Warren-based Taylor Box acquired by European packaging group
WARREN – Family-owned manufacturer Taylor Box Co. has been acquired by a European secondary packaging group, Pusterla 1880 SPA, for an undisclosed amount.
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U.S. hiring stays brisk as employers add 223,000 jobs
WASHINGTON (AP) – America's employers added a solid 223,000 jobs in December, evidence that the economy remains healthy yet also a sign that the...
Firms fret about how big their power bills will grow
The massive milling machines and grinders used to make Hindley Manufacturing Co.’s signature wire hardware are power hungry, so it’s no surprise that President...
PBN’s most-read stories of 2022
From developments with the potential to reshape the landscape of Providence and a steady stream of million-dollar home sales across Rhode Island, to ongoing...
Providence metro unemployment rises slightly in November
PROVIDENCE – The nonseasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area was 3.4% in November, an increase from 3.3% one month prior...
$2.6M earmarked for housing renovations at former Osram-Sylvania facility
CENTRAL FALLS – The state’s $22.6 million allocation secured as part of the congressional spending bill for fiscal year 2023 will include $2.6 million...
Polaris MEP to hold free digital innovation webinar
PROVIDENCE – Polaris MEP will host a free webinar for manufacturers who are interested in adding to their digital solutions portfolio but who are stumped on how to...
R.I. to get $87M from federal spending bill for dozens of...
PROVIDENCE – More than $87.2 million from the federal 2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill that was approved by Congress this week will be directed to...
Lotuff mastering art of the heirloom
(Editor’s note: This is the fourth installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
Woonsocket manufacturer to pay $492K for violating federal False Claims Act
PROVIDENCE – Hyman Brickle & Sons Inc. has been ordered to pay $492,236 to the federal government after both the Woonsocket-based textile manufacturer and...
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