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Amazon cuts 9,000 more jobs, bringing 2023 total to 27,000 

NEW YORK (AP) – Amazon plans to eliminate 9,000 more jobs in the next few weeks, CEO Andy Jassy said in a memo to staff on...

No winners in lengthy Fane saga

The Fane Tower saga is mercifully over in Providence, leaving both the city and developer bruised in the seven-year process. In the end, it wasn’t...

Final state emergencies winding down 3 years into pandemic 

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California's coronavirus emergency officially ends Tuesday, nearly three years after Gov. Gavin Newsom issued the nation's first statewide stay-at-home order...

Jha: Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11 because country...

WASHINGTON – Dr. Ashish K. Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health who is the White House COVID-19 Response coordinator, tweeted...

Looking back at 2022

Was 2022 a good year for your company? Yes: 80% Somewhat: 20% No: 0% Was your company able to fully recover from the COVID-19 pandemic? Yes: 80% Somewhat: 20% No: 0% Did...

Not just for kids: Toymakers aim more products at grown-ups

NEW YORK (AP) – Since the pandemic, Elizabeth Hulanick has turned to toys from her childhood to relieve stress. She and her co-workers chip in...

R.I. unemployment rate rises to 3.6% in November

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.6% in November, up two-tenths of a percentage point from October, the R.I. Department of...
FEELING THE SPIRIT: Providence Place mall reported an increase in visitors to the mall in the first weekend of the holiday shopping season, placing the rise at about 3% above a year earlier. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Have you changed your holiday shopping habits this year?

Shoppers have returned to shops and malls in encouraging numbers in recent weeks. There are several likely reasons, including earlier than usual sales and a...
POP-UP BAKERY: Thrive Cakery LLC owner Jasmine Mendez speaks with John Shaw of Cumberland about her products, which she will be offering through a pop-up kiosk on the second floor of the Providence Place mall through the new year.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Holiday cliffhanger: How long will merry feeling last for shoppers, retailers?

Karen Beebe’s Christmas season began months ago, in the heat of August, when she placed an order for 360 ­holiday ornaments. For Beebe, the owner...
PARTNERS: ­Business leaders will be looking to R.I. Commerce Secretary Elizabeth M. Tanner and Gov. Daniel J. McKee to set a course for economic development in the state in the new year.
PBN FILE PHOTOS

McKee, Tanner must set clear agenda for Commerce

Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s decisive election victory over Republican Ashley Kalus positions him to play a lead role in state economic development for the...
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