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Five Questions With: Dr. Heather A. Smith

Dr. Heather A. Smith, an obstetrician and gynecologist at Women & Infants Hospital, was named president-elect of the American Medical Association Foundation board of...
CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 71 on Thursday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

COVID-19 cases in R.I. rise by 71; state sees 2 more...

PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 71 on Thursday to total 17,793 to date, the R.I. Department of Health said...

R.I. shifts focus in tourism ads

While much of the U.S. sees a surge of new corona­virus cases and hospitalizations, R.I. Commerce Corp. has pivoted its tourism marketing to appeal...
RESHORING INCENTIVE: Steven J. King, managing director of the Quonset Business Corp., says the coronavirus pandemic may incentivize more manufacturers to “reshore” activities domestically after experiencing the supply-chain breakdowns created by the pandemic. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Pandemic slows interest in Quonset Business Park

On a recent Wednesday ­afternoon, Quonset Business Park hummed with activity: trucks barreling down the winding roads, construction crews chatting on a break, cranes...

Homebuyers need more than money

Unlike during the Great Recession, home prices have been rising in the Ocean State during a pandemic that has led 292,000 people to file...

Frivolous lawsuits would stifle a recovery

As our region slowly advances on the path toward recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, we are seeing the ripple effects of this unprecedented crisis...
Anthony Baro founded renewable energy company E2SOL LLC in Providence in 2010. 
In 2016 he co-founded Fall River-based marine technology company PowerDocks LLC.  / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

See opportunity in challenges

Anthony Baro | E2SOL LLC principal; PowerDocks LLC managing partner The COVID-19 crisis forced us to reevaluate all of our practices and realign them to...
ITALIAN FLAVOR: Restaurants along the normally heavily trafficked Atwells Avenue in Providence have reported about 90% of their capacity booked in advance during the recently launched “Al Fresco On The Hill” dining initiative. / COURTESY FEDERAL HILL COMMERCE ASSOCIATION

Al fresco means survival for restaurants on Federal Hill

Rick Simone doesn’t mince words when it comes to the success of closing part of Atwells ­Avenue in Providence on Friday and Saturday nights...
FINE-TUNING: A ­technician makes an adjustment to a robot at Miso Robotics’ White Castle test kitchen in Pasadena, Calif., on July 9. / MISO ROBOTICS VIA AP

Restaurants, kitchens putting more robot cooks to work

HAYWARD, Calif. – Robots that can cook – from flipping burgers to baking bread – are in growing demand as virus-wary kitchens try to...

For college students, questions of coverage

As colleges and universities decide whether to reopen their campuses this fall, much of the discussion has focused on the ethics behind the decision...
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