Tag: Pandemic
Holiday profits
Does your company see increased profits during the Christmas and Hanukkah season (November to January)?
No: 87%
Yes: 13%
What is the reason for the spike in...
Hospital doc receives first COVID-19 vaccine in Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE (AP) – A city hospital doctor became the first person in Rhode Island to receive a coronavirus vaccine on Monday.
Dr. Christian Arbelaez, a...
KEEPING THE FLAME ALIVE: WaterFire, other arts groups key to R.I....
WaterFire Providence entered 2020 with big plans.
The nonprofit arts organization was preparing to mark the 25th anniversary since the first fires were lit on...
Calling the shots on a new COVID-19 vaccine
A task force of state lawmakers has started meeting to discuss the COVID-19 vaccine and its distribution in Rhode Island, but House leaders say...
Few Americans adopting COVID-19 exposure apps
Six months ago, Apple Inc. and Google LLC introduced a new smartphone tool designed to notify people who might have been exposed to the...
Amid pandemic, can we find more nurses?
With a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases this fall and hospitals nearing capacity, health care workers nationwide are scrambling to save lives – at...
Connect with coffee hours
When the pandemic began, “leading with safety” became our motto. How could there be a higher priority for the people you care about and...
She was forced to take over father’s business long before her...
Even as a kid, Kaitlyn Szczupak loved cars and learning about what made them go. She was 20 when she and her father, Scott,...
The road ahead for manufacturers
Manufacturers of every size and across every industry, here in Rhode Island and elsewhere, are weathering unforeseen economic forces rising from the coronavirus pandemic....
Dining Out: A few restaurant myths need dispelling
The expression “old wives’ tale” is almost as politically incorrect these days as – well, what expression isn’t these days? Nonetheless, they are as...

















