Tag: Covid-19
R.I. attractions, residents relying on each other this summer
“It’s not about making money this year, it’s about surviving,” said Atlantic Inn owner Brad Marthens. He was talking about his delayed reopening this...
Now is time to reinvent city roadways
Sticking closer to home because of COVID-19 has shown many people what cities can be like with less traffic, noise, congestion and pollution. Roads...
Pandemic Diary: Remedy for stress? Optimism
(Editor’s note: This is the 13th installment in a series on how Cooley Group is managing the COVID-19 pandemic, from the perspective of its...
Keck receives first Kati Machtley Businesswoman of the Year Award
KIM A. KECK received the first Kati Machtley Businesswoman of the Year Award at the virtual Bryant University Women’s Summit on June 10. Keck,...
Pandemic has been a big wakeup call
“The comfort zone is the dead zone,” states Mike Manes, a business consultant in New Iberia, La. If we’ve learned anything so far this...
The right way to attract business
As companies labor to stay afloat amid the coronavirus pandemic, some businesses that feel hemmed in by local or statewide workplace safety mandates have...
Charting our own course to our detriment
We Americans believe we are exceptional. The notion is bred into our psychic DNA. The history textbooks that have passed the scrutiny of local...
Block Island sewage reveals presence of COVID-19
NEW SHOREHAM – Wastewater on Block Island has tested positive for COVID-19.
The Block Island Medical Center has reported two cases of the virus to...
Strong housing market bolsters Washington Trust earnings
WESTERLY – The world might still be turned upside down by COVID-19, but you wouldn’t know it looking at Washington Trust Bancorp Inc.’s latest...
RIDOH opens new COVID-19 test site at R.I. Convention Center
PROVIDENCE – A new COVID-19 testing site opened July 21 at the R.I. Convention Center, the R.I. Department of Health announced.
The new site replaces...













