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Aquidneck Island coastal resiliency to receive $2M federal grant

NEWPORT – The Ocean State's coastal resiliency is set to receive nearly $2 million in support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The grant,...

Windmoeller & Hoelscher moves forward on ‘major expansion’ at Lincoln facility

LINCOLN – Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corp., a Rhode Island machinery manufacturer with global reach, last week broke ground on a "major expansion" at the...

New England Female Founders urges investors to ‘Show Her the Money’

NEWPORT – With local venture capital already in short supply, Melissa Bowley, founder and CEO of Flourish Care, found herself facing a particularly steep...

Five Questions With: Mark Halfman

Mark Halfman is the director of the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition Hub, a division of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative established to advance regional microelectronics workforce...

Job Lot deploys induction technology in new distribution center

NORTH KINGSTOWN – Ocean State Job Lot's Quonset Business Park distribution center recently opened a workstation that uses induction-based technology to increase workflow. The induction...

Rhino Capital Advisors breaks ground on Taunton manufacturing facility

TAUNTON – A 180,000-square-foot facility with the potential to support manufacturing, life sciences and flex purposes last week broke ground in the Myles Standish...
WEBSTER BANK'S parent company on Tuesday reported second-quarter earnings of $181.6 million. / PBN FILE PHOTO

Webster reports $181.6M profit in Q2, down 22.7% year over year

STAMFORD, Conn. – Webster Financial Corp., the parent company of Webster Bank, on Tuesday reported a $181.6 million profit in the second quarter of...

Seekonk pub announces Sept. 1 closure to make way for Whole...

SEEKONK – Dublin Rose Irish sports pub and restaurant will shutter Sept. 1 to make way for a grocery store, the establishment's owners announced...
CO-BOT CONVERSATION: Mike Rielly, head of public relations at igus Bearings Inc. in East Providence, discusses one of the robots that the company produces, which are known as collaborative robots, or co-bots, along with other automation technology that it sells to manufacturers.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

ROBOTS RISING? Manufacturers mull employing tech as it gets smarter, cheaper

Enter igus Bearings Inc.’s newly opened facility in East Providence, and you’ll be met with the sounds of whirring and clangs typical of a...
Maria Masse / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Five Questions With: Maria Masse

Maria Masse | Executive director, North Kingstown Chamber of Commerce 1. What are the biggest opportunities and challenges facing the North Kingstown economy? How...
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