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HE’S STILL STANDING: It’s been a struggle, but Jhonny Levya has kept his business, Heroica Construction Inc., operating during the pandemic. As head of the Black Contractors Association of Rhode Island, he’s unsure how other minority-owned businesses will weather the crisis. 
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Crisis ‘insurmountable’ for some minority businesses

Jhonny Levya is president of Heroica Construction Inc., growing what was a family business when he purchased it in 2009 into a multimillion-dollar company....
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Karen A. Santilli

Karen A. Santilli | CEO and president, Crossroads Rhode Island What have been the challenges faced by Crossroads Rhode Island during the pandemic and how...

Kelly Ramirez

Kelly Ramirez | CEO, Social Enterprise Greenhouse What have been the challenges faced by your industry during the pandemic and how have they affected your...
PERMANENT CHANGE: Dino Passaretta, CEO of the Downtown Restaurant Group, says the pandemic forced his businesses to make adjustments that will remain after the crisis has passed, including outdoor dining and online ordering. 
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Restaurant rebound will be ‘joint effort’

Dino Passaretta is CEO of the Downtown Restaurant Group, which operates five Rhode Island restaurants: Public Kitchen & Bar in Providence, Centro Restaurant &...

NYT: R.I. COVID-19 fatalities per 100K now highest in nation

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island tied for the most COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 residents in the nation in the last seven days, according to data...
CASES OF COVID-19 increased by 879 in Rhode Island on Tuesday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I. cases of COVID-19 increase by 879, with 26 more deaths

PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in the state increased by 879 on Tuesday, with 26 more deaths, according to the R.I. Department of Health...
BY THE end of the week, Rhode Island is expected to receive 35,000 vaccine doses from both Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc. / BILL MURPHY / LIFESPAN CORP

R.I. to receive 35,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine by end of...

PROVIDENCE – By the end of the week, Rhode Island is expected to receive 35,000 vaccine doses from both Pfizer Inc. and Moderna Inc.,...
GOV. GINA M. Raimondo announced Tuesday that Rhode Island has used all of its $1.25 billion in CARES Act funds. / COURTESY R.I. CAPITOL TV

Raimondo: R.I. is on track to use ‘every dollar’ of CARES...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is on track to spend every dollar of the state's $1.25 billion slice of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security...

R.I. cases of COVID-19 rise by 880, with 8 more deaths

PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 880, with eight more deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said on Tuesday. Hospitalizations of...
CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 2,352 over the weekend. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 2,352 over weekend, with 45 deaths

PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 2,352 from Dec. 18 through Sunday, with 45 more deaths, the R.I. Department of...
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