Study: More R.I. properties face greater flood risk
Mark A. Male’s South Kingstown home is at minimal risk of flooding, at least according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s flood plain maps.
Even...
Interest in life insurance boosted by pandemic
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to cast a dreary cloud on daily life, Americans are thinking more about their own mortality, according to life...
Online classes don’t mean smaller tuition bill
The cost of a college education is going up through COVID-19, and the bills paid by parents or students this fall will likely reflect...
For some businesses, coin shortage a test of their mettle
Rolling $800 in loose change into individual paper coin wrappers is not typically a service offered at Rippy’s Liquor & Marketplace. But amid a...
Companies forced to get creative in hiring
It’s hard enough to virtually replicate a staff meeting among co-workers who already know each other. But to meet and interview job candidates by...
Amid the health crisis, a new focus on benefits
Six months ago, companies in Rhode Island that were worried about keeping talented employees were talking about salary increases and benefits enhancements. The job...
Are colleges masking trouble?
The universities in Rhode Island that are trying to reopen residence halls and classrooms this month are requiring everyone on campus to wear face...
Declines in enrollment put squeeze on colleges
Megan Faucher of Pawtucket has been waiting to go to college, but the pandemic has made the wait even longer.
Faucher, a single mother of...
Tech volunteers save the day for small retailers
Lori Lyons spent the first 48 hours after the state issued stay-at-home orders in a sleepless haze of research into how to transform her...
Diver, R.I. firm create life-saving oxygen hood
Middletown-based diving contractor Michael Lombardi is used to solving challenges underwater, immersed in 500 feet of ocean water or a shallow sewer in places...
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