U.S. wholesale inflation declines in August to still-high 8.7%
WASHINGTON (AP) – Inflation at the wholesale level jumped 8.7% in August from a year earlier, a slowdown from July yet still a painfully...
Markets shudder on dashed inflation hopes; Dow falls 1,250
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks tumbled to their worst day in more than two years Tuesday, knocking the Dow Jones Industrial Average down more...
Fewer Americans apply for jobless aid
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits last week fell to its lowest level since May despite repeated attempts by...
URI Research Foundation to lead defense manufacturing coalition
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island Research Foundation will lead a defense manufacturing consortium eligible for up to $5 million in federal funding.
The...
Former Polaris MEP leader Mahoney to head MassMEP
AUBURN, Mass. – Kathie Mahoney, former center director of Polaris MEP, will remain nearby the Rhode Island manufacturing sphere following her departure from the...
R.I. misses out on $1B in federal funding for economic projects
WASHINGTON (AP) – Ambitions to jump-start the state’s biotech and blue economies with multi-millions in federal funding were dashed on Friday after neither Rhode...
SEACORP awarded $40.9M contract to support Naval Undersea Warfare Center
MIDDLETOWN – Systems Engineering Associates Corp. was awarded a $40.9 million, five-year contract to support the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport, the company announced Thursday.
The...
U.S. hiring slowed in August as employers add 315,000 jobs
WASHINGTON (AP) – America's employers slowed their hiring in August in the face of rising interest rates, high inflation and sluggish consumer spending, all...
BUILDING BLOCKS: Jade components play crucial role in defense, aerospace tech
Don Boyle picks up a palm-sized model of the Apollo 11 lunar lander from Jade Manufacturing Co.’s conference table and smiles as he looks...
Fewer Americans file for jobless benefits last week
WASHINGTON (AP) – Fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market continues to shine despite weakening elements of the U.S....
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