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Economist: R.I. in recession due to COVID-19, unemployment could reach nearly...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has been plunged into a deep recession by the impact of COVID-19 and won’t begin to recover until the final...
COVID-19 cases near 8K; Raimondo holds to May 9 as reopen...
PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 218 Monday to total 7,926, the R.I. Department of Health said Tuesday.
The state also...
Raimondo outlines reopening strategy; COVID-19 cases rise to 7,708
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo says she is hopeful that by early next month, she will be able to begin to ease the...
PBN announces 2020 Business Women Awards honorees
PROVIDENCE – Providence Business News has selected Day One Executive Director Peg Langhammer as the 2020 Career Achiever and Brown Medicine CEO Ann M....
Raimondo closes schools for rest of school year; COVID-19 cases near...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo ordered all K-12 schools in the state closed through the end of the school year Thursday, a move...
Lifespan loses $23.8M from COVID-19 in March, predicts $100M loss by...
PROVIDENCE - Lifespan Corp. has reported an operating loss of $23.8 million for the month of March, an amount that equals the state’s largest...
COVID-19 cases reach 5.5K in R.I., with 16 new deaths
PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in the state have reached 5,500, a 394-case increase day to day, with 16 new deaths, the R.I. Department...
Raimondo begins outlining steps to reopen economy
PROVIDENCE – Sounding determined and even optimistic at times, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo on Monday afternoon laid out six factors that she says state...
13 more COVID-19 deaths in R.I.; cases pass 4K
PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 reached 4,177 as of Thursday, marking a 366-case increase day to day, according to the R.I. Department of Health...
Raimondo: R.I.’s COVID-19 death toll could be between 2,100 and 4,000
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo on Thursday revealed for the first time details of the model being followed by Rhode Island to gauge...