International exercise equipment maker retains startup vibe
(Editor’s note: This is the 10th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
Five Questions With: Christopher Waterson
Christopher Waterson | General manager, Waterson Terminal Services LLC
1. What kind of infrastructure has been built at the Port of Providence, which Waterson Terminal...
Report: Hasbro cutting 20% of staff at Entertainment One
PROVIDENCE – Hasbro Inc. is laying off approximately 20% of the staff at its film production company Entertainment One, thewrap.com reported Thursday.
Exact details of...
Weekly U.S. applications for unemployment aid remain relatively elevated
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits remained relatively elevated last week, potentially another signal that Federal Reserve rate hikes are beginning to...
Mass. cannabis manufacturer expands into R.I.
WARWICK – Rhode Islanders may already be familiar with Coast Cannabis Co. if they've crossed state borders for cannabis dispensaries. Soon, those products will...
Lardaro: R.I. teetering toward recession
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is teetering toward a recession due to an abysmal economic performance in April and continued economic weakness, University of Rhode Island economist...
R.I.’s May unemployment rate second-highest in New England
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the second-highest unemployment rate in New England in May at 3% but remained below the national rate of 3.7%,...
R.I. unemployment stays at 3% in May
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in May remained at 3% for the second consecutive month, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training...
UNFI eliminating 150 jobs with regional restructuring
PROVIDENCE – United Natural Foods Inc. announced Wednesday it is eliminating 150 jobs companywide as it consolidates its four operating regions into three.
It was...
Five Questions With: Matt Watson
Matt Watson | Director, Polaris MEP
1. How does the manufacturing economy in New York compare with Rhode Island? What ideas do you plan...
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