Tag: Coronavirus
R.I. sees three more COVID-19 deaths; cases total 1,229
PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 identified in Rhode Island increased by 147 on Tuesday, to a total 1,229, with three more deaths, Gov. Gina...
RISCA launches fund to support artists impacted by pandemic
PROVIDENCE – Artists who are in financial dire straits due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic could receive some financial support in the form of...
COVID-19-related UI filings approach 100K in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – The number of individuals filing for unemployment insurance in the state due to the COVID-19 pandemic reached 99,526 on Monday, according to...
Five Questions With: Scott Sheppard
Scott Sheppard is senior vice president of retail banking for Centreville Bank. He previously served five years as Centreville’s vice president of commercial lending...
Fitch downgrades U.S. bank ratings from stable to negative
PROVIDENCE – Fitch Ratings has downgraded its collective ratings outlook for U.S. banks from stable to negative over concerns about the financial impact of...
HarborOne donates $125K to R.I., Massachusetts nonprofits
PROVIDENCE – HarborOne Bank recently donated $125,000 to several longstanding nonprofit partners in Rhode Island and Massachusetts that serve people hurt by the new...
Federal Reserve to boost small-business lending efforts
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve said in a brief announcement that it would support the government's $349 billion small-business lending program, which had...
Nonprofits receive additional $2.4M in grants from COVID-19 Response Fund
PROVIDENCE – An additional $2.4 million in grants were awarded April 3 to 49 local nonprofits by the United Way of Rhode Island and...
R.I. COVID-19 cases reach 1,082; virus ‘widespread’ throughout state
PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 identified in Rhode Island totaled 1,082 as of Monday afternoon, marking an increase of 160 from Sunday, according to...
CVS to launch COVID-19 testing site at Twin River, doubling state’s...
LINCOLN – Rhode Island has entered into a partnership with CVS Health Corp. to provide free rapid drive-through COVID-19 testing available at Twin River...
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