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SEA Corp. lands $55M contract from NUWC

MIDDLETOWN – Systems Engineering Associates Corp. has been awarded a $55 million five-year contract from the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport, the company...
BRIAN BRITSON has been named vice president of site operations at Amgen Rhode Island. / COURTESY AMGEN INC.

Amgen taps Britson to run R.I. operations

WEST GREENWICH – Brian Britson was named vice president of site operations at Amgen Rhode Island, overseeing all operations at the company’s West Greenwich...

EPA grant aims to reduce pollution from R.I. alcoholic beverage-makers

PROVIDENCE – The state’s thriving beer, wine and distilling industry is an economic boon, but one with serious environmental implications for water use and...

Northwest Woolen Mills lands military clothing contracts

WOONSOCKET – Textile manufacturer Northwest Woolen Mills has been awarded contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense for clothing for the armed forces, the...
RAW SHORTAGE? A worker at Outdoor Research in Seattle handles filter material for face masks the company produces. A key challenge for N95 mask manufacturers racing to meet spiking demand is scarcity of meltblown textile. / OUTDOOR RESEARCH VIA AP/GERARDO VILLALOBOS

Scarcity of raw material squeezes N95 mask makers

FRESNO, Calif. – White House officials say U.S. hospitals have all the medical supplies needed to battle the deadly virus, but front-line workers, hospital...

Amgen and Eli Lilly to collaborate on potential COVID-19 therapies

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Amgen Inc. and Eli Lilly and Co. on Thursday announced a global antibody manufacturing collaboration that would increase supply capacity...

Fixes possible for U.S. manufacturing sector

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed deficiencies in the U.S. manufacturing sector’s ability to provide necessary products. With heavy reliance on global supply chains and foreign...
TIFFANY & CO. has sued LVMH to enforce a now-collapsed $14.5 billion takeover deal of the U.S. jeweler and LVMH has threatened legal action of its own, accusing Tiffany of mismanaging the financial crisis prompted by virus lockdowns. / AP FILE PHOTO/MICHEL EULER

Dueling over diamonds: LVMH says Tiffany not worth buyout

PARIS (AP) – It's an ugly spat for such a glamorous industry: French luxury powerhouse LVMH and United States jeweler Tiffany & Co. are...

AstroNova manages $3K profit in fiscal Q2

PROVIDENCE – AstroNova Inc. reported a profit of $3,000 in the fiscal 2021 second quarter ended Aug. 1, a decline from $951,000 one year...

LVMH drops $14.5B deal for Tiffany, cites U.S. tariffs threat

NEW YORK (AP) – Luxury goods giant LVMH is ending its takeover deal of luxury jewelry retailer Tiffany & Co., saying the French government...
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