Tag: Coronavirus
U.S. sheds 701K jobs, ending a record-long hiring streak
WASHINGTON (AP) – A record-long streak of United States job growth ended suddenly in March after nearly a decade as employers cut 701,000 jobs...
How confident are you Rhode Island has taken enough steps to...
Each day now brings a new high in the daily number of positive COVID-19 cases in Rhode Island, along with a growing number of...
Vacation-property owners, short-term rental owners, hotels required to notify visitors of...
PROVIDENCE – More than 9,000 hotels, vacation-property owners and short-term rental owners should have already received a mailer from the R.I. Division of Taxation...
R.I. Dental Association urges help for dental emergencies, Thundermist offers care
PROVIDENCE – With many dentist’s offices closed as a result of Gov. Gina M. Raimondo’s restrictions on businesses during the coronavirus crisis, the Rhode...
Capital Good Fund launches new Crisis Relief Loan program
PROVIDENCE – A Providence-based nonprofit lending institution has launched a new low-interest loan program to help those taking a financial hit from the new...
Coronavirus preparations at R.I. hospitals kick into high gear
Normally more than 90% full, Rhode Island Hospital’s occupancy rate in late March dipped to about 75%. The 247-bed The Miriam Hospital had more...
Stay present, stay in touch
Deborah L. Ruggiero | DR Communications LLC president
This invisible enemy, the new coronavirus, has tested our resources. The suffering has been real on every...
R.I. DLT scrambles to absorb brunt of jobless claims
The R.I. Department of Labor and Training found itself in an uncomfortable spotlight during the Great Recession. With thousands of people who were laid...
Businesses that have prepared for the worst will emerge first from...
An uneasy calm has hung over Rhode Island’s nearly empty streets. The specter of an invisible but deadly new coronavirus has left much of...
Business Women: Stratton’s adviser role has special meaning during crisis
Amy Stratton of the Providence law firm Moonan, Stratton & Waldman LLP guides clients through wills, probate and estate planning. With founding partner Irving...
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