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Do you expect to spend more, less or about the same...

Some retailers are expecting a strong holiday shopping season in spite of the pandemic. The National Federation of Retailers has predicted a 3.6% to 5.2%...
R.I. EXPANSION: Rohan Persaud, plant manager and executive director at Amgen Rhode Island, stands outside the company’s new next-generation biomanufacturing plant in West Greenwich. He is overseeing the startup and licensing of the facility.  / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Amgen’s new $200M next-gen biologic plant a first in U.S.

The cargo that arrived in 2019 at the Port of Davisville in North Kingstown from overseas was something that had never been shipped to...
LEAD INVESTIGATOR: Vincent Mor, a health services professor at Brown University’s School of Public Health, is overseeing a team of researchers who will be tracking potential side effects of the COVID-19 vaccines on nursing home residents.  / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Brown researchers to track COVID-19 vaccine effects on elderly

As federal authorities begin the distribution of COVID-19 vaccine nationwide, local public health leaders are developing ways to track potential side effects. Brown University’s School...
DECORATIONS IN DEMAND: While those hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic may be scaling back their holiday displays this year, Chris Beneduce, owner of Impressions Holiday Lighting and Decor in Warwick, says many people have expressed continued interest in decorating this season. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Serial entrepreneur enjoys making spirits bright for clients each year

Chris Beneduce by no means identifies as a Christmas fanatic. But as owner of Holiday Impressions Lighting and Decor, he spends the last two months...

Time to get a plan, any plan

Over eight months ago, with haste and necessity, workers and organizations across the globe were thrown into “the great remote work experiment.” What was arguably...
5Q: Charles A. Lombardi
Mayor, North Providence   |   President, Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Five Questions With: Charles A. Lombardi

1. What has been the biggest challenge for R.I. municipalities from COVID-19? None of Rhode Island’s federal CARES Act funding been allocated to...

Follow state on holiday gatherings

The number 300,000 almost jumps out of the recent Associated Press story on the results of a study on the role a two-day biotech...

Fidelity: 40% of Americans in ‘survival mode’ after year of financial...

PROVIDENCE – Nearly 40% of Americans predict they will be in financial “survival mode” in 2021, after a majority faced financial setbacks in 2020,...

Five Questions With: Debra M. Paul

Debra M. Paul, CEO of Fellowship Health Resources Inc., based in Lincoln, earned national recognition nearly a year ago for her accomplishments as a...

Cases of COVID-19 increase by 951, with 12 more deaths

PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 increased by 951 on Wednesday, with 12 more deaths, according to the R.I. Department of Health Thursday. Hospitalizations of COVID-19...
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