Monday, September 7, 2026

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Manufacturing

Pure Haven appoints new CEO

JOHNSTON – Longtime operations, sales and product development leader Miranda Inglis has been appointed CEO of Pure Haven manufacturing company. Inglis joined Pure Haven in 2014 as an...

Polaris MEP nets $6M grant, renews federal partnership

PROVIDENCE – Polaris MEP has secured a $6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology, renewing its...
IT REMAINS to be seen whether the appeals filed on behalf of the Preservation Society of Newport County and the Southeast Lighthouse Foundation will be successful in having the federal government reconsider its approvals of two wind farms off the coast of Rhode Island. / AP PHOTO/DAVID GOLDMAN

1st lease sale to be held for offshore wind on West...

PROVIDENCE (AP) – The Biden administration will hold the first-ever lease sale for offshore wind energy on the West Coast, officials said Tuesday. The Dec....

West Warwick couple charged in firearms straw purchasing scheme

PROVIDENCE – A West Warwick couple are facing felony charges stemming from a joint investigation into alleged firearms trafficking and ghost gun manufacturing, Attorney...

Hasbro profit, sales slip as families tire of playing with inflation

PAWTUCKET (AP) – Hasbro Inc.'s profit and sales slipped in the third quarter as families watched their spending on toys more closely with inflation cutting...

Lardaro: Acceleration of R.I. economy quickens

PROVIDENCE – The pace of Rhode Island’s economic recovery has picked up speed, expanding for the 17th consecutive month in August, University of Rhode...
FUTURE EXPANSION? Alyssa Kenyon works as a trimmer in the Mammoth Inc. cannabis cultivation facility in Warwick. Founder and CEO Spencer Blier hopes eventually to add grow rooms, lab space and employees after retail sales of recreational marijuana start in December. 
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A GROWING WORKFORCE: New labor pipeline emerging for legalized recreational cannabis

Celia Kinneary entered Johnson & Wales University’s culinary program with a grand vision of opening her own bakery and brewery someday, but now those...
COMPLEX CASE: Jonathan Orent, an attorney at Motley Rice LLC in Providence, is the lead attorney for a lawsuit involving a hernia mesh medical device that was created at a Becton, Dickinson and Co. subsidiary in Warwick.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

R.I. firm facing tidal wave of suits over hernia mesh

At first, Paul Trevino’s hernia surgery was considered a success. A polypropylene mesh made by the Rhode Island company Davol Inc., a C.R. Bard Inc....
NEW BREED OF COMPANIONSHIP: Meghan Gamboa, Ageless Innovation LLC co-founder and senior vice president, holds an animatronic cat at the company’s Pawtucket headquarters. The cats, dogs and birds produced by Ageless Innovation have been shown to be beneficial for the mental health of the elderly.
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MICHAEL SALERNO

For her, Ageless Innovation much more than pet project

It was a combination of soccer, Hasbro Inc. and Bryant University that brought Meghan Gamboa to Rhode Island, where she now works as co-founder and senior vice president...

U.S. inflation pressures further intensified in September

WASHINGTON (AP) – Inflation in the United States accelerated in September, with the cost of housing and other necessities intensifying pressure on households, wiping...
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