Natalie Myers
Quaker Fabric tries to weave a new success story
At their peak, in 2002, Quaker Fabric Corp.’s sales reached $365 million. Last year, sales for the Fall River upholstery manufacturer were down to...
Training course builds machine operator skills
Frank Ricci never imagined himself as a machine operator at a manufacturing plant. It wasn’t a lifelong dream. But the former computer repairman found...
Designing success often depends on the details
Sometimes big success comes from thinking small. At least that’s the idea behind a new kind of business strategy called “design thinking.”
As Harry...
Texas Instruments unit finds new life
New owner keeps Attleboro team in place
Executives of the former Sensors & Controls division of Texas Instruments went through hundreds of names before they...
The British are coming, on holiday
Steady growth in travel from U.K. and Germany
You could call it a second British invasion, but this one has nothing to do with rock...
State, businesses benefit from online tax payments
It used to take as long as 10 days for tax payments to clear. Businesses would send withholding and sales tax payments through the...
$1.1M awarded in grants to improve state’s work force
Businesses looking to maximize productivity and profit increasingly turn to new software programs to improve design or turnaround time of products. But those programs...
$1.1M awarded in grants to improve state’s work force
Businesses looking to maximize productivity and profit increasingly turn to new software programs to improve design or turnaround time of products. But those programs...
A long-term investment in biotech
State legislative leaders unveiled a bill on Wednesday to allow biotechnology companies to take advantage of Rhode Island’s investment tax credit for up to...
Manufacturers seek policies to help them abroad
R.I. companies say U.S. tariffs are too low, favor importers
RBC Industries Inc., an adhesives maker in Warwick, started exporting more to foreign markets when...










