Tag: Coronavirus
SBA processes $1.3B for R.I. small businesses as PPP program nears...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration has processed more than 8,700 Paycheck Protection Program loans for roughly...
COVID-19 cases in R.I. total 3,529; seven more deaths
PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island totaled 3,529 as of Wednesday afternoon, an increase of 278 cases from the day before, Gov....
Mass. nears 1,000 virus deaths, will get more equipment
BOSTON (AP) – Massachusetts is approaching a grim coronavirus milestone, with the state likely to surpass 1,000 coronavirus-related deaths Wednesday.
State public health officials reported...
Factory shutdowns near WWII demobilization levels in U.S.
WASHINGTON (AP) – American industry collapsed in March as the pandemic wreaked havoc on the United States economy. Manufacturing and overall industrial production posted...
Stepping Up: Oceanside Graphics co-founder creates website to help small businesses...
WARWICK – In mid-March, Oceanside Graphics RI LLC Co-Founder Justin Gontarek was on a conference call with R.I. Lt. Governor Daniel P. McKee and...
R.I. COVID-19 cases reach 3,251; Raimondo announces mask requirements
PROVIDENCE – COVID-19 cases identified in the state totaled 3,251 as of Tuesday afternoon, a 275-case increase day to day, with seven more deaths,...
COVID-19 unemployment claims increase 3.5K, to more than 119,000
PROVIDENCE – Unemployment Insurance claims due to the COVID-19 pandemic increased 3,525 on Monday, to a total of 119,218, according to the R.I. Department...
Officials want delay in nation’s head count due to virus
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – The U.S. Census Bureau wants to delay deadlines for the 2020 head count of all U.S. residents because of the...
IMF: Global economy will suffer worst year since Depression
WASHINGTON (AP) – Beaten down by the coronavirus outbreak, the world economy in 2020 will suffer its worst year since the Great Depression of...
Centreville loan office delayed, JPMorgan expansion continues
PROVIDENCE – With bank branches across the state shuttering or limiting hours to minimize spread of the new coronavirus, expansion plans have also been...
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