Tag: Pandemic
Her energy, adaptability are packed, ready to go
Considering Christine Soave Crum’s high-energy approach to work and life, it’s fitting that she owns a moving company.
After all, she’s accustomed to putting things...
Down year is OK for Block Island
Block Island’s tourism-dependent business owners entered the summer fearful of the damage the COVID-19 pandemic would do to their livelihoods, but most report that...
R.I. job market could take years to recover
Economists foresee a long, slow rebuilding period following the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the replacement of lost jobs in Rhode Island taking...
5Q: Scott Pray
Scott Pray | President, D.F. Pray Inc.
1. What are some of the notable projects that D.F. Pray is involved in in Rhode Island...
Creativity is lost without cafes and bars
While the pandemic has caused thousands of small businesses to temporarily close or shutter for good, the disappearance of the dining area in the...
Changing places
Did your company relocate or downsize amid the pandemic?
Yes: 56%
No: 44%
What caused your business to relocate or downsize? (Select any that apply.)
We did not...
Dining Out: Embracing the chile life
“Our Hatch green chile is the calamari of New Mexico!”
That’s what Bahjat Shariff had to say about the cuisine of his new home in...
R.I. groups make arguments for vaccine priority
The highly anticipated rollout of the first vaccines for COVID-19 has begun in Rhode Island, but the order of those inoculations is under scrutiny.
The...
What’s the #1 issue state lawmakers need to address when the...
State lawmakers only recently passed a fiscal 2021 budget after a long break due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
They get back at it this month,...
They were experts in viruses, and now in pitfalls of fame
BOSTON (AP) – Dr. Ashish Jha started 2020 thousands of miles from home, taking a sabbatical in Europe from his academic post at Harvard....

















