Tag: Covid-19
COVID-19 UI claims rise by 397
PROVIDENCE – COVID-19 unemployment insurance claims increased by 397 on Thursday, to 169,247, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training.
Pandemic unemployment assistance...
Stepping Up: Family Service of Rhode Island teams up with local...
PROVIDENCE – Diane Shemtov says she has a hard time sleeping at night knowing that there are Rhode Islanders that still go to bed hungry....
Do state leaders have the right spending priorities for $1.25 billion...
Rhode Island as of June 9 had spent or committed less than $185 million of $1.25 billion received from the federal government for expenses...
ALL OVER THE MAP: Differing reopening plans create cross-border advantages, impediments
Clumps of fur fell to the ground as Barbara Gariepy shaved a small dog at Canine Corner Inc. in Seekonk recently. Surrounding her were...
Five Questions With: Harrison Peters, Providence schools superintendent
1. What is your assessment of the value of the distance education that students received this spring? In Providence, we made a conscious decision...
Leading with values
Les Hiscoe | Shawmut Design and Construction CEO
COVID-19 has created challenges few of us could have imagined. While the circumstances are new, Shawmut is...
R.I. factories have learned lessons in fighting to keep COVID-19 out
Through his involvement in an international organization, Karl Wadensten knew what global manufacturers were doing to try to keep COVID-19 out of their workplaces.
Before...
To survive past reopening, small businesses will need more help
Small businesses were noticeably absent from a long list of priorities for $1.25 billion in federal aid for COVID-19 expenses outlined on June 9...
Panelists: Takes right steps for a smooth reopening
Most of us figured that reopening workplaces as the COVID-19 quarantine eases would require a lot more planning than just turning the lights back...
Loft is designed for innovation
Jeanette Numbers was the rare kind of teenager who knew exactly what she wanted to do professionally.
Realizing her interest in industrial design – originally...
