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CO-BOT CONVERSATION: Mike Rielly, head of public relations at igus Bearings Inc. in East Providence, discusses one of the robots that the company produces, which are known as collaborative robots, or co-bots, along with other automation technology that it sells to manufacturers. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

ROBOTS RISING? Manufacturers mull employing tech as it gets smarter, cheaper

Cover Story 07/19/2024

Enter igus Bearings Inc.’s newly opened facility in East Providence, and you’ll be met with the sounds of whirring and clangs typical of a...

RHODE ISLAND T.F. GREEN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT has ranked high recently in national travel magazine surveys on the best airports in the U.S., and state airport officials hope that it will translate to higher passenger counts. / COURTESY OF R.I. AIRPORT CORP.

Are top rankings giving T.F. Green airport more lift?

Government 07/19/2024

Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport has garnered all sorts of accolades in recent years – including Condé Nast Traveler’s No. 3 best airport...

R.I. weekly COVID-19 cases increase by 362, with no deaths

Coronavirus 07/18/2024

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 362, with no deaths, from July 7-13, the R.I. Department of Health said Thursday. Typically, the...

CONFIRMED CASES of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 291, with two deaths, from June 30-July 6, the R.I. Department of Health says.

R.I. weekly COVID-19 cases increase by 291, with 2 deaths

Coronavirus 07/11/2024

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 291, with two deaths, from June 30-July 6, the R.I. Department of Health said Thursday. Typically,...

WILLA MCKEE, mother of Gov. Daniel J. McKee, appeared in a few popular ads for the governor's 2022 campaign. She died Friday at 96. / SCREENSHOT OF GOV. DANIEL J. MCKEE CAMPAIGN AD

Willa McKee, mother of Gov. McKee and star of campaign ads,...

Elections 06/28/2024

PROVIDENCE – Willa McKee, mother of Gov. Daniel J. McKee, who stole the show in a few of the governor’s 2022 campaign ads, died...

R.I. COVID-19 cases increased by 210 last week, with 3 deaths

Coronavirus 06/21/2024

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 210, with three deaths, from June 9-15, the R.I. Department of Health said Friday. Typically, the...

CHANGE OF PLANS: Jamie Sanford, left, administrator of Linn Health & Rehabilitation in East Providence, and Richard Gamache, center, Aldersbridge Communities CEO, in May check on Elsie Ann Linde, 89, who had moved into rooms at Linn that have been converted to assisted living. Since then, the nursing home had to close but administrators are still awaiting approval to open a memory and dementia care unit.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Struggling nursing homes mull change in direction to save themselves

Cover Story 06/21/2024

Richard Gamache was armed with a plan to save his nursing home this spring. The question was if he had enough time to put...

Do you care about state and national COVID-19 data, such as...

Coronavirus 06/14/2024

Government and media reports of state and national COVID-19 data, such as new cases, deaths, tests and vaccines administered have declined sharply over the...

R.I. weekly COVID-19 cases increase by 140, with 1 death

Coronavirus 06/13/2024

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 140, with one death, from June 2-8, the R.I. Department of Health said Thursday. Typically, the...