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Riley Power Group to lay off 117 North Kingstown employees

NORTH KINGSTOWN – Riley Power Group, a North Carolina-based maintenance and construction company that does contract fabrication work for submarine builder General Dynamics Electric...
THE 2024 CLASS of Providence Business News' Leaders & Achievers Awards honorees pose for a photo Thursday at Aldrich Mansion in Warwick. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN’s 2024 Leaders & Achievers celebrated and honored

WARWICK – Twenty-five local business industry leaders were formally recognized Thursday evening for their leadership efforts across multiple sectors in Providence Business News’ 2024...

Subsea cable manufacturer joins offshore wind hub at CIC Providence

PROVIDENCE – Global offshore wind manufacturer Nexans S.A. has become the newest member of an offshore wind cluster that's taken shape at the CIC...
THE END RESULT: International Packaging Corp. CEO John Kilmartin, standing right, speaks with employees Vera Cruz, left, and Marybell Berdugo at a station where finished presentation boxes are packed for shipping. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Meet the Makers: Nimble moves keep Interpak going strong amid overseas...

(Editor’s note: This is the 24th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...

R.I. monthly unemployment rises to 4.5% in July

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in July was 4.5%, an increase of two-tenths of a percentage point from June, the R.I. Department...

Aspen Aerogels shifts to black in Q2 with $16.8M profit

PROVIDENCE – Aspen Aerogels Inc. posted a profit of $16.8 million in the second quarter of 2024, or 21 cents per diluted share, compared...
PROVIDENCE BUSINESS NEWS has announced 34 companies and organizations as the 2024 Fastest Growing & Innovative Companies Awards honorees.

PBN unveils 2024 Fastest Growing & Innovative Companies

PROVIDENCE – Thirty-four local companies and organizations are among both the highest earners and the most innovative as part of Providence Business News’ 2024...

McKee legal team: Washington Bridge lawsuit ‘against responsible parties’ is coming

PROVIDENCE – After poring over 100,000 pages of documents for weeks, Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s legal team said Friday that it has decided to...

East Providence manufacturer to lay off 205 employees, close plant

EAST PROVIDENCE – Hundreds of employees at an East Providence manufacturer are set to be laid off as the company plans to close its...

Graney stepping down as president of Electric Boat

PROVIDENCE – Kevin Graney, who has served has president of Electric Boat since 2019, will retire on Dec. 1.  Parent company General Dynamics on Thursday...
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