Manufacturing

CAREFUL CRAFTING: Machinist Troy Hawkins takes a measurement while setting up the equipment at Hawkins Machine Co. in Coventry. Hawkins is the fourth generation of the family to work at the company, which is feeling the squeeze of rising costs.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

CLOUD COVER: PBN survey: Most R.I. businesses bracing for rough times...

Manufacturing 01/30/2026

When it comes to the economy, Brenda Jacob has a laundry list of challenges that don’t seem to be getting easier. She feels like regulations,...

GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP. on Wednesday reported a profit of $4.21 billion for 2025, up 11.3% from the $3.8 billion posted a year earlier. / COURTESY GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT

General Dynamics Electric Boat parent ends 2025 with $4.21B profit

Manufacturing 01/28/2026

PROVIDENCE – General Dynamics Corp., the parent of submarine builder General Dynamics Electric Boat, on Wednesday reported a profit of $4.21 billion for 2025,...

Textron’s year-end profit climbs 11.7% to $921M

Manufacturing 01/28/2026

PROVIDENCE – Textron Inc. on Wednesday reported a $921 million profit for 2025, up 11.7% from the $824 million one year prior. Earnings per diluted...

RTX Corp. year-end profit jumps 41% to $6.7B

Manufacturing 01/27/2026

PROVIDENCE – RTX Corp. reported a 2025 year-end profit of $6.7 billion, or $4.96 per share. That’s a 41% increase from $4.7 billion, or...

UNIVERSITY OF Rhode Island economist and professor Leonard Lardaro said Monday in his monthly Current Conditions Index report Rhode Island may be moving out of its doldrums. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Lardaro: Nov. disappointing for R.I. economy, but encouraging signs

Manufacturing 01/26/2026

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island appears to be moving toward the end of a recession, University of Rhode Island economist and professor Leonard Lardaro said...

Travis named CEO, president of Rhode Island Manufacturers Association

Manufacturing 01/23/2026

PROVIDENCE – Melissa Travis is the new CEO and president of the Rhode Island Manufacturers Association. RIMA spokesperson Dawn Arpin confirmed with Providence Business News...

RHODE ISLAND’S seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in December was 4.3%, same as November, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said Thursday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TRAINING

R.I. monthly unemployment stays at 4.3% in December

Manufacturing 01/22/2026

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in December was 4.3%, same as November, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said Thursday. The...

HANDIWORK: Tool maker Bobby Bianca operates a milling machine on the production floor at Warwick Hanger Co. in Westerly.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

MEET THE MAKERS: Westerly factory specializes in crucial, mostly concealed, construction...

Manufacturing 01/16/2026

(Editor’s note: This is the 41st installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...