Tag: Coronavirus
SCORE RI launches initiative to aid 1,000 local small businesses
PROVIDENCE – SCORE Rhode Island has launched an initiative aimed at helping 1,000 small businesses in the metropolitan area dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic...
Fed measures COVID-19 impact on housing payments in region, R.I.
PROVIDENCE – A new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston found that without the intervention of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic...
Raimondo outlines summer camp reopening plans; COVID-19 cases rise by 189
PROVIDENCE – Details on how summer and sports camps for children will look like in Rhode Island come the end of June were shared...
Pandemic sends R.I. unemployment rate skyrocketing to 17% in April
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island unemployment rate increased to 17% in April, 3.7 percentage points higher than the national average, the R.I. Department of...
Nearly 39 million have sought U.S. jobless aid since virus hit
WASHINGTON (AP) – More than 2.4 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week in the latest wave of layoffs from the viral...
Raimondo OKs limited opening of places of worship; COVID-19 cases rise...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo on Wednesday gave the go-ahead for houses of worship to open on May 30 but said they will be limited to a maximum...
Pandemic-related unemployment claims still climbing in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – COVID-19-specific unemployment insurance claims in Rhode Island rose 471 on Tuesday, to 160,120, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said.
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PBN survey: Many back to work or ready, but worries remain
PROVIDENCE – A PBN survey of readers this month found that many are already comfortable being back to work or are ready, but it...
Lardaro: R.I. economy may not recover for another two to five...
PROVIDENCE – University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro does not expect the state’s economy to return to where it was before the COVID-19...
COVID-19 deaths increase by 26 in R.I.; Raimondo unveils tracking app
PROVIDENCE – After weeks of urging residents to keep a manual log of places visited, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo on Tuesday announced the rollout...
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