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GOING SOLO: Phil Mazza says he started the Providence School of Music because he wasn’t satisfied with how he and other teachers were treated as employees of different music schools around the city, where he’s taught off and on since 2002. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Music school strikes a chord with students

When the COVID-19 pandemic came to Rhode Island, Phil Mazza feared it could be the end of the music business he established in 2017...

The future of work is hybrid

COVID-19 has changed the way we work. Even before the pandemic, the U.S. workforce increasingly relied on remote collaboration technologies like videoconferencing. The global crisis...
Mark A. Sitcoske / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Five Questions With: Mark A. Sitcoske

Mark A. Sitcoske | CEO, High Purity New England 1. What type of equipment does High Purity New England make? The companies we work...
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Most-read stories on PBN.com, Dec. 2021

1. Pawtucket acquiring Apex building, surrounding sites in $17.7M deal POSTED ONLINE: DEC. 15. The iconic Apex pyramid building in Pawtucket is being acquired...

Unemployment scams adding up in R.I.

Scam unemployment claims continue to cost Rhode Island, with more than $70.5 million in fraudulent payouts racked up since the start of the COVID-19...

Looking ahead

Are you optimistic that 2022 will be a good year for your company? Somewhat: 50% Yes: 25% Unsure: 25% No: 0% What growth is your company hoping for this...

Manufacturers renew call for business on-site COVID-19 testing

PROVIDENCE – With COVID-19 cases hitting record-breaking highs in Rhode Island, more employers are interested in workplace testing programs. But some are concerned that...
IN LIGHT OF RISING COVID-19 CASES, Lifespan Corp. announced on Jan. 5 that it has updated its visitation policy "to ensure the safety of patients and staff," including a three-hour time span for visits and a limit on the number of visitors for inpatients at Rhode Island Hospital.

R.I. Hospital tightens visitation to 3-hour window amid COVID-19 surge

PROVIDENCE – Lifespan Corp., the state's largest hospital system, announced on Wednesday that it's tightening visitation policies, limiting visitors for inpatients at Rhode Island...
THERE WERE 3,840 individuals in Rhode Island who filed for pandemic unemployment insurance assistance last week. / AP FILE PHOTO/LYNNE SLADKY

A record 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs in November

WASHINGTON (AP) – A record 4.5 million American workers quit their jobs in November, a sign of confidence and more evidence that the U.S....
FIGHTING THE FUMES: The General Assembly is considering legislation that would require school buses and other diesel vehicles used in the public sector to be upgraded so they pump pump fewer  pollutants into the air. /

Staff shortage closes Johnston High School early

JOHNSTON – The first day of school following winter break got off to a rocky start here, with Johnston High School dismissing students at...
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