Zim Sailing | Collegiate FJ (Flying Junior boat)
THE STORY: Bristol-based Zim Sailing was founded 10 years ago. It specializes in one-design sailboats, accessories and parts. The Collegiate FJ is primarily used...
Cooley Group | Coolpro reservoir cover
THE STORY: Pawtucket-based Cooley Group is a manufacturer of high-performance polymeric solutions that markets and distributes products in more than 50 countries on six...
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence | GLOBAL S Coordinate Measuring Machine
THE BACK STORY: Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence is the successor company to Brown & Sharpe, the longtime maker of precision tools and instruments. Today, precision...
WaterRower | WaterRower Classic
THE STORY: All WaterRowers sold throughout the world are made at the company’s Warren manufacturing facility. John Duke submitted the patent for the rower...
The Original Bradford Soap Works Inc. | Clinique facial soap
HISTORY: The Original Bradford Soap Works Inc. was founded in Rhode Island in 1876. It initially made industrial soaps used to scour wool for...
AstroNova Inc. | TMX All-In-One Data Acquisition System
THE STORY: West Warwick-based AstroNova develops and applies data visualization technologies in products for industrial, packaging, aerospace and defense industry customers, with sales and...
AVTECH Software Inc. | Room Alert 12E Environment Monitor
USED FOR: Room Alert monitors temperature, humidity, power, smoke, water, motion and more, and notifies users via SMS and email to potentially damaging conditions....
Toray Plastics (America) Inc. | Flexible packaging for food
BACKGROUND: Toray Plastics (America) Inc. is the American subsidiary of Japan-based Toray Industries Inc. Founded in 1985, TPA makes polypropylene and polyester film at...
The Plastics Group of America | Polifil polypropylene-based reinforced resins
THE STORY: The company was founded in 1973 as a buyer and seller of scrap materials. In 1978 it began recycling, and then in...
Newport Craft Brewing & Distilling Co. | Thomas Tew Rum...
THE STORY: Newport Craft Distilling Co. began distilling craft spirits in 2006, the first distillery in Rhode Island in 135 years. An outgrowth of...



















