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DEATHS DUE TO COVID-19 in Rhode Island have totaled 927 to date. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

After ‘weeks of good news,’ Raimondo eyes Phase III start

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo expects to announce on June 29 when Phase III of the state’s reopening of its economy will begin,...
RONALD K. MACHTLEY, who is retiring June 30 after 24 years as president of Bryant University, told Providence Business News that the U.S. will lose its competitive advantage in the world if colleges do not reopen in the fall. / COURTESY BRYANT UNIVERSITY

Machtley: ‘We will lose our competitive advantage’ if colleges don’t reopen...

SMITHFIELD – As local colleges are putting together their respective reopening plans for the fall semester after having to close their campuses in March...

PUA filings climbing again in R.I.

PROVIDENCE - Pandemic unemployment assistance filings in Rhode Island continued their multiday climb on Thursday, with 1,051 new filings, according to the R.I. Department...

Citizens retail finance leader urges caution despite uptick in U.S. retail...

PROVIDENCE – Despite a higher-than-expected rebound in national retail sales under the U.S. Department of Commerce’s latest report, we are not out of the...

Going back to work? Here are answers to some tricky questions

Rhode Island’s reopening is picking up speed. The state is heading into phase three, which means more businesses are set to open and more people...
NEW DIRECTION: Jo Lee, owner of PopUp Rhody, in her home office in Providence. She is revamping her online marketplace designed to connect artisans with property owners with space to rent. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Business incubator born in response to COVID-19

Jo Lee’s new business was on the fast track to success. In a single year, she’d transformed PopUp Rhody LLC from an idea into a...
PROPERLY SHIELDED: Terri Mehaffey operates an extrusion line at the Cooley Group factory in Pawtucket. Face shields and masks can be uncomfortable for those dealing with the heat on the factory floor. / COURTESY COOLEY GROUP

Pandemic Diary: Warding off weariness is a challenge

(Editor’s note: This is the 11th installment in a weekly series on how Cooley Group is managing the COVID-19 pandemic, from the perspective of...

Pandemic clouds future of Fane tower

The COVID-19 pandemic has clouded plans for many large-scale development projects, including the proposed 600-foot Hope Point Tower in Providence. The Fane Organization, in documents...
Elizabeth M. Tanner / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Five Questions With: Elizabeth M. Tanner, R.I. Department of Business Regulation

1. As Rhode Island opens back up, how do you see the role of the R.I. Department of Business Regulation changing? Our ultimate goal...
MADE IN R.I.: Cynthia Treen, left, and Clare King, co-owners of isewMasks, use locally sourced materials from Rhode Island-based companies in their do-it-yourself mask-making kits. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

These DIY face mask kits have dual purpose

isewMasks do-it-yourself mask-making kit products are locally manufactured, affordable and designed to teach new skills while filling a need during the coronavirus ­pandemic. Founders Propel...
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