Tag: Coronavirus
Gomez awarded 2020 National Defense Industrial Association Bronze Medal
JASON GOMEZ, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport’s chief technology officer, is the recipient of the 2020 National Defense Industrial Association Bronze Medal....
Here’s how to prevent PTO stockpiling
When employees stockpile their paid-time-off hours, it can lead to a host of negative implications, including low employee morale, decreased productivity and a burden...
State announces $20M for new hotel, tourism and arts relief program
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo announced Thursday a new $20 million relief program to aid the hotel, arts and tourism industries, now known...
R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 351, with 3 more deaths
PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 351, with three more deaths, on Wednesday, the R.I. Department of Health said Thursday.
Cases...
PBN Summit: CNE, Lifespan move toward definitive agreement, merger filing
PROVIDENCE – Dr. James E. Fanale, CEO and president of Care New England Health System, said Thursday that the merger between CNE and Lifespan...
Fatal overdoses in Rhode Island projected to hit record high this...
PROVIDENCE – Over the first seven months of 2020, there has been a sharp increase in accidental drug overdose deaths in Rhode Island, according...
Challenges for nonprofits reach unimagined heights
It’s times like these that Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island President Kathleen Cloutier feels as though all the nonprofits in Rhode Island are...
Raimondo warns of rolling back to Phase II; will announce new...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo said Wednesday Rhode Island is heading in the wrong direction for every metric in new coronavirus case trends.
"It is not a...
R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 425, with 4 more deaths
PROVIDENCE – Due to an overrun system, high numbers of close contacts of infected people and a rise in COVID-19 cases in Rhode Island, Gov....
R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 288, with 4 more deaths
PROVIDENCE – COVID-19 cases in Rhode Island increased by 288 on Monday, with four more deaths, according to the R.I. Department of Health Tuesday.
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