Tag: Pandemic
Pandemic relief programs still have aid available
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses in the hard-hit arts and hospitality industries were forced to shutter. But drawing from state grant funding, Brooklyn...
Appeals court stays vaccine mandate on larger businesses
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily halted the Biden administration’s vaccine requirement for businesses with 100 or more workers.
The 5th U.S....
At Quonset port, supply chain problems of a different kind
Major ports around the country are jammed with ships carrying products and materials waiting to be delivered to their final destinations, but Rhode Island’s...
MISSION FOCUSED: Salve’s first lay president is determined to uphold school’s...
(Editor's note: This is the third installment in an occasional series of interviews with the state’s new wave of higher education leaders.)
When Kelli J....
For many groups, hardships evolving, not subsiding
Social services nonprofit Amos House in Providence has been inundated since the COVID-19 pandemic first hit in March 2020, and it doesn’t appear that...
Summit: Firms should try outreach to reduce COVID-19 vaccine refusals
Private businesses with more than 100 employees could learn a lesson from Rhode Island’s health care facilities.
When Gov. Daniel J. McKee set an Oct....
Dress for Success: It’s the return of the trouser
Operating a custom, bespoke men’s store during a pandemic has been interesting to say the least. Our business depends on our clients’ need for...
State leaders must get on same page on ARPA spending
Rhode Island officials have not gotten off to a good start in engendering confidence that they can be counted on to make the best...
Health care panel: Pandemic has magnified affordability, access issues
As the country adapts to live alongside COVID-19, affordability of care, mental health concerns, supporting underserved populations and continued vaccine outreach remain areas in...
Where are workers now that jobless aid is gone?
Earlier this year, an insistent cry arose from business leaders and Republican governors: Cut off a $300-a-week federal supplement for unemployed Americans. Many people,...
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