Manufacturing

ASTRONOVA INC. has been added to the Russell 3000 and the Russell 2000 Indexes.

Astronova added to Russell 3000 and 2000 Indexes

Manufacturing 07/01/2019

WEST WARWICK – AstroNova Inc. has been added to both the Russel 3000 index and the Russel 2000 index, as part of the 2019...

Polaris MEP to host free lunch and learn to discuss lean...

Manufacturing 06/25/2019

PROVIDENCE – Polaris MEP, which stands for manufacturing extension partnership, will host a free lunch and learn event on Thursday at 315 Iron Horse...

THE IHS Markit manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index slipped to 50.1 from 50.5, according to a preliminary report Friday. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/ MATTHEW BUSCH

U.S. factory index falls to fresh nine-year low

Manufacturing 06/21/2019

WASHINGTON – A gauge of United States factories fell in June to the lowest since late 2009 and hovered just above the threshold between...

Taylor Box announces ISO 9001 certification success

Manufacturing 06/18/2019

WARREN – Paperboard box-design and manufacturing company Taylor Box, through collaboration with Polaris MEP, has earned its ISO 9001 certification, the company announced. Polaris MEP...

THE EPA announced that Star Plating Co. reached a settlement with the agency over 14 counts of violations of hazardous waste environmental regulations. / COURTESY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

New Bedford company settles with EPA over violation of hazardous waste...

Natural Resources 06/17/2019

NEW BEDFORD – Southcoast Plating Inc., doing business as Star Plating Co., has settled with the Environmental Protection Agency over 14 counts of violations...

THE NEW YORK Fed’s Empire State Manufacturing Survey’s main index fell by 26.4 points, the largest monthly decline on record, to minus 8.6 in June. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/LUKE SHARRETT

New York Fed factory gauge drops by record to lowest since...

Manufacturing 06/17/2019

WASHINGTON – A Federal Reserve survey of factories in New York State plunged in June by the most on record, adding to signs tariffs...

UNITED STATES manufacturing output rose 0.2% in May after falling 0.5% in the prior month. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/TY WRIGHT

U.S. factory output rose in May amid trade war uncertainty

Manufacturing 06/14/2019

WASHINGTON – United States factory production expanded in May for the first time since December on gains across sectors that signal the manufacturing sector...

NOT SATISFIED: Karl Wadensten, president and CEO of VIBCO in Richmond, said he is not satisfied with the North American Free Trade Agreement or the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement because both are designed for each country’s best interest, rather than unifying North America in a three-way partnership.  / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

R.I. manufacturers differ on USMCA regulations

Manufacturing 06/14/2019

With ratification of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement dragging on longer than expected, Rhode Island manufacturers’ outlook on the proposed deal is mixed. Some say the...