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Sensata Technologies N.V. reported second-quarter net income of $26.1 million, or 14 cents per diluted share, up from a net loss of $34.6 million, or 20 cents per diluted share, during the second quarter of 2011.
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By PBN Staff
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Revenue for Hasbro Inc. fell 7 percent to $811.5 million in the second quarter of 2012 compared with $908.5 million for the same 2011 period.
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By PBN Staff
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Textron Inc. – parent of Bell Helicopter, Cessna Aircraft Company and Textron Systems - reported a 10.7 percent increase in its second quarter 2012 revenue when compared with the same 2011 period.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Industrial production in the U.S. increased in June, led by gains among automobile and machinery makers that signal manufacturing is boosting economic growth.
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By Alex Kowalski |
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Textron Inc.’s Cessna Aircraft and other business-jet makers stand to benefit as the supply of secondhand small planes on sale returns to normal levels, Chief Executive Officer Scott Donnelly said.
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By Thomas Black |
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Rhode Island exporters stand to gain from a growing Russian market, according to Business Roundtable.
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By PBN Staff
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Thanks to a gift from John Hazen White Jr., president and CEO of Cranston-based Taco Inc., the Brookings Institution is launching the John Hazen White Jr. Forum on Public Policy to study manufacturing.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Orders placed with U.S. factories rose in May for the first time in three months, easing concern that manufacturing is faltering.
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By Shobhana Chandra |
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The U.S. economy grew 1.9 percent in the first quarter, reflecting a gain in consumer spending that now shows signs of cooling as the labor market weakens.
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By Shobhana Chandra
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Medical device maker Covidien PLC has completed its acquisition of Oridion Systems Ltd., the company announced Tuesday.
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By PBN Staff
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