Friday, April 19, 2024

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Manufacturing

ON TARGET: Natalia ­Pelletier, Poyant Signs Inc.’s senior project manager, and Bill Furey, the company’s channel letter production lead, stand over a sign made for Target. 
COURTESY POYANT SIGNS INC.

Poyant thrives by employing old family values and new efficiency methods

PBN Manufacturing Awards 2022 OVERALL EXCELLENCE AT A MIDSIZE MANUFACTURER: Poyant Signs Inc. Poyant Signs Inc., a family-owned sign-making business, was founded during the Great Depression....
STAMP OF APPROVAL: Snow Findings Co. President Bob Snow and employee Maria Pena work on the metal stamping service company’s manufacturing floor 
in West Warwick.
PBN PHOTO/
ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Small size, low overhead allows Snow Findings to nimbly navigate industry...

PBN Manufacturing Awards 2022 OVERALL EXCELLENCE AT A SMALL MANUFACTURER: Snow Findings Co. At 71 years old, West Warwick-based Snow Findings Co. has managed industry shakeups by...
FROM A TO ZINC: From left, Reade Advanced Materials Director of Marketing Elisabeth Reade Law and controller Amanda Reade Sturgeon hold a couple pieces of zinc while on a recent plant tour visiting zinc dust suppliers. 
COURTESY READE 
ADVANCED MATERIALS

Fifth generation keeps Reade Advanced Materials sourcing chemicals for clients

PBN Manufacturing Awards 2022 EXCELLENCE AT A FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS: Reade Advanced Materials Reade Advanced Materials has been a family business for five generations. It was established in...
GETTING TECHNICAL: Community College of Rhode Island student Stephanie Bacon works on a computer screen while taking the college’s Fast Track to CNC Manufacturing program in partnership with Polaris MEP. 
COURTESY COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND


CCRI partners with Polaris MEP to prepare students for workforce of...

PBN Manufacturing Awards 2022 EXCELLENCE IN COLLABORATION IN MANUFACTURING: Community College of Rhode Island and Polaris MEP While scholars debate the merits of a four-year college education,...
HIGH ROLLER: Greg Viera, left, a machine operator, and Frank Costa, ­senior machine operator, work on the manufacturing floor at plastics maker Trico Specialty Films Inc. in North Kingstown. 
PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Acquisition allows Trico to expand, add production lines and plastics offered

PBN Manufacturing Awards 2022 EXCELLENCE IN AN EMERGING MANUFACTURER: Trico Specialty Films Inc. Sales exploded by 230% in 2021-22 for North Kingstown plastics-extrusion and plastics-film manufacturer Trico...
INNOVATION LEADER: Grant Cooper, CEO of Optrel Inc. in East Greenwich, says the manufacturer primarily focused on industrial protection, such as the welder helmets seen behind him, before the COVID-19 pandemic. Now Optrel has transitioned into products that are more health care friendly.
PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Whether for industrial or health care needs, Optrel is all about...

PBN Manufacturing Awards 2022 EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCT INNOVATION & DESIGN: Optrel Inc. Whether it is manufacturing products for health care workers or for welders, Optrel Inc. is...

SENEDIA gets $20.4M defense contract extension

MIDDLETOWN –The Southeastern New England Defense Industry Alliance on Thursday received a $20.4 million contract extension from the Department of Defense. “While we are making...

Hasbro CFO Thomas to retire after 24 years with toy company

PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. Chief Financial Officer Deborah Thomas announced Thursday she is retiring after 24 years with the toy company. “Since joining Hasbro, I’ve...

U.S. employers keep hiring at solid pace, adding 261,000 jobs

WASHINGTON (AP) – America's employers kept hiring briskly in October, adding a substantial 261,000 positions, a sign that as Election Day nears, the economy...

Job openings hit 10.7M despite Fed attempts to cool economy

WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in September, suggesting that the American labor market is not cooling as fast as the inflation...
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