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PBN SURVEY: Economy, election putting business on edge

Rhode Islanders aren’t throwing parties like they used to just a year ago. At least, that’s the way Ines Gentile sees it. Gentile is a...

R.I. Food Bank distributes record amount of food in FY2024 

PROVIDENCE – Last fiscal year saw record numbers of food distributed by the Rhode Island Community Food Bank and the need for food within...
HELP ON THE WAY? Nurses Leah Kosteva, foreground, and Mary O’Reilly prep a room at Rhode Island Hospital. The state has reentered the Nurse Licensure Compact, which would allow nurses to work in multiple states without obtaining a new nursing license in each of those states. Joining the compact may assist the recruitment of nurses to Rhode Island. 
COURTESY ­LIFESPAN CORP./WILLIAM MURPHY

R.I. reenters Nurse Licensure Compact to stave off potential hospital staff...

After seeing what the shortage of health care workers did to Rhode Island hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic, the state decided to reenter the...

Business travel

How often do you travel for business during a given calendar year? At least once per month: 38% At least once per year: 38% Once every six...

Home-based workers became younger, more diverse in pandemic 

People working from home became younger, more diverse, better educated and more likely to move during the worst part of the COVID-19 pandemic, according...
RHODE ISLAND KIDS COUNT on Monday released a new report highlighting the mental health crisis among children and calls on the state to take action.

R.I. KIDS COUNT calls on state to address mental health crisis...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island KIDS COUNT on Monday released a new report that calls on the state to immediately address the mental health crisis...

Providence accepting applications for 2 ARPA-funded programs

PROVIDENCE – The city is now accepting applications for a pair of American Rescue Plan Act funding programs designed to support workforce development and...

Digital shopping

Do you sell products and services online? No: 33% Only some products and services: 33% Some products/services showcased, but not sold: 17% Yes, most or all of our...

Staying in the black

How often do you review your business’s financial statements? Weekly: 63% Monthly: 38% Other: 0% Did your company focus on its finances more than usual during the COVID-19...
KAITLIN DELLA GROTTA has been named the new executive director for Rhode Islanders Sponsoring Education. / COURTESY RHODE ISLANDERS SPONSORING EDUCATION

RISE names Della Grotta new executive director

PROVIDENCE – Education nonprofit Rhode Islanders Sponsoring Education announced Friday that Kaitlin Della Grotta has been named the organization’s new executive director. Della Grotta has...
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