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Underlying U.S. producer-price inflation stayed muted in April

NEW YORK – A measure of underlying United States inflation-pipeline pressures rose by less than forecast in April, suggesting Federal Reserve officials may need...
ROUGHLY 55% of U.S. producers expect higher 2019 revenue, down from 64 percent in December, an Institute for Supply Management survey. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/ANTHONY LANZILOTE

U.S. factories are less upbeat on 2019 sales on hiring, tariffs

NEW YORK – United States manufacturers remain upbeat about sales this year, though less so than before as a majority say hiring remains difficult...
ORSTED HAS ENTERED into an agreement with WindServe to build a crew transfer vessel at Senesco Marine at Quonset Business Park. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ROB WALSH

Orsted to build crew transfer vessel at Senesco Marine

NORTH KINGSTOWN – Orsted U.S. Offshore Wind has entered into an agreement with WindServe Marine LLC to construct a Crew Transfer Vessel at WindServe’s...
SUMMER INFANT, doing business as SUMR Brands, reported a $1.3 million loss in the first quarter of 2019. Above, a product from its newly launched Born Free brand. / COURESY SUMR BRANDS

Summer Infant reports $1.4M loss in Q1

WOONSOCKET – Summer Infant Inc., doing business as SUMR Brands, reported a loss of $1.4 million in the first quarter of 2019, or 7...
THE OWNER of a Providence-based jewelry manufacturer pleaded guilty to tax evasion on $399,593 in income in the 2015 tax year. / COURTESY CAROL M. HIGHSMITH

Providence jewelry manufacturer pleads guilty to tax evasion

PROVIDENCE – Byron Urizar, of Lincoln, owner of a Providence jewelry manufacturing company, pleaded guilty to tax evasion in U.S. District Court Friday. Urizar, who...
ASPEN AEROGELS reported a loss of $6 million in the first quarter of 2019.

Aspen Aerogels reports $6M loss in Q1

NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. – Aspen Aerogels Inc. reported a $6 million loss in the first quarter of 2019, or 25 cents per diluted share, an...
FRIENDLY FOODS: Gerbs Allergy Friendly Foods in Johnston was named the Rhode Island and New England Small Business Manufacturer award winner as part of the 2019 Small Business Week, May 5-11, by the U.S. Small Business Administration. From left, Mark S. Hayward, SBA Rhode Island district director; Wendell Davis, SBA regional administrator; and Sennen G. Conte, co-owner and chief financial officer of Gerbs.
 / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Gerbs Allergy Friendly Foods breeds seeds of success

Gerbs Allergy Friendly Foods has been named the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Rhode Island and New England Small Business Manufacturer award winner as part...
SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES reported a profit of $85.1 million in the first quarter of 2019. / COURTESY SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES

Sensata profit falls 6% to $85M in Q1

ATTLEBORO – Sensata Technologies Inc., reported net income of $85.1 million in the first quarter of 2019, or 52 cents per diluted share, a...
THE INSTITUTE for Supply Management index, a gauge of United States factories, declined to 52.8 in April, the weakest level since late 2016. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/TY WRIGHT

U.S. factory gauge falls to two-year low as orders cool

NEW YORK – A gauge of United States factories fell in April to the weakest level since late 2016, signaling that manufacturing headwinds extended...
ASTRONOVA PRESIDENT AND CEO Gregory A. Woods earned $1.7 million in fiscal 2019./ PBN FILE PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

AstroNova’s Woods earns $1.7M in fiscal 2019

WEST WARWICK – AstroNova Inc. President and CEO Gregory A. Woods was paid $1.7 million by the test and measurement, and product identification manufacturer...
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