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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL announced Tuesday that the 2020 season has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It also means that the final season of the Pawtucket Red Sox in Rhode Island will not take place. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL MELLO

Minor League Baseball cancels 2020 season; PawSox eye Worcester

PAWTUCKET (AP) – Baseball's minor leagues canceled their seasons on Tuesday after Major League Baseball decided not to provide any players to its affiliated...
RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL of Design is facing a $50 million deficit caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

RISD facing $50M deficit; layoffs a possibility

PROVIDENCE – The COVID-19 pandemic has put Rhode Island School of Design significantly in the red as the upcoming academic year draws near. Although...

Four more COVID-19 deaths in R.I.; cases increase by 36

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island cases of COVID-19 increased by 36 on Monday, to 16,813, with four more deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said...

R.I. scales back Phase III reopening

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s third phase of reopening the economy will begin on Tuesday, announced Gov. Gina M. Raimondo, though the phase’s standards have...
ANN & HOPE INC. announced Monday that due to significant financial impacts brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the retailer will permanently close its 11 Curtain & Bath Outlet stores across Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut by the end of the summer.

Ann & Hope to close its Curtain & Bath Outlet stores...

CUMBERLAND – Ann & Hope Inc. announced Monday that it will permanently close its 11 Curtain & Bath Outlet stores in Rhode Island, Massachusetts...
DEATHS DUE TO COVID-19 in Rhode Island have totaled 927 to date. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

After ‘weeks of good news,’ Raimondo eyes Phase III start

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo expects to announce on June 29 when Phase III of the state’s reopening of its economy will begin,...

Going back to work? Here are answers to some tricky questions

Rhode Island’s reopening is picking up speed. The state is heading into phase three, which means more businesses are set to open and more people...
NEW DIRECTION: Jo Lee, owner of PopUp Rhody, in her home office in Providence. She is revamping her online marketplace designed to connect artisans with property owners with space to rent. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Business incubator born in response to COVID-19

Jo Lee’s new business was on the fast track to success. In a single year, she’d transformed PopUp Rhody LLC from an idea into a...
PROPERLY SHIELDED: Terri Mehaffey operates an extrusion line at the Cooley Group factory in Pawtucket. Face shields and masks can be uncomfortable for those dealing with the heat on the factory floor. / COURTESY COOLEY GROUP

Pandemic Diary: Warding off weariness is a challenge

(Editor’s note: This is the 11th installment in a weekly series on how Cooley Group is managing the COVID-19 pandemic, from the perspective of...
Elizabeth M. Tanner / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Five Questions With: Elizabeth M. Tanner, R.I. Department of Business Regulation

1. As Rhode Island opens back up, how do you see the role of the R.I. Department of Business Regulation changing? Our ultimate goal...
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