Tag: R.I. Convention Center
Excitement, confidence builds for event organizers as capacity restrictions ease
PROVIDENCE – As if recent announcements by state officials over the last couple of months outlining the return of large-scale events to Rhode Island...
Adamo: August Convention Center reopening will give state a boost
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Thursday announced that the R.I. Convention Center can reopen for business in August, about 17 months after it...
Rhode Island to open fourth mass-vaccination site in South County
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will open its fourth mass vaccination site in South Kingstown on a portion of the property owned by Schneider Electric...
The recipe for recovery? Depends on whom you ask
Point of view matters, perhaps now more than ever.
Indeed, panelists at Providence Business News’ Economic Trends Summit on Feb. 18 painted very different pictures...
Pandemic magnifies mall woes
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the consumer shift to online shopping, and the strain is being felt more acutely at mall retailers because of...
COVID-19 cases rise by 3.3K over weekend, with 35 more deaths
PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 3,324 from Dec. 4 through Sunday, with 35 more deaths, the R.I. Department of...
R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 1.3K, with 13 more deaths
PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 1,326 on Thursday, with 13 more deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Friday.
Hospitalizations...
COVID-19 cases rise by 1,032, with 11 more deaths
PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 1,032 on Tuesday, with 11 more deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Wednesday.
Hospitalizations...
Field hospital at R.I. Convention Center to begin accepting patients Tuesday
PROVIDENCE – The field hospital at the R.I. Convention Center is set to admit its first COVID-19 patient on Dec. 1.
Cathy Duquette, executive vice...
A $29.6M price tag for security in a pandemic
The state has paid $29.6 million to construct and maintain three field hospitals that have gone unused during the coronavirus crisis, but this insurance...
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