Former PWCVB founder, longtime HopeHealth board member Robbins dies at 91
PROVIDENCE – Arthur S. Robbins, a local business leader who co-founded the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau and served four decades on HopeHealth’s...
Five Questions With: Kelly Ward
Kelly Ward is the president and co-founder of Ward’s Manufacturing, a new metal fabrication manufacturer based in Warren. Ward and her brother Kiffin, who...
WaterRower acquires New York-based CityRow
WARREN – Following a yearslong manufacturing partnership, Rhode Island exercise machine manufacturer WaterRower Inc. has acquired New York City-based CityRow.
CityRow founder and CEO Helaine...
South Coast life sciences incubator gets $800K state grant
MANSFIELD – Southeastern Massachusetts' biomanufacturing and life sciences sector will receive an $800,000 infusion of in support of innovation and training initiatives, state officials...
KVH Industries to lay off 75 workers at Middletown plant
MIDDLETOWN – KVH Industries Inc. says it is undergoing a “transformative initiative” that will include a shakeup of its management team and laying off...
Aspen Aerogels posts $45.8M loss in 2023
PROVIDENCE – Aspen Aerogels Inc. on Tuesday reported a $45.8 million loss in 2023, down from $82.7 million loss in 2022.
The loss per diluted...
Lardaro: R.I. economy expanding despite weak December
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's economy closed 2023 in expansion range despite a weak December, University of Rhode Island economist and professor Leonard Lardaro said...
Political tensions pose threat to economy, business economists say
WASHINGTON (AP) – Just a quarter of business economists and analysts expect the United States to fall into recession this year. And any downturn...
Regent Craft expands Hawaii partnerships
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Regent Craft is expanding its presence in Hawaii with the launch of its Hawai’i Seaglider Initiative, the manufacturer announced last month.
The...
Unemployment rate in Providence metro rises to 3.5% in December
PROVIDENCE – The unadjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 3.5% in December. That’s up from 3.2% in November and 2.7% in...
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