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CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island approached 8,000 on Tuesday. / AP FILE PHOTO/ CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

171 new COVID-19 cases in R.I., with 18 more deaths

Coronavirus 05/30/2020

PROVIDENCE - Health officials on Saturday reported 171 new COVID-19 cases in Rhode Island, raising the total to 14,819, with 18 more deaths. The state...

RHODE ISLAND health officials reported 16 new deaths due to COVID-19 on Thursday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I.’s Phase II of reopening to begin on June 1

Coronavirus 05/29/2020

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo on Friday announced she will sign an executive order to officially begin Phase II of reopening Rhode Island on...

I-195 district development continues through coronavirus pandemic

Real Estate 05/29/2020

PROVIDENCE – Several key projects overseen by the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission are progressing despite the coronavirus pandemic, the commission’s executive director said recently. They...

CRUSH CONCERNS: Rhode Island health officials see the Crush COVID RI smartphone app as an easy way for people to track their activities for possible contact tracing. Critics see privacy issues with it.

Crush COVID app raises caution flags for some

Coronavirus 05/29/2020

More than 35,000 people have downloaded the Crush COVID RI phone app that’s designed to make contact tracing easier during the pandemic, but critics...

CLASSES IN SESSION: Stacy Sadlier, human resources director at Seven Stars Bakery LLC, says when the bakery was forced to lay off many of its workers during the shutdown, some employees lost access to English-learning courses. They have now resumed in a distance-learning format. The bakery hopes to recall its workers by the end of June. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Training on core skills still crucial in crisis

Coronavirus 05/29/2020

While many workforce-development initiatives in Rhode Island are aimed at training people in highly skilled labor, such as pipefitting and computer-assisted manufacturing, others seek...

Why are corporations voluntarily pitching in?

Commentary 05/29/2020

Severe shortages of critical medical supplies have prompted governments to compel private companies to fill the gap. In the U.S., President Donald Trump invoked...

Dr. Alan Kurose / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Five Questions With: Dr. Alan Kurose

5Q 05/29/2020

Dr. Alan Kurose | CEO and president, Coastal Medical Inc. 1. Do you expect to see any changes, particularly with telemedicine, in Coastal’s primary...

DIVERSIFIED: Kevin Sheahan, left, and David Sheahan are the owners of Sheahan Printing in Woonsocket, a multigenerational, family-owned printing company that has transitioned to making face shields. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Woonsocket printer displays new COVID-19-inspired skill

Business Services 05/29/2020

For three generations, Sheahan Printing Corp. has focused on the commercial printing needs of its business and nonprofit customers, everything from rack cards and...

Amid COVID-19, employers need to change hiring approach

Advice 05/29/2020

As Rhode Island begins kick-starting recovery efforts, employers need to start thinking about their hiring plans. More than 230,000 Rhode Islanders have filed for unemployment...