ChemArt settles with DOJ over discrimination and retaliation complaint
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Department of Justice has reached a settlement with ChemArt Co., a Rhode Island-based manufacturing company, over claims of discrimination and...
R.I. Energy Council, RIMA call for suspension of energy-efficiency program
BRISTOL – The Energy Council of Rhode Island and the Rhode Island Manufacturing Association are calling on the General Assembly to suspend the Energy...
Five Questions With: Chris Cinieri
Chris Cinieri is a project manager with Polaris MEP. He spoke with Providence Business News about the complications in supply-chain demand due to COVID-19,...
Polaris MEP, RIMA seek feedback on Manufacturing Workplace Readiness Playbook
PROVIDENCE – Last month Polaris MEP and the Rhode Island Manufacturing Association created a free, downloadable, interactive guide to help manufacturers stay safe and...
Survey: U.S. factories sink in May for third straight month
WASHINGTON (AP) – American factories slowed for the third consecutive month in May as they continued to sustain economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic. The...
Industrious Spirit, Frog & Toad gift shop team up to produce...
PROVIDENCE – The Industrious Spirit Co. LLC, a manufacturer of gin, bourbon and vodka, has been producing hand sanitizer in its distillery to help...
U.S. wholesale prices drop record 1.3% in April
WASHINGTON (AP) – Wholesale prices slid a record 1.3% in April led by a 19% plunge in the cost of energy, further signaling the...
SUMR Brands posts $1.2M loss in Q1
WOONSOCKET – Summer Infant Inc., doing business as SUMR Brands, reported a $1.2 million loss in the first quarter, or 57 cents per diluted...
Rubius Therapeutics posts $48.5M loss in Q1; prioritizes on oncology and...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Rubius Therapeutics Inc. posted a loss of $48.5 million for the first quarter of 2020, or a loss of 60 cents...
Resh Inc. identifies site in Woonsocket for move to R.I.
WOONSOCKET – Resh Inc., a manufacturing company that plans to move to Rhode Island from Massachusetts, will locate in a newly constructed building near...
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