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Rhode Island merchandise exports increased 9 percent during the first half of 2012 compared with the same period in 2011, growing from $1.1 billion to $1.2 billion, according to data released by the International Trade Administration.
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By PBN Staff
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Factory Five Racing Inc. was named the 2012 Greater New Bedford Small Business of the Year by the New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce and BankFive.
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By PBN Staff
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Textron Inc. has named Ellen Lord as president and CEO of its Wilmington, Mass.-based Textron Systems segment, the company announced Monday.
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By PBN Staff
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As a company devoted to play, Hasbro Inc. recognizes the importance of its brand, often doubling down on its well-known board games that are re-branded as movies, DVDs and electronic games. So it is not surprisingly that when Hasbro introduced its Healthy Steps walking routes as part of its wellness program last year, the paths were branded, both inside and outside, with Candyland markers along the way.
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By Richard Asinof
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(Updated, Sept. 13, 2:30 p.m.)Some of the orders coming in at Subsalve USA Corp. in North Kingstown could be mission briefings in an adventure film.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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Chrysler Group LLC, the U.S. automaker majority owned by Fiat SpA, named Brown University President Ruth Simmons to serve on its board, and the United Auto Workers replaced its director.
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By Craig Trudell
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San Carlos, Calif.-based Natus Medical Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Grass Technologies product group from technology manufacturer Astro-Med Inc. for $18.6 million, the companies announced Monday.
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When Taco Inc. of Cranston celebrated the opening of its new Innovation & Development Center on June 18, the official ceremony felt more like a family get-together. Dignitaries mingled with employees, touring the new state-of-the-art facility. John H. White Jr., president of Taco, and his staff, wouldn’t want it any other way.
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By Michael Souza |
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HVAC equipment and systems maker Taco Inc. has announced its purchase of Fairview, Tenn.-based Hydroflo Pumps, John Hazen White, Jr., owner of Taco, and Brian Daschner, CEO of Hydroflo announced Thursday.
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By Michael Souza |
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Orders placed with U.S. factories fell in August by the most in more than three years, signaling that slowdowns in business investment and exports restrained the economic expansion.
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By Lorraine Woellert |
