Providence metro unemployment rises slightly in November
PROVIDENCE – The nonseasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area was 3.4% in November, an increase from 3.3% one month prior...
$2.6M earmarked for housing renovations at former Osram-Sylvania facility
CENTRAL FALLS – The state’s $22.6 million allocation secured as part of the congressional spending bill for fiscal year 2023 will include $2.6 million...
Polaris MEP to hold free digital innovation webinar
PROVIDENCE – Polaris MEP will host a free webinar for manufacturers who are interested in adding to their digital solutions portfolio but who are stumped on how to...
R.I. to get $87M from federal spending bill for dozens of...
PROVIDENCE – More than $87.2 million from the federal 2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill that was approved by Congress this week will be directed to...
Lotuff mastering art of the heirloom
(Editor’s note: This is the fourth installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
Woonsocket manufacturer to pay $492K for violating federal False Claims Act
PROVIDENCE – Hyman Brickle & Sons Inc. has been ordered to pay $492,236 to the federal government after both the Woonsocket-based textile manufacturer and...
R.I. November unemployment 3rd highest in New England
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the third-highest unemployment rate in New England in November at 3.6%, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau...
Nelipak investing $11.8M into new North Carolina facility
CRANSTON – Nelipak Corp. is expanding its operations into North Carolina, with a planned initial investment of at least $11.8 million into a 110,000-square-foot...
R.I. unemployment rate rises to 3.6% in November
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.6% in November, up two-tenths of a percentage point from October, the R.I. Department of...
Lardaro: R.I.’s economy slowed in October
PROVIDENCE – The state’s economy slowed in October despite marking 19 months of consecutive expansion, University of Rhode Island economist and professor Leonard Lardaro said Thursday. ...
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