A drop from Nov., but CCI closes 2018 in neutral territory
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – After a double-digit climb in November, the December 2018 Current Conditions Index fell 17 points to a value of 50, according...
Hasbro earnings shrink to $220M in 2018, company pays $89M in...
PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. reported a profit of $220.4 million in 2018, a 44.4 percent decline from $396.6 million in 2017, the company announced...
Sensata reports $599M profit in 2018
ATTLEBORO – Sensata Technologies Inc. reported a profit of $599 million in 2018, an increase from $408.4 million in 2017, the company reported Wednesday.
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Kenney Manufacturing investing $2M in technology, equipment
WARWICK – House Majority Leader K. Joseph Shekarchi, D-Warwick, recently toured Kenney Manufacturing along with representatives of Walmart Inc., recognizing Kenney as a great...
U.S. factory gauge rises from 2-year low as orders recover
NEW YORK - A gauge of United States factories rose in January from a two-year low as measures of new orders and production snapped back...
PBN names Manufacturing Awards winners
PROVIDENCE – Michael Brandmeier, president and CEO of Toray Plastics (America) Inc., has been named the winner in the Strategic Leadership category of Providence Business...
Raytheon posts $2.9B profit in 2018
PORTSMOUTH – Raytheon Co. reported net income of $2.9 billion in 2018, a 44 percent increase from 2017, the company announced Thursday. Earnings per diluted...
GE soars most since 2009 as new CEO’s rescue plan gains...
NEW YORK - Larry Culp’s first appeal to General Electric Co. investors didn’t go so well back in October. This time it’s a different story.
GE...
General Dynamics reports $3.3B profit in 2018
NORTH KINGSTOWN – General Dynamics reported a profit of $3.35 billion in 2018, a 14.9 percent increase from $2.9 billion in 2017, the company...
Five Questions With: Mary Johnson
The manufacturing worker shortage is prompting some companies to encourage almost-retirees to stay at work at bit longer, with offers of flexible schedules, job-sharing,...
