Friday, September 4, 2026

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Manufacturing

Quonset Business Park surpasses 15,000th job milestone

NORTH KINGSTOWN – Twenty years after its founding, Quonset Business Park this week celebrated its 15,000th job. State officials and Quonset Development Corp. leaders gathered...

Good news for Revolution Wind. Bad news for Rhode Island union...

Orimartin Lima’s graduation from a weeklong offshore wind safety training program on Oct. 24 was bittersweet. The completion of the global certification through the Community...
TIGHTENING UP: North East Knitting Inc. lead mechanic José Dos Reis adjusts fabric in one of the machines at the Pawtucket manufacturer.
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Meet the Makers: DaRosas weaving an impactful legacy in Pawtucket

(Editor’s note: This is the 38th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s ­unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...

Following fire, Fuller Box Co. on track to reopen by next...

NORTH ATTLEBORO — Fuller Box Co., a manufacturer with locations in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, expects to return to business as usual by next...

Textron eliminating eAviation segment as part of strategic realignment

PROVIDENCE – Textron Inc. is eliminating its eAviation segment as part of a strategic realignment, the company announced.  In its filing with the U.S. Securities...

Rhode to Work 2025

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Companies seek ‘next-generation’ makers at Manufacturing Day 2025

PROVIDENCE – As manufacturers navigate a year marked by turbulence and tariffs, a shortage of qualified workers remains a familiar concern. That's been the case...

Lepovsky, Spencer among 21 honorees for PBN’s 2025 Manufacturing Awards

PROVIDENCE – Tom Lepovsky, vice president of manufacturing for Pawtucket-based Teknor Apex Co., has been named the 2025 Strategic Leadership Award winner for Providence Business News’...
ASTRONOVA INC. will now hold its 2025 annual meeting on Dec. 2. The meeting was originally slated for July 9, but it was cancelled as the company was facing a proxy fight by activist by Texas-based Askeladden Capital Management LLC. 

SEC filing of the week: AstroNova reschedules annual meeting to Dec....

PROVIDENCE – With a new CEO and president, along with a cooperation agreement with an activist investor to end a proxy fight, AstroNova Inc....

Cipla to expand Fall River facilities, hiring

FALL RIVER – Pharmaceutical manufacturing company Cipla Ltd. plans to expand its local presence with an 83,000-square-foot expansion to an existing facility, alongside plans...
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