Friday, September 4, 2026

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Manufacturing

Taco CEO to be inducted into Women in Manufacturing Association’s Hall...

CRANSTON – Cheryl Merchant, CEO of Taco Comfort Solutions and Taco parent Taco Family of Cos., will be inducted into the 2025 class of...

Shellf Life transforms seafood waste into regenerative building materials

PROVIDENCE – When Felicia Neuhof first started forming her business, Shellf Life, she recalls seafood restauranteurs looking at her in disbelief when she asked...

Lardaro: Recession fears hover over R.I.’s economy

PROVIDENCE – Recession fears and tariffs continue to loom over Rhode Island’s economy, University of Rhode Island economist and professor Leonard Lardaro said Friday...

Groov-Pin, Centreville Bank, Neighborhood Health Plan, Point32Health, U-Haul named PBN’s top...

PROVIDENCE – Groov-Pin Corp., Centreville Bank, Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island, Point32Health Co. and U-Haul International Inc. were the top companies recognized on...
TRIAL AND ERROR: Alejandro Martinez, Mearthane Products Corp.’s marketing director, shows some experimental moldings in the company’s development lab inside its Cranston headquarters. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Meet the Makers: Moment of ingenuity helped Mearthane to continue rolling

(Editor’s note: This is the 36th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
RHODE ISLAND’S seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in July was 4.8%, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training. / AP FILE PHOTO/LYNNE SLADKY 

R.I. monthly unemployment stays at 4.8% in July

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in July was 4.8%, the same as June, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said...

State awards $487K in manufacturing equipment grants

PROVIDENCE – Twenty-eight businesses have been awarded $487,361 from the state’s Manufacturing Equipment Grant Program, Gov. Daniel J. McKee and R.I. Commerce Corp., announced...

R.I. cannabis commission revokes cultivator’s license for ‘egregious’ violations

WARWICK – Citing failure to comply with a May consent order, repeated violations of state regulations and the arrest of its founder for attempting...

R.I. cannabis sales grow modestly by 3.17% in Q2

WARWICK – Rhode Island’s cannabis sales increased by 3.17% year over year for the second quarter of 2025, reflecting modest growth in the market...

Aspen Aerogels posts $9.1M net loss in Q2, names new CFO

PROVIDENCE – Aspen Aerogels Inc. on Thursday reported a net loss of $9.1 million in the second quarter and appointed a new chief financial...
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