Humming U.S. factories end 2018 on sour note amid trade war
WASHINGTON – Five Federal Reserve indexes of regional manufacturing all slumped in December, the first time they’ve fallen in unison since May 2016 and...
2018 was a good year, but much work is to come
On Dec. 14, Providence Business News Editor Mark S. Murphy sat down with six leaders of the Rhode Island business and nonprofit community to...
Five Questions With: David Brousell
David Brousell, co-founder, vice president and executive director of the Manufacturing Leadership Council in Washington, D.C., will head to a Rhode Island Manufacturing Association...
R.I. Nov. unemployment rate remains level from Oct., down over year
PROVIDENCE – The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for November was 3.8 percent – the same as October – according to the R.I. Department of...
Boat-hull recycling effort gets grant
BRISTOL – A Rhode Island Marine Trade Association and R.I. Sea Grant fiberglass-boat recycling project just got a boost.
RIMTA announced a grant award for...
U.S. manufacturing production unchanged, missing projections
NEW YORK - United States factory production was unchanged in November and the prior month’s reading was revised to a decline from a gain,...
Producer prices in U.S. rose in Nov., exceeding estimates
NEW YORK - United States producer prices rose in November on advances in foods and transportation services, while a measure of underlying costs accelerated, offering...
CCI value falls to lowest value in more than 2 years
SOUTH KINGSTON – Falling to its lowest point in 28 months, the October Current Conditions Index declined to a value of 42, shedding 25...
Hope Global names Taito CEO, De Santiago president
CUMBERLAND – Leslie Taito has been named CEO of Hope Global, succeeding Cheryl Merchant, who was recently named president of the Taco Family of...
Taco appoints Cheryl Merchant president after 19 years with Hope Global
CRANSTON – The Taco Family of Companies, parent of Taco Comfort Solutions, has named Cheryl Merchant president of the Taco Family of Companies, North...
