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Pickell, Hazen White among 10 honorees for PBN’s 2023 Manufacturing Awards

PROVIDENCE – Craig Pickell, CEO of Lincoln-based abrasive products manufacturer Bullard Abrasives Inc., has been named the 2023 Strategic Leadership Award winner for Providence...

Unemployment in Providence-Warwick area falls to 3.2% in August

PROVIDENCE – The unadjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 3.2% in August, an increase from 2.6% one month ago but still...
UNITED NATURAL Foods Inc. earned a profit of $24 million for its fiscal year that ended July 29, down from a $248 million profit one year prior, the company reported Tuesday. 

United Natural Foods profit plummets to $24M in fiscal 2023

PROVIDENCE – United Natural Foods Inc. saw its profit tumble to $24 million in the fiscal year that ended July 29 – down from...

Textron Aviation lands deal with NetJets for up to 1,500 business...

PROVIDENCE – Textron Aviation Inc., a segment of Textron Inc., announced a fleet agreement with NetJets Inc. for the Columbus, Ohio-based company to purchase...

Why the U.S. job market has defied rising interest rates and...

WASHINGTON (AP) – Last year's spike in inflation, to the highest level in four decades, was painful enough for American households. Yet the cure – much...

Gansett Craft Chocolate wins five International Chocolate Awards

NARRAGANSETT – An Ocean State chocolate-making duo took home five honors at the International Chocolate Awards’ Americas division earlier this month. Gansett Craft Chocolate, composed of father-daughter team Steven and Ella Schneider,...
APPROXIMATELY 255 ATTENDEES gathered Wednesday at The Graduate Providence for Providence Business News' 2023 Fastest Growing & Innovative Companies Awards ceremony. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Growth, innovation honored at PBN’s Fastest Growing & Innovative Companies awards...

PROVIDENCE – A consulting firm, a renewable energy company, a bed and bath linens manufacturer and a hospitality company were recognized Wednesday as the...

U.S. applications for jobless benefits fall to lowest level in nearly...

U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in eight months last week as the labor market continues to show strength in...

Rhody Rug launches into digital, direct-to-consumer sales

LINCOLN – Rhody Rug Inc. is expanding its reach into the e-commerce and direct-to-consumer spheres with the launch of a new website. Founded in 1987, the Lincoln-based manufacturer, which...
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