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Rhode Islanders are slow to get the COVID-19 shot this year....

Nurse practitioner Michaela Maynard braced for a barrage of questions and concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine. But most patients at Open Door Health in Providence,...

U.S. economy expanded at a surprising 3.8% pace in the second...

WASHINGTON (AP) – An uptick in consumer spending helped the U.S. economy expand at a surprising 3.8% from April through June, the government reported...

R.I., Mass. help create Northeast public health coalition

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island and Massachusetts have joined forces with several other states to form a public health coalition. The Northeast Public Health Collaborative is...

McKee: Health insurers required to cover COVID-19 vaccines in R.I.

PROVIDENCE – Health insurers are required to cover COVID-19 vaccines for all Rhode Island residents 6 months old and older who want one, Gov....

Applications for U.S. jobless benefits rise but remain in a healthy...

WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans seeking jobless benefits rose modestly last week, suggesting that employers are still retaining workers even as the...
RETURNING THE FAVOR: After graduating from Rhode Island School of Design in 1988 and first working for a firm owned by a professor at the school, Edward Wojcik, owner and principal of Ed Wojcik Architect Ltd., had RISD as his first client when he opened his firm in 1997.
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Edward Wojcik

PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2025 EDWARD WOJCIK Ed Wojcik Architect Ltd. Owner and principal EDWARD WOJCIK BELIEVES he is temperamentally suited to being a leader,...

College applications rise outside U.S. as Trump cracks down on international...

LONDON (AP) – In China, wait times for U.S. visa interviews are so long that some students have given up. Universities in Hong Kong...
HOT SPOT: Chef Subat Dilmurat, owner of Jahunger LLC, a Uyghur restaurant in Providence, prepares one of his signature dishes, Jahunger Noodles. 
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He serves Uyghur food to build a loyal following

(Editor’s note: This is the 60th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...

U.S. job openings fell to 7.4M in June as job market...

WASHINGTON (AP) – Employers posted 7.4 million job vacancies last month, a sign that the American job market continues to cool. The Labor Department reported...

Alan G. Hassenfeld, former Hasbro CEO and philanthropist, dies at 76

PAWTUCKET – Alan G. Hassenfeld, the former longtime chairman and CEO of Hasbro Inc. – the global toymaker his family founded more than a...
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