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Mass. firm signs lease for former Rubius facility in Smithfield

SMITHFIELD –Massachusetts-based biotechnology firm Organogenesis Holdings Inc. has signed a 16-year lease with two 10-year options for renewal with Boston-based The Davis Cos. to...

R.I. Commerce Corp. awards $225K in innovation vouchers

PROVIDENCE –The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors on Monday unanimously awarded three innovation vouchers totaling $225,000.  Created in 2016, the Innovation Voucher Program offers...

Hasbro’s Power Rangers memorabilia auction raises $3.3M

PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. raised $3.3 million last week auctioning off 700 lots from its collection of Power Rangers memorabilia.  The auction, ran by Dallas-based...
MILESTONE: Sisters Marcia, left, and Julie Blount lead the Blount Boats Inc. shipyard in Warren, which was founded by their father and recently celebrated its 75th ­anniversary.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Meet the Makers: Warren shipyard has navigated the waters of boat-building...

(Editor’s note: This is the 27th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...

Doing the heavy lifting for others

PBN Manufacturing Awards 2024 MEET THE MAKERS: Atlas Barrel and Pallet Inc.  THE SOUNDS OF BUZZING saw blades and booming hammers echo throughout Atlas Barrel and...

Plant workers suspended, terminated after broken wind turbine incident

PROVIDENCE – Some employees at a plant in Canada have been either suspended or fired following an investigation into why a turbine in the...

Vatn Systems raises $16.5M in seed funding

PORTSMOUTH – Defense technology company Vatn Systems has raised $16.5 million in seed funding to advance autonomous underwater vehicles for the U.S military. The funding...

Senesco Marine launches first hybrid commuter ferry built in New England

NORTH KINGSTOWN – A Rhode Island-built vessel recently launched as the first hybrid-powered commuter ferry manufactured in New England. Senesco Marine last week held a...

Port of Davisville gets $11.25M federal grant for upgrades

NORTH KINGSTOWN – The Port of Davisville at Quonset Point is receiving an $11.25 million federal grant to improve terminal access, facilitate greater transport...
DAVE MARQUIS, far right, co-owner and president of Lincoln-based ChemArt Co. and 2024 Strategic Leadership Award winner, delivers a speech Wednesday during Providence Business News' annual Manufacturing Awards ceremony at Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick. / PBN PHOTO / MIKE SKORSKI

Marquis, Williams, manufacturers honored at PBN’s 2024 Manufacturing Awards event

WARWICK – In his four decades in manufacturing, Dave Marquis has seen a lot of changes within the industry. Along with technology advances, Marquis –...
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