Tag: Covid-19
Rights of people with disabilities apply online, too
COVID-19 has disrupted how businesses reach and serve their customers. Stay-at-home orders have pushed companies to rethink and re-strategize how they can attract and...
Amgen continues to produce medicine, donates funds amid COVID-19 pandemic
COMMITTED: The majority of the Amgen Rhode Island workforce has been working remotely from home amid the coronavirus pandemic, but Thomas Seewoester, vice president...
R.I. businesses secure $593M in second-round PPP funds as approval rate...
PROVIDENCE – After inundating local lenders with applications for federal payroll relief funds, demand for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program among...
Rhode Island Foundation raises $400K to support distance learning
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Foundation’s challenge to provide computers and Wi-Fi hot spots to school communities in need across the state has raised more...
Baker sets testing goals; CVS opening drive-thru test sites
BOSTON (AP) – Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker laid out an ambitious testing goal Thursday that he said will create the largest coronavirus testing program...
Home sales drop in R.I. in April amid COVID-19 pandemic; median...
PROVIDENCE – The COVID-19 pandemic appears to have impacted the rate of real estate sales and listings in Rhode Island, new data shows.
Sales of...
COVID-19 cases in R.I. pass 12K; summer camps will be allowed...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is “holding its own as a state” in managing its cases of COVID-19, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo said Thursday. But she encouraged state residents...
COVID-19 UI claims rise by 381; PUA filings grow
PROVIDENCE – Unemployment insurance claims due to COVID-19 increased by 381 day to day to 157,582 on Wednesday, according to the R.I. Department of...
R.I. offers COVID-19 guidelines for businesses; May 18 deadline for plans
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has created a resource for businesses that outlines operating requirements in the time of COVID-19.
The guide, located at ReopeningRI.com, includes...
Old State House renovation continues
PROVIDENCE – One of the most historic buildings in Providence is undergoing a long-awaited restoration.
The exterior work on the Old State House has continued...
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