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MEASURED ACTIONS: VIBCO mechanical engineering employees Greg Pickering, left, and Claudia Brown place tape on the factory floor to ensure proper social distancing around the time clock. When this photo was taken, face masks were not yet required. / COURTESY VIBCO INC.

R.I. factories have learned lessons in fighting to keep COVID-19 out

Through his involvement in an international organization, Karl Wadensten knew what global manufacturers were doing to try to keep COVID-19 out of their workplaces. Before...
PANELISTS participating in Providence Business News’ virtual summit on June 4 address the complications of returning to the workplace as the COVID-19 quarantine eases.

Panelists: Takes right steps for a smooth reopening

Most of us figured that reopening workplaces as the ­COVID-19 quarantine eases would require a lot more planning than just turning the lights back...
RESPONSIBLE CHANGE: The staff at Loft LLC, an industrial design company, has recently pivoted its work to designing and building contactless COVID-19 testing trailers for use by the R.I. National Guard. From left, Jeanette Numbers, co-founder; Nari Shin, designer/textile expert; and Scott Noh, product design. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Loft is designed for innovation

Jeanette Numbers was the rare kind of teenager who knew exactly what she wanted to do professionally. Realizing her interest in industrial design – originally...
Michael DiBiase

Pandemic offers R.I. leaders a chance to reassess priorities

Rhode Island has been hit harder by the COVID-19 pandemic than most states, and the economic fallout has left the General Assembly with a...

Should we be marketing now in a recession, or not?

As we face a recession in the midst of a pandemic, businesses are reviewing budgets and annual plans to determine where to make cuts....

Tech helping you keep distance in workplace, but what about privacy?

As we emerge from the coronavirus lockdown, those of us who still have a workplace may not recognize it. Businesses, eager to limit liability...
Jaya Joyce

Joyce honored as top youth volunteer

JAYA JOYCE, a senior at Coventry High School, was honored by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards as one of the nation’s top youth...

A change in operation

At this stage, is your company operating in a different manner than in the past due to the pandemic? Yes: 87% No: 13 % In what way...

Lardaro: At its lowest, R.I. could use COVID-19 crisis as opportunity...

PROVIDENCE – University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro said he hopes April is the “absolute bottom” for the struggling economies of the state and...
MOST RESPONDENTS to a survey conducted by the University of Rhode Island’s Social Science Institute for Research, Education and Policy that they approve Gov. Gina M. Raimondo's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. / COURTESY CAPITOL TV

URI survey: Most people in need have found assistance amid pandemic

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Many of those in need have found assistance through community organizations, the government and their social network amid the COVID-19 pandemic,...
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