Monday, September 28, 2026

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R.I. unemployment rate swells to 3.4%

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.4% in October, up three-tenths of a percentage point from September, the R.I. Department of...

Breeze Airways expands service from T.F. Green Airport

PROVIDENCE – Breeze Airways on Tuesday announced two additional cities will be serviced from Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport in early 2023.  Beginning on...

Lardaro: Economy keeps accelerating

PROVIDENCE – The state's economy continued to accelerate in September, expanding for the 18th consecutive month, University of Rhode Island economist and professor Leonard Lardaro...
ON TARGET: Natalia ­Pelletier, Poyant Signs Inc.’s senior project manager, and Bill Furey, the company’s channel letter production lead, stand over a sign made for Target. 
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Poyant thrives by employing old family values and new efficiency methods

PBN Manufacturing Awards 2022 OVERALL EXCELLENCE AT A MIDSIZE MANUFACTURER: Poyant Signs Inc. Poyant Signs Inc., a family-owned sign-making business, was founded during the Great Depression....
WHIMSICAL PRODUCTS: Katy Westscott, CEO of Katrinkles Inc. in Providence, which makes buttons and tools for crafters, goes over some of the company’s products with production technician Brandon Amorin.
PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Katrinkles Inc. gets crafty about helping the environment

PBN Manufacturing Awards 2022 EXCELLENCE IN GREEN MANUFACTURING: Katrinkles Inc. BE THE CHANGE you want to see in the world, an axiom attributed to Gandhi, could also...
SAFETY FIRST: Laurie Haruben, foreground, TPI Composites Inc.’s plant manager, and her team have implemented several initiatives at the Warren facility to maintain and improve workplace safety. 
PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

TPI Composites has the right tools to maintain a safe environment

PBN Manufacturing Awards 2022 EXCELLENCE IN SAFETY & PERFORMANCE RECORDS: TPI Composites Inc. WORKING FOR CUSTOMERS in the turbine and automotive industries, such as General Electric Co....

U.S. consumer inflation eased to 7.7% over past 12 months

WASHINGTON (AP) – Price increases moderated in the United States last month in the latest sign that the inflation pressures that have gripped the...

Providence adds new startup training to design grant program

PROVIDENCE – The city and DESIGNxRI are expanding an existing grant program for design-based businesses, with new opportunities for entrepreneurs looking to start creative...

R.I. Commerce approves $650K for small-business loan program

PROVIDENCE – R.I. Commerce Corp. on Tuesday announced $650,000 in small-business loans to be distributed via partner lending organizations. The fiscal 2023 funding for the...
STACEY MESSIER, general manager of CIC Providence LLC, was recently named general manager of Cambridge Innovation Center's New England region, in which she'll continue to oversee the CIC Providence campus, alongside CIC's Boston and Cambridge, Mass., locations. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Five Questions With: Stacey Messier

Stacey Messier | General manager, CIC Providence LLC 1. What is your background in entrepreneurship, and how does this inform your vision for CIC Providence, which...
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