Textron Q3 profit jumps on product line sale, revenue declines
PROVIDENCE – Textron Inc. reported a $563 million net income for the third quarter, or $2.26 per diluted share, a 254 percent increase from...
Trump to withdraw U.S. from postal treaty, squeezing China
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump plans to withdraw the United States from a 192-nation treaty that gives Chinese companies discounted shipping rates for small...
U.S. September manufacturing production rises on broad demand
NEW YORK - United States factory production expanded in September for a fourth consecutive month on broad-based demand as the sector accelerated in the third...
August CCI reflects lowest value of the year
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Following July revisions, eight points were lost month to month in the August Current Conditions Index as the measure declined to...
RIMA backs Raimondo in first-ever endorsement of a political candidate
NORTH SMITHFIELD – The Rhode Island Manufacturers Association announced its endorsement of Gov. Gina M. Raimondo Oct. 10, marking the organization’s first-ever endorsement of...
Matlet Group files WARN notice for 180 workers in Pawtucket
PROVIDENCE – The Matlet Group LLC, a packaging, printing and marketing company, filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification notice Tuesday, impacting 180 workers...
U.S. producer prices increase for first time in 3 months
NEW YORK - United States producer prices rose for the first time in three months amid a surge in gauges reflecting airfares and rail-transportation...
Plastics Group names Marcoulier head of manufacturing
WOONSOCKET – The Plastics Group of America announced Brian Marcoulier as its new director of manufacturing.Company President Bob Lebeaux said in a press release,...
Cobb to talk future of manufacturing at ASQ Inspection Division Conference
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Zachary Cobb, director of engineering and research and development for North America for Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, is a scheduled keynote speaker...
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