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FEDERAL RESERVE Chair Jerome Powell pauses during a news conference in Washington. The Federal Reserve says it will buy short-term loans from banks and companies to support the flow of credit as the economy grinds to a halt amid the viral outbreak. The Fed is reviving a program that it first used during the 2008 financial crisis to unclog a short-term lending market for what is known as “commercial paper.” / AP FILE PHOTO/JACQUELYN MARTIN

Federal Reserve to lend up to $300B to businesses, cities

Coronavirus 03/23/2020

WASHINGTON (AP) – In a series of sweeping steps, the U.S. Federal Reserve will lend to small and large businesses and local governments as...

HealthSource RI offers special enrollment period amidst coronavirus-related job losses

Health Services 03/22/2020

EAST PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island residents who have lost their jobs are eligible for a special enrollment period from HealthSource RI. Enrollment can take place...

Tufts Health Plan Foundation announces $1M to help support elderly, vulnerable...

Health Services 03/22/2020

PROVIDENCE – Tufts Health Plan Foundation has announced $1 million in funding for organizations that are helping older and vulnerable people amidst the new...

Stepping Up: Honeywell to ramp up Smithfield production of disposable respirators

Coronavirus 03/22/2020

SMITHFIELD – Honeywell will ramp up production of N95 disposable respirators in its facility here to help support the need for critical safety equipment...

THE CORONAVIRUS has continued to prompt the closure of business and nonprofits around the state. / NIAID-RML via AP

Mass. COVID-19 deaths up to five; 646 positive cases

Coronavirus 03/22/2020

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts health officials reported three new deaths from the coronavirus on Sunday, bringing the state’s total to five. State health officials say...

Twin River reports it has sufficient liquidity to weather COVID-19 crisis

Coronavirus 03/20/2020

PROVIDENCE – Twin River Worldwide Holdings Inc. on Friday announced it has sufficient liquidity to sustain the business through the unexpected closure of its...

GOV. GINA M. RAIMONDO has activated the full National Guard in the state and has pushed back the state tax-filing deadline to July 15. / COURTESY OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

R.I. has 54 cases of COVID-19; Raimondo activates full National Guard

Coronavirus 03/20/2020

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo said the total number of identified COVID-19 cases in the state has reached 54 cases as of Friday...

THE FEDERAL income tax filing date has been pushed back from April 15, to July 15. / P FILE PHOTO/ROGELIO V. SOLIS

Income tax filing deadline moved to July 15 from April 15

Coronavirus 03/20/2020

WASHINGTON (AP) – The income tax filing date has been pushed back from April 15, to July 15, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said. Mnuchin announced...

THERE WERE 5,565 unemployment filings Thursday related to the threat of the coronavirus. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TRAINING

R.I. unemployment claims related to COVID-19 near 30K

Coronavirus 03/20/2020

PROVIDENCE - Unemployment claims due to COVID-19 had reached 29,428 by the end of Thursday, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training. There...