PBN recognizes top Business Women of 2024
PROVIDENCE – Maria Gemma-Corcelli believes that everyone put on this earth has a purpose and sometimes, she said, you have to find that purpose.
Gemma-Corcelli,...
Meet the Makers: Manufacturer helps companies turn plants into food
(Editor’s note: This is the 21st installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
38th World Trade Day to focus on supply chain resiliency, improved...
SMITHFIELD – When the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the world four years ago, local businesses had to grapple with many complex changes and challenges, including...
National Marker Co. to lay off 36 employees
NORTH SMITHFIELD – Long-established manufacturer National Marker Co. has notified the state that it will lay off 36 employees.
The green manufacturing company, which specializes...
OZZI scores manufacturing, tech investments for reusable food packaging
NORTH KINGSTOWN – A Rhode Island company seeking to reimagine food storage and packaging for sustainability goals has secured new manufacturing and technology partnerships...
R.I. unemployment rate remains at 4.1% in April
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in April was 4.1%, same as March, ending a streak that saw six months of consecutive increases,...
Hasbro again recognized for corporate citizenship by Points of Light
PROVIDENCE – Hasbro Inc. for the 12th consecutive year has been recognized for corporate citizenship by nonprofit Points of Light, a global volunteerism organization.
The...
Wholesale price increases accelerated in April as inflation remains sticky
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. wholesale prices rose sharply last month, a sign that inflation pressures remain stubbornly high after three elevated readings in consumer prices...
Lardaro: Expansion of R.I. economy slowed in March
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s economy sputtered a bit in March after showing signs of gaining momentum in February, University of Rhode Island economist and...
Edesia to receive portion of $200M to relieve child hunger
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Since 2022, Edesia has nearly doubled the number of children its "ready-to-use therapeutic food" can reach globally.
With a recent allocation of...
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