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COVID-19 cases in R.I. increase by 65, with 1 new death

Coronavirus 05/26/2021

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 65 on Tuesday, with one new death, the R.I. Department of Health reported...

PETER MENTO, left, of Mento LLC, delivers his keynote address on Wednesday during the 36th annual World Trade Day hosted by the John H. Chafee Center for International Business at Bryant University. At right is Betty Robson, World Trade Day committee chairperson and president of Smithfield-based J.F. Moran Co.

World Trade Day: ‘Ideas are going to drive us forward’

Capital Goods 05/26/2021

SMITHFIELD – The U.S. economy is on track for a full recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, but more work needs to be done for...

CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island increase by 47 on Monday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

COVID-19 cases in R.I. increase by 47; 2 new deaths

Coronavirus 05/25/2021

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 47 on Monday, with two new deaths reported, the R.I. Department of Health...

THE R.I. STATEHOUSE will reopen to the public and employees on a limited basis June 1. / PBN FILE PHOTO / NICOLE DOTZENROD

Statehouse to reopen June 1 with some COVID-19 precautions

Coronavirus 05/25/2021

PROVIDENCE – The Statehouse will reopen to the public and employees on June 1 but on a limited basis and with some safety measures,...

CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 85 on Thursday, according to the R.I. Department of Health. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

COVID-19 cases in R.I. increase by 85, with 1 new death

Coronavirus 05/21/2021

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 85 on Thursday, with one new death, the R.I. Department of Health said...

RHODE ISLAND OFFICIALS have made changes to the unemployment insurance benefits, which will go into effect on May 23. The changes are intended to persuade more people to return to the workforce. / AP FILE PHOTO/NAM Y. HUH

Will changes to R.I.’s unemployment policies ease hiring woes?

Economy 05/21/2021

The age-old debate between academia and the business world has resurfaced, this time over whether generous unemployment insurance benefits are to blame for employers’...

McKee: ‘Tomorrow, with few exceptions, Rhode Island will be reopened’

Coronavirus 05/20/2021

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is entering a phase in its COVID-19 response that is approaching normalcy. Starting Friday, all establishments in the state will operate...