Tag: Covid-19
State hosts forums for businesses planning to reopen
PROVIDENCE (AP) – State officials have planned a series of virtual forums this week for the owners and operators businesses that will be allowed...
COVID-19 UI filings rise by 391
PROVIDENCE – COVID-19 unemployment insurance filings increased by 391 on Tuesday, to 162,448, according to the R.I. Department of Labor.
Pandemic unemployment assistance filings increased...
Five Questions With: Jennie Johnson
Jennie Johnson is the executive director for City Year Providence, a nonprofit that has its members partner with local schools to provide educational support...
Newport Hospital memorial fund awards $20K in grants to 4 local...
NEWPORT – Four Newport County-based nonprofits recently received a combined $20,000 in emergency grants from Newport Hospital’s Frederick Henry Prince Memorial Fund to help...
Family therapy clinic at URI offering free sessions during pandemic
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island College of Health Science’s Couple and Family Therapy Clinic is now offering parents, children and other...
R.I. COVID-19 cases reach 14.2K; Raimondo praises R.I.’s Memorial Day weekend...
PROVIDENCE – If Memorial Day weekend was a test of the state’s ability to comply with coronavirus restrictions, residents and businesses performed “fantastically,” Gov....
COVID-19 UI filings reach 162K
PROVIDENCE – COVID-19-related unemployment insurance filings increased by 228 on Sunday, to 162,057, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training.
Pandemic unemployment assistance...
SBA: 16,000 R.I. businesses approved for PPP loans as demand continues...
PROVIDENCE – Less than 200 additional Rhode Island small businesses have secured federal payroll relief loans in the last week as demand for the...
Five Questions With: Peter Miniati
Peter Miniati was recently hired as private client adviser for the Providence offices of F.L.Putnam Investment Management Co. He has three decades of experience...
R.I. Taxation Division grants 1-month extension on quarterly tax filings
PROVIDENCE – Seeking to offer financial relief to struggling taxpayers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the R.I. Department of Revenue’s Division of Taxation has postponed...
















