Tag: Covid-19
Should Rhode Island businesses offer employees on-site COVID-19 tests?
The state has begun distributing rapid COVID-19 tests to employers, in an effort to ramp up to 25,000 tests a day statewide.
Manufacturers are among...
For many planning trips, coverage becomes a must
Jim Meehan was supposed to be kicking off the new year with a six-week sojourn through Australia, capped off with a stop in Fiji...
Employers have role in testing
Most local employers have already greatly contributed to controlling the spread of COVID-19 by following – and in many cases exceeding – state workplace...
Ghazal receives $50K Murray Family Prize from Rhode Island Foundation
MARIE GHAZAL, CEO of the Rhode Island Free Clinic, was recently honored as the 2020 recipient of the Rhode Island Foundation’s $50,000 Murray Family...
No need to sacrifice comfort when displaying style
Here’s hoping that we can put last year in the rearview mirror and finally say goodbye to a very difficult period. As the vaccine...
R.I. looks to expand workplace tests
Rhode Island is trying to double the number of daily tests taken for COVID-19, in part by encouraging more employers to adopt surveillance testing.
Manufacturing...
R.I. Veterinary Medical Association provides vouchers to low-income pet owners
The Rhode Island Veterinary Medical Association, through its Companion Animal Foundation, is providing a first-of-its-kind assistance program to low-income animal owners who need essential...
For some, new higher-ed model needed
In the midst of national and statewide economic uncertainty, heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic, business leaders across Rhode Island continue to express a common,...
Dining Out: R.I. restaurants worthy of many accolades
These are not the days for restaurant awards. The food media lost its appetite for ranking chefs, eateries, foods or drinks in 2020. Different...
R.I. health officials stress need for more vaccine doses
PROVIDENCE – State health officials on Thursday said that Rhode Island is going at a “good pace” regarding administering the COVID-19 vaccinations to the...
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