Tag: Pandemic
R.I. among 9 states yet to recover all jobs lost in...
Rhode Island is among nine states, plus the nation’s capital, yet to recover all of their jobs lost to the pandemic, according to a...
‘She-cession’ over but gains in jeopardy
The troubling national exodus of women from the workforce in 2020 and 2021 has ended, at least in Rhode Island. That is certainly good...
Workforce challenges in health care
One of the biggest takeaways from PBN’s recent Fall Health Care Summit is that providers are still struggling to deal with a shortage of...
Bank of America profits jump 10% but warns of slowing spending...
NEW YORK (AP) – Bank of America Corp. posted a 10% rise in third-quarter profits Tuesday, helped by higher interest rates that allowed the...
Does the availability of in-person locations play a role in where...
The number of bank branches in Rhode Island is down slightly since before the pandemic. And the percentage of households in the state that...
‘Federal Hill has come back in a strong way’
Olivia DeAngelis has only worked in the hospitality industry and considers Providence’s Federal Hill “a second home.” Now the general manager for both Scialo...
‘I felt like I owed my state’
Studying for a career in nursing during the COVID-19 pandemic at the New England Institute of Technology created a lot of uncertainty for Ranishia...
Rhode to Work open in R.I.
Where there is need, there is opportunity.
For job seekers, that’s especially true in a host of local industries spotlighted in PBN’s inaugural Rhode to...
Child poverty in the U.S. jumped and income declined in 2022...
Child poverty in the United States more than doubled and median household income declined last year when coronavirus pandemic-era government benefits expired and inflation...
R.I. part of interstate pact key to mental telehealth
Providing mental health care to patients out of state has been a conundrum facing Rhode Island practitioners for as many years as there have...
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