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PBN names 2020 Healthiest Employers honorees
PROVIDENCE – Twenty-one companies and organizations have been named as honorees in Providence Business News 2020 Healthiest Employers of Rhode Island Awards program. The companies,...
R.I. Black Business Association: R.I. failing to comply with minority-contracting policy
PROVIDENCE – State policies for contracting with minority-owned businesses have come under scrutiny amid heightened attention on racial justice issues. The Rhode Island Black Business...
Providence could be hit with ‘ballooning pension payments’ after court ruling
PROVIDENCE – Amid the financial hardships posed by COVID-19, the city has been hit with a new expense: up to seven years of cost-of-living...
Survey: Two-thirds of voters find R.I. moving at ‘right pace’
SMITHFIELD — Almost two-thirds of Rhode Islanders believe Gov. Gina M. Raimondo is reopening the state’s economy at the right pace, according to a...
R.I. scales back Phase III reopening
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s third phase of reopening the economy will begin on Tuesday, announced Gov. Gina M. Raimondo, though the phase’s standards have...
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...
Burrillville Town Council approves resolution not to enforce ‘unconstitutional’ state COVID-19...
BURRILLVILLE – As the state prepares to enter its phase three reopening plan, the town has decided to sidestep any remaining regulations it deems...
Upcoming Phase III will allow some sports in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo took a starkly different tone toward Rhode Island residents at her briefing on Wednesday afternoon, warning them of how many states across...
BCBSRI proposes premium credit for members due to pandemic
PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island will be issuing a medical premium credit to members due to a reduced demand...
Raimondo, GA to remove ‘Providence Plantations’ from state documents
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo will sign an executive order that will remove the phrase “Providence Plantations” from gubernatorial orders and citations, executive...
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