Friday, September 4, 2026

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Manufacturing

KVH Industries sees full-year losses narrow to $7.5M in 2025

PROVIDENCE – KVH Industries Inc. on Tuesday reported a $7.4 million loss for 2025, an improvement from an $11 million deficit the company reported...

Needle in the Noise health tech startup wins top prize at...

PROVIDENCE – Social Enterprise Greenhouse recently held its Accelerator Pitch Night, featuring 12 businesses vying for funding and a spot at the organization’s 2026...

Fair Wind Fasteners expands product line to include 316 stainless steel...

NEWPORT – Fair Wind Fasteners, a Rhode Island–based supplier of marine grade fasteners, has expanded its offerings to include 316 stainless steel fasteners. While many...
HASBRO INC. plans to list and sell its properties at 1027 Newport Ave. when it leaves Pawtucket in the fourth quarter of 2026. / COURTESY HASBRO INC.

Hasbro expects to put Pawtucket HQ on market in December

PAWTUCKET – Toy giant Hasbro Inc. plans to list and sell its properties when it leaves the state in the fourth quarter of 2026. In...
ACTION: Composite manufacturer Moore Brothers Co. in Bristol uses social media to market its business. Floor technician and multimedia creator Jacob Rapoza, left, records computer numerical control programmer and operator Benjamin Calssen as he works on the CMS Ares 5 axis CNC Gantry machine.
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Factories are finding ways to build a following on social media

For Moore Brothers Co., a midsized fabrication and engineering manufacturer in Bristol, the factory floor isn’t just a place to build custom composite parts...
CUSTOM DESIGN: Jon Backner, left, vice president and chief financial officer at jewelry box and packaging manufacturer Fuller Box Co. in Central Falls, and Tom Mercer, vice president of sales, show off one of the company’s products.  
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MEET THE MAKERS: Customer service, flexibility keep Fuller from getting boxed...

(Editor’s note: This is the 42nd installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...

Rhode Islanders rode the wave of the blizzard together

When Winter Storm Hernando slammed Rhode Island in February 2026, it didn’t just snow – it buried us.  Nearly 38 inches fell in parts of the state; the...

Hasbro shareholders drop suit alleging toymaker overprinted Magic: The Gathering card...

Two Hasbro shareholders who brought a lawsuit against company executives for alleged overprinting of Magic: The Gathering cards have voluntarily dismissed their case less...

Electric Boat adding 3,500 jobs at Quonset Point

NORTH KINGSTOWN – General Dynamics Electric Boat is adding 3,500 jobs at Quonset Point as the company ramps up its nuclear submarine production.  General Dynamics...

SEC filing of the week: Sensata Technologies’ year-end profit narrows to $31M

ATTLEBORO –  Sensata Technologies Holding PLC posted a profit of $31.3 million in 2025, down from $128.5 million reported a year ago.  In its filing...
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