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Survey: Small businesses call for more federal response to staffing, supply...

Economic Activity 01/24/2022

EAST PROVIDENCE – Staffing shortage, supply chain obstructions and inflation are top of mind for small-business owners, according to a new survey, and most...

REACHING OUT: Bryant University President Ross Gittell says since three-fourths of the school’s students come from Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut, Bryant is increasing its efforts to enhance knowledge about the university beyond the New England region. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Gittell leads Bryant with an economist’s eye

Coronavirus 01/21/2022

(Editor’s note: This is the fourth installment in an occasional series of interviews with the state’s new wave of higher education leaders.) Bryant University President...

ANTHONY TARRO, owner and president of Siena Restaurant Group, has announced the closure of the group's Providence restaurant. Here he is seen in the kitchen of Siena’s East Greenwich location in April 2021. PBN FILE PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Siena restaurant closes Federal Hill location

Coronavirus 01/17/2022

PROVIDENCE – Citing COVID-19-related hardships, Siena Restaurant Group has announced that its Federal Hill location has been shuttered permanently. The East Greenwich and Smithfield locations...

RHODE ISLAND'S RentReliefRI program has distributed $100 million in rent and utility assistance to Rhode Islanders impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

RentReliefRI assistance program reaches $100M distribution milestone

Coronavirus 01/14/2022

PROVIDENCE – The state’s RentReliefRI program has surpassed $100 million in rental and utility assistance distributed to Rhode Islanders in need who have been...

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 4,844, with 12 new deaths

Coronavirus 01/13/2022

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 4,844, with 12 new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Thursday. Hospitalizations of...

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 4,522, with 7 new deaths

Health Services 01/12/2022

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 4,522, with seven new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Wednesday. Hospitalizations of COVID-19...

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 4,287, with 8 new deaths

Health Services 01/11/2022

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 4,287, with eight new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Tuesday. Hospitalizations of...

Health officials let COVID-infected staff stay on the job

Coronavirus 01/11/2022

Health authorities around the U.S. are increasingly taking the extraordinary step of allowing nurses and other workers infected with the coronavirus to stay on...