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Beyond COVID – Virgin Pulse’s David Osborne

David Osborne | CEO and president, Virgin Pulse Inc. Virgin Pulse provides a digital health and wellness platform for employers. How has the company responded...
HE’S STILL STANDING: It’s been a struggle, but Jhonny Levya has kept his business, Heroica Construction Inc., operating during the pandemic. As head of the Black Contractors Association of Rhode Island, he’s unsure how other minority-owned businesses will weather the crisis. 
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Crisis ‘insurmountable’ for some minority businesses

Jhonny Levya is president of Heroica Construction Inc., growing what was a family business when he purchased it in 2009 into a multimillion-dollar company....
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Karen A. Santilli

Karen A. Santilli | CEO and president, Crossroads Rhode Island What have been the challenges faced by Crossroads Rhode Island during the pandemic and how...

Kelly Ramirez

Kelly Ramirez | CEO, Social Enterprise Greenhouse What have been the challenges faced by your industry during the pandemic and how have they affected your...
PERMANENT CHANGE: Dino Passaretta, CEO of the Downtown Restaurant Group, says the pandemic forced his businesses to make adjustments that will remain after the crisis has passed, including outdoor dining and online ordering. 
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Restaurant rebound will be ‘joint effort’

Dino Passaretta is CEO of the Downtown Restaurant Group, which operates five Rhode Island restaurants: Public Kitchen & Bar in Providence, Centro Restaurant &...
THE R.I. DEPARTMENT of Health said that due to the mild side effects caused by the COVID-19 vaccine, staff members of long-term care facilities should be vaccinated in phases to prevent multiple staff members from not feeling well at once. / AP PHOTO/TED S. WARREN

Should Rhode Island’s communities of color and other residents living in...

Limited distribution of COVID-19 vaccines has begun in Rhode Island, with health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities getting the first vaccinations. But...

NYT: R.I. COVID-19 fatalities per 100K now highest in nation

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island tied for the most COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 residents in the nation in the last seven days, according to data...
CASES OF COVID-19 increased by 879 in Rhode Island on Tuesday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I. cases of COVID-19 increase by 879, with 26 more deaths

PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in the state increased by 879 on Tuesday, with 26 more deaths, according to the R.I. Department of Health...

Five Questions With: Larry Warner

Larry Warner is the director of grants and strategic initiatives for United Way of Rhode Island, where he is responsible for managing the organization’s...
BY THE end of the week, Rhode Island is expected to receive 35,000 vaccine doses from both Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc. / BILL MURPHY / LIFESPAN CORP

R.I. to receive 35,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine by end of...

PROVIDENCE – By the end of the week, Rhode Island is expected to receive 35,000 vaccine doses from both Pfizer Inc. and Moderna Inc.,...
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