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GENERAL DYNAMICS Electric Boat Corp. has been awarded contracts worth of up to $17.2 billion to build two new Virginia-class fast attack submarines. / COURTESY GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT

General Dynamics Electric Boat awarded $17.2B submarine contract

NORTH KINGSTOWN – General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp. has been awarded contracts worth up to $17.2 billion to build two new Virginia-class fast attack...

Edesia’s warehouse piling up without new federal government orders

NORTH KINGSTOWN – Edesia Inc. President and founder Navyn Salem said the humanitarian aid agency's warehouse is once again piling up with life-saving food...

McKee touts budget proposal to invest in job training during We...

CRANSTON – Gov. Daniel J. McKee has continued his public push for his $2 million investment to fund job training programs for the state's...

R.I. Commerce Corp. awards $282K in innovation vouchers

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors on Monday unanimously awarded four innovation vouchers totaling $282,921 to accelerate product innovation and expand high...

Citizens Financial: Business conditions cooling in R.I.

PROVIDENCE – Business conditions in Rhode Island showed signs of cooling in the first quarter of 2025 despite a positive start to the fiscal...

Textron reports $207M profit in Q1, up 3% year over year

PROVIDENCE – Textron Inc. reported a $207 million net income in the first quarter of 2025, a 3% increase from $201 million last year. The...
CONSTANT DIVERSIFICATION: Evelyn Gutierrez works on countertop rails for an American-made yacht with Chairman Thomas Tanury at Lincoln-based metal finishing company Tanury Industries. The company used to specialize in jewelry, but now the largest markets it serves are lighting, electronics, aerospace and giftware.
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Meet the Makers: Tanury Industries stays on its toes to keep...

(Editor’s note: This is the 32nd installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
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A tariff strategy that revives a classic warning

Feeling tariff whiplash? You’re not alone. On April 2, President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs – a 10% levy on nearly all U.S....

Report: McKee warns Hasbro delaying HQ decision could hinder public subsidy...

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee has warned Hasbro Inc. that time is running out if the toy company seeks any public subsidies to...

RTX sees Q1 profit narrow to $1.54B

ARLINGTON, Va. – RTX Corp. on Tuesday reported a first-quarter profit of $1.54 billion, a 10% decrease from the $1.71 billion net income it...
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