|
Wearable-technology-maker Kopin Corp. has acquired a majority stake e-MDT America, an expert in low-power analog/digital circuit designs, Kopin announced Monday.
more
By PBN Staff
|
|
Gasoline prices in the Ocean State fell 1 cent this week in the ninth consecutive week of price declines, AAA Southern New England reported Monday.
more
By PBN Staff
|
|
Wearable-technology-maker Kopin Corp. posted a $21.6 million profit during the first quarter of 2013, mostly due to $20.2 million in income from its divested III-V operations as well as an income tax benefit of $13 million, the company announced after close of business Wednesday.
more
By PBN Staff
|
|
Juvenile health, safety and wellness product maker Summer Infant Inc. posted decreases in first-quarter net revenue, net income and gross margins as it worked to phase out products and licensing agreements, and endured an increase in interest expense, according to quarterly results released Wednesday.
more
By Lindsay Lorenz |
|
Gasoline slid to a five-month low as the U.S. and European labor markets weakened and factory output slowed in China and Europe, threatening demand for fuel.
more
By Barbara J Powell
|
|
Rhode Island’s economic recovery continues to lose its momentum, most significantly in the manufacturing and retail sectors, according to University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardardo's July Current Conditions Index.
more
By Rebecca Keister |
|
Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee joined officials from the R.I. Department of Transportation and members of the media for a tour of the new Sakonnet River Bridge on Monday.
more
By PBN Staff
|
|
At 10 a.m. on Wednesday, the Narragansett Bay Commission broke ground on a part of Phase II of its combined sewer overflow abatement project, at the Rite Aid parking lot at 80 Manton Ave. in Providence.
more
By PBN Staff
|
|
A gain in demand for capital goods such as equipment and machinery in August failed to make up for declines in the previous two months, showing slowdowns in business investment and exports threaten to further restrain the U.S. economy
more
By Lorraine Woellert and Alex Kowalski |
|
After outstripping national growth in recent years, the Massachusetts economy has “dropped into a lower gear,” according to the Leading Economic Index released Thursday by the MassBenchmarks editorial board.
more
By Emily Greenhalgh |