Tag: Covid-19
Delivering food, parking cars with efficiency
Kenneth Zorabedian has always been a go-getter. As a child, he caught snakes and collected stray golf balls to sell to other kids in...
Skills for Rhode Island’s Future intentionally building inclusive work environment
PBN Diversity and Inclusion Awards 2021
Editor’s Choice – Community Impact Award: Skills for Rhode Island’s Future
Nina Pande, executive director of Skills for Rhode...
Diversity a part of Job Lot DNA
PBN Diversity and Inclusion Awards 2021
Retail: Ocean State Job Lot
Afghan refugees resettling in Rhode Island are the latest beneficiaries of Ocean State Job...
McKee calls $3K vaccine bonus ‘a misstep,’ now says it is...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Thursday said a $3,000 bonus tied to a new contract for state workers that has been criticized...
Lifespan officials call for R.I. indoor mask mandate to slow COVID-19...
PROVIDENCE – Fearing a surge of infections this winter while facing staffing challenges as a result of pandemic burnout, health care officials from Lifespan...
Business community split on mask mandate as McKee weighs health options
PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island's business community is split on the need for a statewide mask mandate, which Gov. Daniel J. McKee has said he'd...
R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 655, with no deaths
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 655 on Tuesday, with no new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said...
Southcoast Health fires 216 workers for failing to get COVID vaccine
FALL RIVER – Southcoast Health System Inc. has fired 216 workers who refused to comply with a mandate to get vaccinated against COVID-19, according...
State leaders agree to invest $119M to aid small bizs, human...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Monday announced that $119 million in federal aid from the American Rescue Plan Act will be spent...
Pharmacies responding to renewed demand for COVID-19 vaccinations
PROVIDENCE – As the new omicron variant of COVID-19 stokes anxiety, COVID-19 booster vaccinations are available in Rhode Island – but those scheduling their...
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