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Smithfield opens new COVID-19 testing site

Coronavirus 01/30/2022

SMITHFIELD – A new public COVID-19 testing site in town has opened in a storefront on Cedar Swamp Road. The site, which opened on Jan. 26,...

SPACE MAKING: Derek Sharp, left, senior project manager for Suffolk Construction Co., and Kim Ward, Bally’s Corp.’s regional executive director of public and community affairs, check the progress on the $100 million expansion project at Bally’s Twin River Lincoln Casino. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

After huge pandemic losses, governments see rapid rebound

Coronavirus 01/28/2022

State and local governments lost at least $117 billion of expected revenue early in the pandemic, according to an Associated Press analysis, but many...

THE R.I. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION would like to add a second platform and new track for an Amtrak stop at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport, but not everyone agrees that spending $247 million on it is wise. / PBN FILE PHOTO

Proposed $247M Amtrak station at Warwick airport draws mixed reaction

Government 01/28/2022

A proposed Amtrak stop at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport has public transit advocates and members of the business community divided over whether...

CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 1,613 on Tuesday, the R.I. Department of Health reported. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 1,613, with 12 new deaths

Health Services 01/26/2022

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 1,613, with 12 new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health reported on Wednesday. That’s...

CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 5,180 from Jan. 20 through Sunday – including 1,034 cases identified on Sunday – with 11 new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Monday. There were 7,819 tests processed on Sunday with a positive rate of 13.2%, amounting to 1,034 new positive cases. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 5,180 since Jan. 20, with 11...

Health Services 01/24/2022

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 5,180 from Jan. 20 through Sunday, with 11 new deaths, the R.I. Department...

Survey: Small businesses call for more federal response to staffing, supply...

Economic Activity 01/24/2022

EAST PROVIDENCE – Staffing shortage, supply chain obstructions and inflation are top of mind for small-business owners, according to a new survey, and most...

McKee issues executive order to aid staffing issues at R.I. nursing...

Coronavirus 01/21/2022

PROVIDENCE – Due to continued stresses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Daniel J. McKee issued an executive order on Friday that would provide...

GOV. DANIEL J. MCKEE announced on Dec. 10 that 16-year-olds and 17-year-olds are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster. / AP FILE PHOTO / TED S. WARREN

Should affected businesses go ahead with COVID-19 vaccine or testing requirements,...

Coronavirus 01/21/2022

The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 13 struck down a mandate from President Joe Biden's administration requiring employees at large businesses to get a...

REACHING OUT: Bryant University President Ross Gittell says since three-fourths of the school’s students come from Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut, Bryant is increasing its efforts to enhance knowledge about the university beyond the New England region. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Gittell leads Bryant with an economist’s eye

Coronavirus 01/21/2022

(Editor’s note: This is the fourth installment in an occasional series of interviews with the state’s new wave of higher education leaders.) Bryant University President...