Tag: Coronavirus
Eased funeral restriction a little comfort
After nearly two months of restrictions on the size of public gatherings, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo has relented somewhat for one type of gathering:...
Pandemic disrupts IP filings, licensing
Innovation is at the heart of John Jarrell’s entrepreneurial success.
Over the last two decades, the Brown University graduate with degrees in engineering and medical...
Legal issues raised over returning to work
Pama Brown lost her catering job of 13 years at Brown University right before the coronavirus crisis, and she’s been in no rush to...
Closures of Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun sting rural eastern Conn.
NORWICH, Conn. – Unemployment in eastern Connecticut is soaring, despite relatively few cases of COVID-19 in the region, largely because the pandemic forced two...
It’s up to us to make R.I.’s ‘new normal’ a better...
In these extraordinary times there is evidence of hope and generosity all around, just as there is uncertainty and urgent, extreme need. We are...
Rights of people with disabilities apply online, too
COVID-19 has disrupted how businesses reach and serve their customers. Stay-at-home orders have pushed companies to rethink and re-strategize how they can attract and...
Amgen continues to produce medicine, donates funds amid COVID-19 pandemic
COMMITTED: The majority of the Amgen Rhode Island workforce has been working remotely from home amid the coronavirus pandemic, but Thomas Seewoester, vice president...
Save The Bay announces series of virtual challenges to replace annual...
PROVIDENCE – Save The Bay Inc.’s annual open-water swim will be held as a series of virtual challenges this year, The Associated Press reported...
Innovation and adaptation
Has the coronavirus pandemic caused you to make innovations to your operation more rapidly than in the past to adapt to the current business...
Reed announces $5.9M in Low Income Home Energy Assistance funds for...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has received $5.9 million through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program to help residents pay their utility bills during...
















