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HASBRO EARNED a profit of $520.5 million in 2019. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/JEENAH MOON

Hasbro reports 136% profit jump in 2019

PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. reported a 136% boost in profit in 2019, to $520.5 million, or $4.05 per diluted share, according to a company...
SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES earned $282.7 million in 2019. / COURTESY SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES

Sensata Technologies earns $282.7M in 2019

ATTLEBORO – Sensata Technologies PLC saw profit decline 53% in 2019 to $282.7 million, or $1.75 per diluted share, the company reported on Tuesday. Earnings...
SOME RHODE ISLAND companies have put a ban on business travel to and from China as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/YIFAN DING

R.I. businesses respond to coronavirus outbreak

PROVIDENCE – As the coronavirus outbreak soars to more than 24,000 cases in China, Rhode Island businesses with ties to the country are orchestrating...
TEXTRON has been reported as being in talks with Bombardier to acquire the Canadian company's business jet unit.

WSJ: Bombardier in talks to sell jet unit to Textron

PROVIDENCE – Textron Inc. is engaged in talks with Bombardier Inc. to purchase its business-jets division, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. A completed...

Electric Boat highlights workforce future in R.I.

WARWICK – General Dynamics Electric Boat plans to more than double its workforce in the next decade, including adding 1,500 jobs at its Quonset...
U.S. MANUFACTURING expanded in January for the first time in six months, according to the Institute for Supply Management. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/MATTHEW BUSCH

U.S. manufacturing posts its first expansion in 6 months

WASHINGTON – A gauge of United States manufacturing rebounded sharply in January, topping estimates and signaling growth in the beleaguered sector for the first...
IN DEMAND: Bill and Linda Bohmbach, owners of Home Healthsmith in Portsmouth, stand in front of a demo residential elevator holding the Prism award they received in 2019 for “Most Creative/Unique Use of Space” for their residential glass elevator in Boston. / PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

Need a lift? Home Healthsmith sees growing demand for in-home elevators

When Home Healthsmith LLC unveils its remodeled showroom later this year, the space will include a working residential elevator. That’s because demand for in-home...
GENERAL DYNAMICS

General Dynamics nets $3.5B in 2019

NORTH KINGSTOWN – General Dynamics Corp. reported a $3.5 billion profit in 2019, a 4.2% increase year over year, the company reported on Wednesday. Earnings...
TEXTRON REPORTED a profit of $815 million profit in 2019. / COURTESY TEXTRON

Textron reports $815M profit in 2019

PROVIDENCE – Textron Inc. earned an $815 million profit in 2019, a 33.3% decline year over year, the company said on Wednesday. Earnings per share...

Five Questions With: Mike Seidman

New Bedford-based NFI Corp., a commercial printer and provider of graphic solutions, marked a significant milestone in November: 1,000 days of safety. That’s more...
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