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Cost of R.I.’s vaccine effort unclear

Coronavirus 10/30/2020

Gov. Gina M. Raimondo said on Oct. 7 that she’s willing to spend “tens of millions of dollars” for the state to evaluate and...

Dr. Ashish K. Jha / COURTESY HARVARD GLOBAL HEALTH INSTITUTE/LISA ABITBOL

Five Questions With: Dr. Ashish K. Jha

5Q 10/30/2020

Dr. Ashish K. Jha | Dean, Brown University School of Public Health 1. How will you use your new role to shape COVID-19 policy...

FRUITS OF LABOR: About a decade ago, John and Maureen Leyden, owners of Leyden Vineyards and Winery LLC in West Greenwich, began planting seeds for strawberries, blueberries and grapevines on their Christmas tree farm property and in 2011 began making and selling fruit-essence wines. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Leyden Vineyards provides fruit wines to help you unwind

Entrepreneurship 10/30/2020

Harvested grapes along Rhode Island’s coastline may not bolster varieties such as nebbiolo from Piemonte, Italy; mourvédre from Provence, France; or the more than...

SWEET GIG: Beekeepers James Cook and Samantha Jones stand in front of some of their hives at one of their bee yards near Iola, Wis. The couple has worked with honeybees for several years but started their own business this year. / AP PHOTO/CARRIE ANTLFINGER

Pandemic’s sting fails to stop beekeepers

Coronavirus 10/30/2020

IOLA, Wis. – They wrote it right into their business plan – an expectation that, each year, at least half the stock on which...

Gomez awarded 2020 National Defense Industrial Association Bronze Medal

In Their Own Words 10/30/2020

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

Coronavirus 10/30/2020

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

Coronavirus 10/29/2020

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo announced Thursday a new $20 million relief program to aid the hotel, arts and tourism industries, now known...

CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 351 on Wednesday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 351, with 3 more deaths

Coronavirus 10/29/2020

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...