Gansett Craft Chocolate wins 2 global awards
NARRAGANSETT – Following five wins in the International Chocolate Awards’ Americas division in September, Gansett Craft Chocolate advanced to win two silver medals in the...
Lardaro: Disappointing October keeps R.I. in ‘statistical recession’
PROVIDENCE – After a disappointing October, Rhode Island remains in a “statistical recession,” University of Rhode Island economist and professor Leonard Lardaro said in...
Foot-dragging slows treaty on plastic production
Plastic pollution has spread to Earth’s farthest reaches, with widespread effects on wildlife, the environment and human health. To curb this problem, U.N. member...
Five Questions With: D. Matthew Rieger
D. Matthew Rieger is professor and chair of the department of physics and engineering at the Community College of Rhode Island. This past fall,...
U.S. job openings fall to lowest level since March 2021 as...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. employers posted 8.7 million job openings in October, the fewest since March 2021, in a sign that hiring is cooling...
Textron cutting 725 jobs as part of global restructuring plan
PROVIDENCE – Textron Inc. is cutting 725 jobs as part of a global restructuring plan, the company announced late Tuesday.
The company’s board of directors...
2 R.I. manufacturers to pay combined $280K for EPA violations
WARWICK – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered two Rhode Island manufacturers to pay a total of almost $280,000 in civil penalties for...
Meet the Makers: In R.I.’s jewelry sector, Snow Findings is a...
(Editor’s note: This is the 15th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
Not just kid play: Toy companies aim more products at older...
NEW YORK (AP) – Toymakers are tweaking original classic games or coming out with new ones that embrace an audience that's been around for a while:...
Edesia receives $137M gift from Bezos Family Foundation
NORTH KINGSTOWN – A local nonprofit manufacturer that produces food to help malnourished children around the world received a transformational gift from the family...
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