RIDDC Helps ‘We Be Jamming’ Spread Success
![[CREDIT: Debbie Wood] Jason Wood, proprietor of We Be Jamming, at his shed/shop in Warwick on West Shore Road, with a wide selection of jams and spreads for sale.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/We-Be-Jammin-Jason-140x140.jpg)
WARWICK, RI — Jason Wood, with the help of his mother Debbie Wood, started revolutionary jam business We Be Jamming, which has grown in leaps and bounds making its way […]
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![[CREDIT: CDC] An image of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. RI has expanded COVID-19 no-symptom tests to all residents 18-39 years old. This population is the most likely to be infected and the most likely to not show symptoms, increasing their risk to others who may become more seriously ill from the virus.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/COVID-19-CDC-Image-140x140.jpg)
RI Expands No-Symptom COVID-19 Tests
WARWICK, RI — Rhode Island’s expanding COVID-19 no-symptom tests to include every resident 18-39 years old, and contracting to increase test capacity to 9,000 per day. “I hope this news […]
![[CREDIT: Tufts] Minority & women-owned businesses hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic are eligible for grants to help them through the pandemic.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/minority-women-owned-COVID-19-grants-140x140.png)
Minority & Women-Owned Small Businesses Eligible for COVID-19 Grants
PROVIDENCE — Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) and Tufts Health Plan are offering $1,000 grants to struggling RI minority & women-owned small businesses hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible small […]
![[CREDIT: Warwick Post Files] The bars at O'Rourke's and Buffalo Wild Wings have been shut down with 10 days to comply with COVID-19 safety guidelines.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Warwick-Restaurant-Bars-Closed-COVID-19-Violations-140x140.jpg)
O’Rourke’s, Buffalo Wild Wings Bars Closed For COVID-19 Violations
WARWICK RI — Two Warwick restaurants’ bars are closed after the RIDOH issued compliance orders to 10 eateries for COVID-19 violations. The RI Department of Health has closed the bars […]
![[CREDIT: RI Analytics, Inc.] Green Peaks Analytics, a division of RI Analytics in Warwick, has been licensed to as RI's first medical marijuana lab.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/RI-Analytics-Green-Peaks-medical-marijuna-lab-140x140.jpeg)
RI Licenses First Medical Marijuana Lab
WARWICK, RI — The RI Department of Health has licensed Green Peaks Analytical at 41 Illinois Ave. as the state’s first licensed medical marijuana lab for sampling and testing. Green […]
RIAG: Cleaning Company Owner Faces Wage Theft Charges
PROVIDENCE, RI — Attorney General Peter F. Neronha’s office has charged a Massachusetts cleaning service owner with wage theft; failing to maintain workers’ compensation insurance coverage; and workers’ compensation insurance […]
![[CREDIT: Thundermist] Dr. Matthew Malek is Thundermist Health Center's new Medical Director of Provider Experience.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Matthew-Malek-Thundermist-140x140.jpg)
Thundermist: Malek to Aid Doctors, Fight Burnout
WARWICK, RI —Thundermist Health Center, headquartered in Warwick, has announced Dr. Matthew Malek is its new Medical Director of Provider Experience. The medical director of provider experience is a new […]
Congress OKs PPP Extension Till Aug. 8
WASHINGTON, DC – Late last night, Congress unanimously voted to extend the U.S. Small Business Administration’s authority to approve Paycheck Protection Program, PPP, loans through Aug. 8, sending the measure […]
![[CREDIT: NIAID RML] This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S. Virus particles are shown emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. The spikes on the outer edge of the virus particles give coronaviruses their name.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CORVID-19-140x140.jpg)
No Masks Increase Dining & Movie COVID-19 Risk
Eating or drinking through a mask is challenging, so restaurants cleared for indoor dining during the pandemic let patrons take them off, as will Showcase Cinemas on Quaker Lane starting July 3, increasing COVID-19 risk for diners & movie-goers.
![[CREDIT: Pinterest] The Ann & Hope Curtain & Bath Outlet at 1689 Post Road, Warwick, and the company's 10 other curtain and bath outlet locations, will close permanently at the end of the summer.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Ann-Hope-Warwick-140x140.png)
Ann & Hope Closing Curtain & Bath Outlet Locations
WARWICK, RI — Ann & Hope has announced it will close all of its curtain and bath outlet stores in RI, MA and CT, including its Post Road location, the […]
![[COURTESY CASEY NAYLOR] A selection of the upcycled items sold at Owl's Nest Jewelry, created by Casey Naylor.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Owls-Nest-Jewelry-1-140x140.png)
Jewelry From The Owl’s Nest: Trash to Treasure
WARWICK, RI— Driven by an endearing need to create and a lively entrepreneurial spirit, cancer survivor and RI native Casey Naylor has been immersed in business classes and making one […]
Automated Business Solutions Acquires Expert Laser Services
WARWICK, RI — Office equipment, IT and support firm Automated Business Solutions, has acquired print management company Expert Laser Services, based in Southbridge, MA. Automated Business Solutions leadership is excited […]
