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R.I. ATTORNEY GENERAL Peter F. Neronha announced Tuesday the state will receive $6.9 million as part of a $700 million nationwide settlement with Johnson & Johnson over the company's baby powder containing talcum powder. / COURTESY R.I. ATTORNEY GENERAL PETER F. NERONHA

R.I. to receive $6.9M from nationwide settlement in baby powder lawsuit

Manufacturing 06/11/2024

PROVIDENCE – Attorneys general from 43 states, including Rhode Island, have reached a $700 million settlement with multinational health corporation Johnson & Johnson to...

Defense manufacturer Anduril Industries to build new $8.3M facility at Quonset...

Manufacturing 06/11/2024

NORTH KINGSTOWN – A California-based defense technology manufacturer, which has a facility in Quincy, Mass., will construct a new site in the Quonset Business...

PBN announces 40 Under Forty honorees

Manufacturing 06/10/2024

PROVIDENCE – Forty young professionals have been chosen as the winners of Providence Business News’ 20th annual 40 Under Forty Awards program. The honorees were...

FALVEY INSURANCE GROUP employees wear sailor hats on Thursday during the festive Providence Business News 2024 Best Places to Work Awards ceremony at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN recognizes 2024 Best Places to Work in festive atmosphere

Manufacturing 06/07/2024

WARWICK – Two insurance companies, a construction company and an automotive and travel services agency were recognized among 67 honorees in Providence Business News’...

OCCUPANTS WANTED: Raymond Goff, Burrillville’s planning director and economic development coordinator, visits the entrance to the town’s commerce park, which has remained mostly unused for many years. Town officials are hoping to change that.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

SETTING SITES HIGHER: Will $40M initiative aimed at creating more pad-ready...

Manufacturing 06/07/2024

When Burrillville officials unveiled plans to create a second industrial park in the rural town in the early 2000s to bring in jobs and...

AstroNova reports $1.2M profit in Q1

Manufacturing 06/06/2024

PROVIDENCE – AstroNova Inc. on Thursday reported a profit of $1.2 million in the company’s fiscal first quarter, which ended April 27, up from...

Senate to begin deliberation on nomination for R.I. cannabis administrator

Manufacturing 05/29/2024

PROVIDENCE – The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday is scheduled to take up Gov. Daniel J. McKee's nomination of Oklahoma medical marijuana regulator Michelle...

SupplyRI announces new offshore wind partnerships

Manufacturing 05/28/2024

PROVIDENCE – Two offshore wind companies will join SupplyRI as new procurers, R.I. Commerce Corp. announced last week. As program “anchors,” Vineyard Offshore and Avangrid...

Cadence opens first international facility in Costa Rica

Manufacturing 05/28/2024

CRANSTON – Medical device manufacturer Cadence Inc., which operates in Rhode Island, last week announced the opening of a new facility in Costa Rica. Cadence,...