Manufacturing

UNITED NATURAL Foods Inc. posted net income of $7 million in the company’s fiscal third quarter that ended April 29, or 12 cents per diluted share, a decrease from $67 million a year prior, or $1.10 per diluted share.

United Natural Foods earned $7M profit in quarter, misses expectations

Manufacturing 06/07/2023

PROVIDENCE – United Natural Foods Inc. reported a profit of $7 million in the company’s fiscal third quarter that ended April 29, or 12...

Report: Quonset’s economic impact on the rise since 2018

Manufacturing 06/06/2023

NORTH KINGSTOWN – Quonset Business Park's economic and workforce growth is on an upswing, according to a Bryant University report that was on released...

U.S. economic future remains unclear following May jobs report

Manufacturing 06/02/2023

WASHINGTON (AP) – The nation's employers stepped up their hiring in May, adding a robust 339,000 jobs, well above expectations and evidence of enduring strength in...

Swedish company acquires High Purity New England

Manufacturing 06/01/2023

SMITHFIELD – High Purity New England Inc., a supplier of services and equipment for the biopharmaceutical industry, was acquired by Swedish company Getinge. Per the...

U.S. applications for unemployment benefits tick up slightly as labor market...

Manufacturing 06/01/2023

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week but remains at healthy levels that continue to show a strong U.S....

PUC backs contested Portsmouth LNG facility license. For now.

Manufacturing 05/31/2023

State utility regulators concur: Keeping, and expanding, a Portsmouth liquified natural gas facility as a back-up heating source for Aquidneck Island is a good...

THE UNADJUSTED unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 2.6% in April, a decrease from 3.9% one month prior and down from 3.1% in April 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. / PBN FILE PHOTO

Providence-Warwick metro unemployment falls in April

Manufacturing 05/31/2023

PROVIDENCE – The unadjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 2.6% in April, a decrease from 3.9% one month ago and down...

Five Questions With: Regan Brewer

Manufacturing 05/30/2023

Regan Brewer is president of the Jane Addams Resource Corp., a Chicago-based nonprofit that earlier this month opened a manufacturing-focused workforce training center at...