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COLLABORATORS: Terry Thompson, left, extruder setup, and Mike Funderburk, master mechanic, team up to perform predictive maintenance on an extruder die at Cooley Group’s Pawtucket facility. / COURTESY COOLEY GROUP

Pandemic Diary: A respite from ongoing challenges

Coronavirus 08/21/2020

(Editor’s note: This is the 14th installment in a periodic series on how Cooley Group is managing the COVID-19 pandemic, from the perspective of...

HEAVY DUTY: Melaku Gebermariam uses an electrostatic sprayer to disinfect the inside of a Delta Airlines jet between flights on July 22, at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va. / AP FILE PHOTO/NATHAN ELLGREN

Air travel reshaped as carriers struggle with pandemic

Coronavirus 08/21/2020

In a bid to survive, airlines are desperately trying to convince a wary public that measures such as mandatory face masks and hospital-grade air...

FROM APRIL TO JULY, Rhode Island's creative industries lost 10,077 jobs and the loss in sales added up to more than $436 million, according to a new Brookings Institution report. / PBN FILE PHOTO

Brookings: R.I.’s arts sector lost over 10K jobs, $436M in sales...

Art & Culture 08/20/2020

PROVIDENCE – Arts and culture industries took a blow when the coronavirus pandemic hit America’s shores. In Rhode Island, home to the Creative Capital and where...

PATRONS GATHER at Mohogany Shoals on Payne's Dock in New Harbor in July. / COURTESY HENRY DUPONT

Block Island limits moped rentals; reinstates outdoor entertainment

Coronavirus 08/20/2020

NEW SHOREHAM – The Town Council Wednesday night approved an ordinance limiting moped rentals on Block Island for the remainder of the year after...

CONFIRMED CASES of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 62 on Wednesday, the R.I. Department of Health said on Thursday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

COVID-19 cases in R.I. rise by 62, with 1 more death

Coronavirus 08/20/2020

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 62 on Wednesday, with one new death, the R.I. Department of Health said...

R.I.’s unemployment rate edges down to 11.2% in July

Coronavirus 08/20/2020

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s unemployment rate ticked down 1.4 percentage points from June to July, but remains more than than triple the rate a...

BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD of Rhode Island CEO and President Kim Keck has announced $11 million in additional relief for members and commerial customers due to economic uncertainty during COVID-19 pandemic. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Blue Cross announces $11M additional relief for commercial customers, members

Coronavirus 08/20/2020

PROVIDENCE - Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island announced on Thursday that it will provide an additional $11 million in medical and...

INDEPENDENT TRACKING WEBSITES, including The COVID Tracking Project by The Atlantic, are now aligning themselves with data reported by the R.I. Department of Health. / PBN FILE PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

COVID-19 tracking websites change testing calculations to align with RIDOH

Coronavirus 08/20/2020

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's daily percentage of positive coronavirus tests have varied widely for weeks, depending on who is tracking the data and how...

GROWTH POWER: Dennis Roy, CEO and president of East Bay Community Action Program, has made mergers with other organizations a major part of his leadership strategy for the East Providence-based nonprofit.  PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

Dennis Roy, CEO and president, East Bay Community Action Program

Health Services 08/20/2020

PBN 2020 Leaders & Achievers Awards Dennis Roy | CEO and president, East Bay Community Action Program DENNIS ROY IS TRANSFORMING the way Rhode Islanders...