Tag: Coronavirus
Brown cancels study abroad programs for fall
PROVIDENCE (AP) – Brown University has canceled all its study abroad programs for the upcoming fall semester in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the...
SUMR Brands posts $1.2M loss in Q1
WOONSOCKET – Summer Infant Inc., doing business as SUMR Brands, reported a $1.2 million loss in the first quarter, or 57 cents per diluted...
Theatre By The Sea postpones 2020 summer season
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Theatre By The Sea has postponed its summer season until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the theater announced April 22.
The...
Farm Fresh RI, R.I. Food Bank approved for USDA’s new food...
PROVIDENCE – Farm Fresh Rhode Island and the Rhode Island Community Food Bank will collaborate to provide up to 3,750 boxes of food per...
PBN conducting survey on reopening of R.I. economy
PROVIDENCE – Providence Business News is conducting a survey of our readership to see how they feel about returning to a gradually reopening economy....
R.I. may have to furlough state employees; sees 14 more COVID-19...
PROVIDENCE – With the state of Rhode Island facing an $800 million budget deficit as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Gina M....
R.I. businesses secure $593M in second-round PPP funds as approval rate...
PROVIDENCE – After inundating local lenders with applications for federal payroll relief funds, demand for the U.S. Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program among...
Fidelity steps up donations to R.I. partners during COVID-19
PROVIDENCE – Fidelity Investments Inc. continues to increase its donations and volunteer efforts, now directed at helping those hurt by the health and economic...
Rockland Trust announces $500K in coronavirus pandemic relief grants
PROVIDENCE – Rockland Trust’s charitable foundations recently donated $140,000 in grants to nine local nonprofit organizations as part of a $500,000 commitment to coronavirus...
R.I. hospitals to resume elective surgeries
PROVIDENCE - Hospitals across the state on Monday once again began scheduling some elective surgical procedures.
Lifespan Corp., the state's largest hospital group, is now...
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