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TRANSIT ADVOCATE: Providence City Councilwoman and mayoral candidate Nirva LaFortune, one of three Democrats running for Mayor Jorge O. Elorza’s seat, is an avid cyclist and transportation advocate who plans to continue and expand Elorza’s Great Streets Initiative.
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LEGACY RACE: Will Providence’s next mayor keep their predecessor’s big ideas...

Term-limited Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza doesn’t let criticism stop him. That’s been especially true in the past year, as he’s raced not toward...

All dressed up

What is the dress code for your office? Business casual: 100% Casual: 0% Business professional: 0% During the COVID-19 pandemic, did your company require some form of dress...

Find the better way

"There has to be a better way.” This simple thought is what goes through my mind when facing a new challenge that appears to be...

Efforts to unionize growing

Union membership had been on the decline during the pandemic but may suddenly be in the midst of a revival. A wave of self-organizing efforts...

Find your niche

WHENEVER an industry starts to feel out of touch with its consumers, be it due to a competitor or from a pandemic, it’s an...

Employers dig deeper for workers

Hiring woes continue to plague the state’s hospitality industry. That’s left many employers digging deeper into their own pockets to get through the height...

Now hiring

Does your company currently have open positions? Yes: 60% No: 40% Has the pandemic caused your company problems finding and hiring job candidates? No: 60% Yes: 40% Has your company...

Report: Smoking bans no longer a threat to casino revenue 

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – For decades, it was accepted wisdom in the casino industry that eliminating smoking would automatically lead to revenue declines...
ON DUTY: From left, Kathleen Gerber, executive director at Cherry Hill Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation in Johnston; Donna LaBonte, a certified nursing assistant; and Dorothy Bishop, a medical technician, check computer records at the nursing home. Cherry Hill and most other Rhode Island nursing homes are struggling through financial difficulties made worse by a severe labor shortage. 
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CODE RED: Amid closures, nursing homes fight for survival

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020, the staff at Cherry Hill Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Johnston...
Shuttered: Elderwood at Riverside, in East Providence, last month became the fifth nursing home in the state to close since the pandemic began in 2020. 
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Nursing homes in peril across R.I. need a financial lifeline

The worst of the deadly health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic may be behind us, but nursing homes across the state continue to be...
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