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Supporting charity, improving workers’ communities
What makes Amgen Inc. a leader in community involvement and volunteerism is its core values in creating a holistic work/life balance, according to Bill Flaherty, a database administrator who has worked at the biomanufacturing facility in West Greenwich for 10 years. more
By Richard Asinof
Contributing Writer | 12/17/12
A Depression-era legacy updated and thriving
It’s a third-generation, family-owned business started in 1931, at a time when selling “off-quality seconds” yarn and closeouts was a hugely successful line of business. more
By Alli-Michelle Conti
Contributing Writer | 12/17/12
3D rapid prototyping changing manufacturing
“Faster. Better. Cheaper.” more
1/14/13
Speidel hoping to turn clock back
The heyday of 109-year-old watch-and-watchband-brand Speidel was the skinny-tie era of the 1950s and 1960s, when the company employed hundreds in its Providence Jewelry District plant. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 1/14/13

A.T. Cross to explore ‘strategic alternatives’ for accessory division
The A.T. Cross Co., a producer of high-end writing utensils and other personal accessories, announced in a press release late Monday that it is “exploring strategic alternatives” for its Cross Accessory Division. more
| 2/4/13
Ice cream maker intent on survival
Warwick Ice Cream owner Jerry Bucci Jr. is the third generation in a family business founded in 1930. He hopes one of his sons will one day run the company. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 2/11/13

Teknor Apex sees opportunity in biodegradable plastics
Dustin Hoffman’s character in “The Graduate” may not have dedicated his life to plastics, but it worked out well for William Murray, the Lincoln native named president of Teknor Apex Co. last month. If the world is going to continue to rely on plastics in the future, the Pawtucket polymer technology company and leading U.S. maker of garden hoses is working on the compounds of the future. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 2/18/13

Machinery order gains show U.S. companies to grow
Orders for U.S. durable goods excluding transportation equipment climbed in January by the most in a year, showing companies are planning to expand capacity. more
Bloomberg News | 3/4/13
Challenging giants in team apparel
The Internet has found local team-sports apparel. Long the domain of neighborhood sporting-goods shops or mom-and-pop screen printers, sales of uniforms and clothing for small teams – from Little League to corporate softball and high school wrestling – are migrating online like so many other consumer products. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 3/4/13

Nortek reverses 2011 results, posts 2012 profit
Despite taking a $6.4 million pre-tax loss from the retirement of debt, Nortek Inc., the maker of residential and commercial building products, posted net income of $9.5 million in 2012, reversing its loss of $55.9 million in the previous year. more
| 3/14/13
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