Monday, September 7, 2026

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Manufacturing

U.S. producer price inflation eases to still-high 8.5%

WASHINGTON (AP) – Inflation at the wholesale level rose 8.5% in September from a year earlier, the third straight decline though costs remain at...

Another month of solid U.S. hiring suggests more big Fed hikes

WASHINGTON (AP) – America's employers slowed their hiring in September but still added 263,000 jobs, a solid figure that will likely keep the Federal Reserve on...
PROVIDENCE BUSINESS NEWS has announced 13 honorees for its annual Manufacturing Awards program.

Cooley Group’s Dwight among 13 honorees for PBN’s 2022 Manufacturing Awards

PROVIDENCE – Daniel Dwight, CEO and president of Pawtucket-based coated fabric manufacturer Cooley Group, has been named the 2022 Strategic Leadership Award winner for...

Five Questions With: Wendy Mackie

Wendy Mackie is no stranger to the Rhode Island manufacturing scene – she previously led the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association as CEO, helped launch the Composites Alliance of...

URI awarded $5 million grant for defense manufacturing consortium

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a University of Rhode Island-led defense manufacturing consortium a $5 million grant, the department announced...

Report: Workforce development key to manufacturing growth

PROVIDENCE – Wilson Perez was in his element, if not his usual workplace, on Tuesday, with an array of jewelry-making tools in front of...
PROVIDENCE BUSINESS NEWS Editor Michael Mello, right, addresses the crowd Thursday during PBN's Fastest Growing & Innovative Companies Awards ceremony at the Graduate Providence. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Organizations honored for growth, innovation at PBN’s Fastest Growing & Innovative...

PROVIDENCE – A financial institution, a construction management company, an addiction recovery organization and an insurance agency were recognized Thursday as the top earners...

U.S. economy drops at 0.6% annual rate from April through June

WASHINGTON (AP) — Battered by surging consumer prices and rising interest rates, the U.S. economy shrank at a 0.6% annual rate from April through...

RIDOT opening Route 138 extension in Newport on Oct. 6

PROVIDENCE – Eastbound traffic on Route 138 in Newport will shift with the opening of a new extension on Oct. 6, The R.I. Department...

Rite-Solutions receives $77M cybersecurity contract from U.S. Navy

MIDDLETOWN – Rite-Solutions Inc. has been awarded a five-year, $77 million contract from the U.S Navy to bolster the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division...
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