Tag: Coronavirus
McConnell: Senate to vote on ‘targeted’ virus aid
WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, under pressure from GOP senators in tough reelection races, said Tuesday the Senate would vote on...
COVID-19 cases in R.I. rise by 58 with no new deaths
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 increased by 58 on Thursday, the R.I. Department of Health said Friday.
Cases of the virus have totaled 22,243...
URI, UMass Dartmouth latest local colleges to develop COVID-19 data hubs
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Two local state colleges have recently created their own COVID-19 data hubs to inform their campus communities of the current situations...
A WORK IN PROGRESS: $45M program aims to reemploy Rhode Islanders,...
Scott R. Jensen watched helplessly as the number of out-of-work Rhode Islanders soared when COVID-19 hit in March.
For months, unemployment claims climbed higher. And...
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...
Laboissonniere receives Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Man of the Year honors
RICHARD LABOISSONNIERE, a North Providence resident, is the recipient of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s 2020 Man of the Year honors. The recognition is...
Long-standing ‘dinosaur’ furniture store thrives on showroom foot traffic
In an age when you can outfit a home office with the click of a button, venturing out to a store to buy furniture...
Return of PBN print edition one more sign of state’s slow...
This week’s issue marks the return of PBN’s print edition, one more sign of Rhode Island’s slow comeback from March’s near economic shutdown to...
3 reasons behind firearms surge
Americans have been on a record gun-buying spree in recent months.
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and protests for racial justice, the gun industry’s trade association,...
Pandemic Diary: Waiting for test results is costly
(Editor’s note: This is the 15th installment in an occasional series on how Cooley Group is managing the COVID-19 pandemic, from the perspective of...
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