Tag: Coronavirus
Hasbro posts $69.6M loss in Q1 driven by eOne acquisition costs
PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. reported a $69.6 million loss for the first quarter of 2020, according to the company Wednesday.
The loss was primarily attributable...
RISCA, R.I. Council for the Humanities to receive $840K from CARES...
PROVIDENCE – Two statewide arts and humanities agencies are receiving a financial boost from the federal government.
Both the Rhode Island State Council on the...
Hanno: Wheaton College intends to have campus life return in fall
NORTON – Wheaton College intends to have campus life at the private college return for the upcoming fall semester, Wheaton President Dennis M. Hanno...
Coping with COVID-19: NetCenergy
CRANSTON – Donald Nokes, president of NetCenergy LLC, a computer support and services company, says his company had a disaster-preparedness plan ready to handle...
Sports-betting revenue slows in March amid COVID-19 shutdowns
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island sports betting significantly slowed in March, as shutdowns began impacting professional sports leagues across the world due to the COVID-19...
Mass. stay-at-home advisory extended to May 18
BOSTON (AP) – Gov. Charlie Baker is extending Massachusetts’ stay-at-home advisory from May 4 until May 18 as the state continues to battle the...
COVID-19 cases near 8K; Raimondo holds to May 9 as reopen...
PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 218 Monday to total 7,926, the R.I. Department of Health said Tuesday.
The state also...
DOR: March revenue $53.4M above expectations
PROVIDENCE – While state revenue sources are expected to take a significant hit amid the economic shutdown prompted by the new coronavirus, that was...
Study: Two-thirds of teens worried about financial impact of COVID-19
PROVIDENCE – More than two-thirds of American teenagers say they are somewhat or very concerned about the financial toll of COVID-19 on themselves and...
Hope Global reopens; Taito leaves company
CUMBERLAND – Manufacturer Hope Global has reopened after a temporary closure brought on by reduced demand for its products from the automotive industry, as...



















