Tag: Covid-19
Updated Letter From the Publisher
To Our Business Community
As a small, locally owned business for the last 34 years we have seen lots of ups and downs. We have...
Providence shuts down four more businesses for violating crowd, entertainment restrictions
PROVIDENCE – The city continues to crack down on businesses that violate restrictions on crowds and entertainment licenses, with four more shuttered since Sunday,...
Closures, cancellations and postponements announced Wednesday
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo said that cases of the COVID-19 disease in Rhode Island increased to 33 by midday Wednesday. She also...
Supermarkets: the one industry booming this week
PROVIDENCE – The crush of supermarket shoppers started last week, and really hasn’t let up. If one business is thriving in the new economy,...
Trump invokes act to marshal private sector against virus
WASHINGTON (AP) – Managing dual health and economic crises, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will invoke a federal provision that allows the...
COVID-19 cases rise to 33 in R.I.; public schools to operate...
PROVIDENCE – The number of positive cases of the new coronavirus in the state has increased by 10, to 33, and Gov. Gina M....
Unemployment accelerates: nearly 18K Rhode Islanders file for benefits due to...
PROVIDENCE — Job losses in Rhode Island attributed to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic nearly doubled overnight, with 17,779 claims filed for state unemployment...
MassBenchmarks: Virus pushing economy towards recession
PROVIDENCE – The Massachusetts economy is being pushed towards a recession by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the MassBenchmarks editorial board.
The board on Tuesday...
National Grid gives $500K to R.I., N.Y., Mass. customers and charities
WALTHAM, Mass. – National Grid will give $500,000 to customers and charitable organizations in Rhode Island, New York and Massachusetts to offset the health...
Cancellations, postponements and closures announced Tuesday
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo on Tuesday announced two more positive coronavirus cases in Rhode Island, bringing the state total to 23.
The governor...
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