Tag: Covid-19
Challenges strengthen resolve to endure
AS PROVIDENCE BUSINESS NEWS celebrates its 40th anniversary, we reflect on what this milestone means, not only for our organization, but for the Rhode...
Resilient Rhody needs a strong workforce
For 40 years, Providence Business News has been reporting on the economic and workforce changes, challenges and milestones that have helped shape the Rhode...
For small businesses, the uphill climb was never-ending
For Rhode Island’s small businesses, the last five years have demanded constant adjustment.
Pandemic shutdowns in early 2020, rising wages, labor shortages and new infrastructure...
R.I. healthcare system struggles to make recovery
Massive cuts to insurance, persistent staffing shortages and widespread financial woes continue to vex Rhode Island’s healthcare system in 2026, though the Ocean State...
Sales of U.S. existing homes fall 1.7% in July as record...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed again in July as record prices and the highest mortgage rates in a year prove to be...
U.S. employers unexpectedly cut 23K jobs amid strain from the Iran...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs last month, and Labor Department revisions shaved 103,000 jobs off payrolls in May and June....
Through thick and thin, she keeps urban B&B running
When Monica Hopton was a teenager, her father and stepmom bought a bed-and-breakfast on Nantucket. The island surroundings were lovely, and the B&B was...
Stable but smaller, Providence office market is shifting
Providence’s downtown office market has, for now, weathered the existential threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic better than some communities.
But the market is changing,...
She’s put her resources into building an HR firm
PBN Business Women Awards 2026
ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE:
Patricia Lyons-Bousquet, CompLyons HR Consulting LLC
Patricia Lyons-Bousquet launched CompLyons HR Consulting LLC in 2023 out of the East Providence...
From Chamber leader to economic strategist
PBN Business Women Awards 2026
WOMAN TO WATCH | PROFESSIONAL SERVICES:
Elizabeth Catucci, Partnership for Rhode Island executive director
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Rhode Island in...
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