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RTX Corp.’s Q2 profit increases 29% on revenue growth

ARLINGTON, Va. – RTX Corp. finished the second quarter with a profit of $2.14 billion, an increase from $1.66 billion a year prior driven...

Italian cosmetics company to open manufacturing facility in Lincoln

LINCOLN – Italian professional cosmetics company Alfaparf Milano has acquired a manufacturing facility at 32 Wellington Road to help expand its industrial presence in...

VoltServer raises $5M from international power management firm

EAST GREENWICH – As artificial intelligence and data centers place increasing demand on electrical systems, VoltServer has secured $5 million from an international power...

Magic: The Gathering powers Hasbro to $160.9M Q2 profit

PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. on Tuesday reported a second-quarter profit of $160.9 million driven by a strong performance from Magic: The Gathering, after posting an...

PBN recognizes 40 Under Forty honorees

WARWICK – Forty young business professionals were honored Thursday for their efforts in the workplace and community at Providence Business News’ 22nd annual 40...
MAKING SPARKS FLY: ­Mechanics work in one of Electric Boat’s metal fabrication “fixtures” used to build frames that reinforce a submarine’s ­pressure hull. 
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DYNAMICS ­ELECTRIC BOAT

School of hard hats: College-bound? EB’s hiring surge convincing more grads...

Approaching graduation, Lincoln Aldrich was only certain of two things: he wanted to work on boats, and he wanted to make a decent paycheck. “I...
RED HOT: Heat treater Juan Smith treats pieces of steel at Metallurgical Solutions Inc. in Providence. The company uses controlled heating and cooling processes to change the internal properties of steel to strengthen it and send it back to customers for various applications.
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Meet the Makers: Providence shop bringing new strength to old steel

Editor’s note: This is the 47th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...

Willie Barber

PBN 40 UNDER FORTY 2026 AWARDS WILLIE BARBER | 36 Chief of workforce development, General Dynamics Electric Boat What is the biggest challenge facing your industry? Changing...

Elizabeth Blank

PBN 40 UNDER FORTY 2026 AWARDS ELIZABETH BLANK | 39 Assistant General Counsel, Ocean State Job Lot What is the biggest challenge facing your industry? Artificial intelligence,...

Bryan Buckley

PBN 40 UNDER FORTY 2026 AWARDS BRYAN BUCKLEY | 39 Director, associate, Signal Works Architecture What is the biggest challenge facing your industry? Balancing rising costs, tighter...
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