Tag: Covid-19
R.I. leases warehouse for medical supplies, equipment
CRANSTON – The state of Rhode Island has approved a lease for 73,770 square feet of warehouse space at a vacant but well-maintained warehouse...
BofA posts $4B Q1 profit, builds funds anticipating bad loans
PROVIDENCE - Bank of America Corp. reported a 45% drop in first-quarter earnings driven by a new $3.6 billion reserve build for bad loans...
COVID-19 cases in R.I. total 3,529; seven more deaths
PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island totaled 3,529 as of Wednesday afternoon, an increase of 278 cases from the day before, Gov....
Mass. nears 1,000 virus deaths, will get more equipment
BOSTON (AP) – Massachusetts is approaching a grim coronavirus milestone, with the state likely to surpass 1,000 coronavirus-related deaths Wednesday.
State public health officials reported...
Factory shutdowns near WWII demobilization levels in U.S.
WASHINGTON (AP) – American industry collapsed in March as the pandemic wreaked havoc on the United States economy. Manufacturing and overall industrial production posted...
Five Questions With: Meghan Grady
Meghan Grady is the executive director for Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island. Grady spoke with Providence Business News about the increased demand for...
Brown contributes lab supplies, protective equipment to medical providers
PROVIDENCE – Brown University is donating more than 4,000 N95 masks, as well as an array of gloves, gowns, face shields and additional items...
CCRI donates medical supplies to support local health care personnel
WARWICK – The Community College of Rhode Island recently donated several thousand pieces of medical equipment to the R.I. Department of Health to help...
Trinity Rep to offer digital content, online classes
PROVIDENCE – Trinity Repertory Company is awarding free digital content and online classes for the public in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The theater...
Hope Global shuts plant after workers fall ill with COVID-19
CUMBERLAND — Manufacturer Hope Global has temporarily shut down its operations here after several workers fell ill and were later found to have had...
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