Tag: Coronavirus
Five Questions With: Chris Cinieri
Chris Cinieri is a project manager with Polaris MEP. He spoke with Providence Business News about the complications in supply-chain demand due to COVID-19,...
Get Started Rhode Island pitch contest goes virtual for first time
PROVIDENCE – Cox Business is holding its eighth annual Get Started Rhode Island pitch competition online this year due to the novel coronavirus.
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COVID-19 impacts on nursing homes highlighted; 12 more R.I. deaths
PROVIDENCE – While the percentage of people in Rhode Island testing positive for COVID-19 is on the decline as the pandemic now enters its...
COVID-19 unemployment claims rise by 517
PROVIDENCE – COVID-19-related unemployment insurance filings increased by 517 on Monday, to 164,955, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training.
Pandemic unemployment-assistance filings...
Mass. banks, credit unions announce new policies as branches reopen
PROVIDENCE – Massachusetts banks and credit unions are beginning to reopen their branch lobbies, but with new measures in place to protect against the...
Mechanics Cooperative Bank donates masks to Taunton first responders
TAUNTON – Mechanics Cooperative Bank recently donated 2,000 KN95 masks to Taunton Police and Fire departments amid a shortage of personal protective equipment, according...
A guide to Phase II of reopening
PROVIDENCE – Phase II of Rhode Island’s COVID-19 reopening strategy began Monday. The phase reduces restrictions due to the virus, including the reopening of...
Rhode Island malls reopening; inmate tests positive
PROVIDENCE (AP) – Rhode Island's malls are preparing to welcome shoppers Monday as the state moves into phase 2 of its economic restart.
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Only two new COVID-19 deaths in R.I. as Phase II of...
PROVIDENCE – Phase II of reopening Rhode Island’s economy is officially beginning, according to Gov. Gina M. Raimondo in her daily briefing on Monday...
R.I. reports seven new COVID-19-related deaths, 106 new cases on Sunday
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health reported seven COVID-19 deaths and 106 new cases on Sunday, and the number of people hospitalized with...
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