Garland Writing Instruments closing due to pandemic
COVENTRY – Garland Writing Instruments is closing due to the impacts of COVID-19, owner Rick Becker told WPRO-AM 630 on Tuesday.
The company expects to...
LVMH files countersuit against Tiffany over $16.2B deal
NEW YORK (AP) – Luxury conglomerate LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE has filed a countersuit against Tiffany & Co. over their ruined merger...
Mahoney to lead Polaris MEP
PROVIDENCE – Kathie Mahoney has been named center director of the Polaris Manufacturing Extension Program, the University of Rhode Island Research Foundation announced on...
PBN survey: Most R.I. businesses foresee recovery from pandemic within a...
Despite the economic devastation inflicted by COVID-19, Rhode Island businesspeople remain optimistic that the worst is over and their businesses can only improve in...
Report gives R.I. manufacturing D+; local leaders say picture incomplete
PROVIDENCE – Manufacturing in Rhode Island received a D+, according the 2020 Manufacturing Scorecard from Ball State University’s Center for Business and Economic Research.
The...
SEA Corp. lands $55M contract from NUWC
MIDDLETOWN – Systems Engineering Associates Corp. has been awarded a $55 million five-year contract from the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport, the company...
Amgen taps Britson to run R.I. operations
WEST GREENWICH – Brian Britson was named vice president of site operations at Amgen Rhode Island, overseeing all operations at the company’s West Greenwich...
EPA grant aims to reduce pollution from R.I. alcoholic beverage-makers
PROVIDENCE – The state’s thriving beer, wine and distilling industry is an economic boon, but one with serious environmental implications for water use and...
Northwest Woolen Mills lands military clothing contracts
WOONSOCKET – Textile manufacturer Northwest Woolen Mills has been awarded contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense for clothing for the armed forces, the...
Scarcity of raw material squeezes N95 mask makers
FRESNO, Calif. – White House officials say U.S. hospitals have all the medical supplies needed to battle the deadly virus, but front-line workers, hospital...
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