-19, the owner of Josh...
NEWPORT CRAFT BREWING & Distilling Co. will have a portion of its beer and spirits sales benefiting the Rhode Island Hospitality Employee Relief Fund to help hospitality workers who have been displaced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. CEO Brendan O'Donnell, pictured, said the current impact on the hospitality industry as a result of the pandemic has been 'devastating.' / COURTESY NEWPORT CRAFT BREWING & DISTILLING CO.

Stepping Up: Newport Craft brewing up donations from sales to help...

NEWPORT – Virtually every city and town across the globe is facing its share of challenges in having to indefinitely shut down its respective...
THE SBA has approved $22.6 million in low-interest loans for Rhode Island applicants as of April 19.

SBA approves $4.7M in Economic Injury Disaster Loans for R.I. applicants

PROVIDENCE – Ninety-two Rhode Island small businesses and nonprofits have qualified for a combined $4.7 million loans through the Small Business Administration’s Economic injury...
VALUABLE ADVICE: John Perrotti, owner of Mobility Equipment LLC, says the North Kingstown Chamber of Commerce helped break down complex loan programs into “layman’s terms” and provided guidance on how to keep customers and employees safe while remaining open during the COVID-19 pandemic. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

R.I. chambers of commerce under pressure to help keep members informed,...

Elizabeth Catucci’s daily routine has shifted dramatically in recent weeks. The president of the Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce starts her day early, filtering...
MULTIPLE INSURANCE COMPANIES will be issuing credits to auto insurance policy holders for the months of April and May due to the COVID-19 pandemic. / PBN FILE PHOTO/BRIAN MCDONALD

Insurance companies to issue credits to customers on auto policies

PROVIDENCE – Multiple insurance companies are issuing credits on customers’ auto insurance policies as a way of offering relief during the COVID-19 pandemic. Amica Mutual...
FREE SANITIZER: Liam Maloney, tasting room manager at The Industrious Spirit Co. in Providence, stands at the company’s “drive-up” window, where it is offering people free bottles of hand sanitizer that it makes using the byproduct of its vodka manufacturing. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Many local factories transform to meet needs of pandemic fight

Matouk Luxury Linens is known for exquisite bedding, an elegant product aimed at Americans who shop in department stores for towels, sheets and ­pillowcases. That...
WILLING PARTICIPANT: BayCoast Bank is one of lenders with a local presence that has begun accepting and processing applications for the U.S. Small Business Association’s Paycheck Protection Program. / COURTESY BAYCOAST BANK

Stressed R.I. employers jostle to receive SBA assistance

The rollout of federal relief ­programs offered a much-needed source of funding and of hope to small businesses struggling in the coronavirus pandemic. But securing...
IMPROVED OVERSIGHT: Intus Care Chief Technology Officer Alex Rothberg, left, and CEO Robbie Felton were instrumental in creating a web-based app designed to cut costs and wasted time associated with home health care for seniors. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Web platform aims to make home health care more efficient

Robbie Felton grew up surrounded by senior citizens. He accompanied his mom, a geriatric social worker, on home visits. When she became the head of...
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