Inflation slows but stays high enough for Fed to hike again
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. consumer inflation eased in March, with less expensive gas and lower food prices providing some relief to households that have...
Polaris MEP names New York manufacturing leader as new director
PROVIDENCE – A former New York manufacturing and technology executive will lead manufacturing nonprofit Polaris MEP, the organization announced on Monday.
Matt Watson, former senior...
Report: R.I. employers cut 153 jobs in March
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island employers shed 153 jobs in March, according to business and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.
The firm on...
U.S. adds a healthy 236K jobs despite Fed’s rate hikes
WASHINGTON (AP) – America's employers added a solid 236,000 jobs in March, suggesting that the economy remains on solid footing despite the nine interest...
Applications for jobless aid rising but still at low levels
NEW YORK (AP) – The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid was higher over the past few months than the government had initially reported,...
Hasbro CEO Cocks earned $9.4M in 2022
PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. CEO Chris Cocks was compensated more than $9.4 million in 2022 despite the company reporting a loss for the year,...
Lockheed investment allows Regent to expand into defense manufacturing
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Regent Craft Inc., a Quonset-based startup developing “seaglider” transportation technology, is expanding its reach into the defense manufacturing sphere with a...
Feb job openings slip to 9.9M; a win in inflation fight?
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. job openings slipped to 9.9 million in February, fewest since May 2021 and a sign that the job market may...
LOST IN EMISSIONS: Businesses befuddled by state’s net-zero goals
So far, the 10 electric vehicle charging stations tucked away in the corner of the 200-space parking lot at Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Inc. haven’t...
Business lacking bigger voice in state’s net-zero plans
Rhode Island made a landmark commitment to slashing greenhouse gases emanating from the state when the General Assembly passed the Act on Climate law...
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