Hasbro relaunching sports collectables brand Starting Lineup
PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. announced Wednesday that it has teamed with the National Basketball Association and the National Basketball Players Association to relaunch the...
U.S. economy slipped 1.6% to start year; return to growth eyed
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. economy shrank at a 1.6% annual pace in the first three months of the year, the government reported Wednesday...
R.I. Commerce approves $144K in innovation grants for 3 companies
PROVIDENCE – A manufacturer, an animation company and a plastics recycler are the latest three businesses to receive state grant funding for research and...
Gelfuso named new Chafee center director
SMITHFIELD – A Cranston native who has spent the last 16 years in the nation’s capital as a global business development executive will return...
Interim leader of Middletown manufacturer given role permanently
MIDDLETOWN – Middletown manufacturer KVH Industries Inc. on Wednesday named Brent C. Bruun as the company’s CEO and president, according to a news release.
Bruun...
Acquisition of R.I.-based Summer Infant set to be completed
WOONSOCKET – Kids2 Inc., a Georgia manufacturer that owns the well-known Baby Einstein brand, is set to close on its acquisition of Rhode Island-based...
R.I. unemployment rate dips to 2.9%, a 30-year low
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s economic recovery continued in May with the monthly unemployment rate dropping three-tenths of a percentage point from April to 2.9%,...
Five Questions With: Brian Britson
Brian Britson is vice president of site operations at Amgen Rhode Island. After helping to launch the company 20 years ago, Briston spent time...
Warwick cannabis producer announces partnership with Colorado company
WARWICK – On the heels of the state legislature last month voting to legalize recreational marijuana, producer and distributor Hangar 420 is expanding its...
U.S. producer prices soar 10.8% in May as energy costs spike
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. producer prices surged 10.8% in May from a year earlier, underscoring the ongoing threat to the economy from inflation that...
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