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ANDREW GELFUSO has been named the new director of the John H. Chafee Center for International Business at Bryant University. / COURTESY BRYANT UNIVERSITY

Gelfuso named new Chafee center director

SMITHFIELD – A Cranston native who has spent the last 16 years in the nation’s capital as a global business development executive will return...

Interim leader of Middletown manufacturer given role permanently

MIDDLETOWN – Middletown manufacturer KVH Industries Inc. on Wednesday named Brent C. Bruun as the company’s CEO and president, according to a news release. Bruun...

Acquisition of R.I.-based Summer Infant set to be completed

WOONSOCKET – Kids2 Inc., a Georgia manufacturer that owns the well-known Baby Einstein brand, is set to close on its acquisition of Rhode Island-based...

R.I. unemployment rate dips to 2.9%, a 30-year low

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s economic recovery continued in May with the monthly unemployment rate dropping three-tenths of a percentage point from April to 2.9%,...

Five Questions With: Brian Britson

Brian Britson is vice president of site operations at Amgen Rhode Island. After helping to launch the company 20 years ago, Briston spent time...

Warwick cannabis producer announces partnership with Colorado company

WARWICK – On the heels of the state legislature last month voting to legalize recreational marijuana, producer and distributor Hangar 420 is expanding its...

U.S. producer prices soar 10.8% in May as energy costs spike

WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. producer prices surged 10.8% in May from a year earlier, underscoring the ongoing threat to the economy from inflation that...

Lardaro: R.I. economy showing evidence of slowing

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s economy expanded for the 13th consecutive month in April, however there is evidence of some slowing, University of Rhode Island economist...
CELEBRATING WOMEN: Amgen Rhode Island’s manufacturing team ­celebrates Women’s History Month. / COURTESY AMGEN RHODE ISLAND

Amgen Rhode Island

PBN BEST PLACES TO WORK 2022 Enterprise Company 3. Amgen Rhode Island Employees in R.I.: 970 Chairman and CEO: Robert A. Bradway Questions answered by: Vice President of Rhode...
GETTING RECOGNIZED: Swarovski Optik North America Ltd. employees get ready to attend Providence Business News’ 2021 Best Places to Work virtual event. / COURTESY SWAROVSKI OPTIK NORTH AMERICA LTD.

Swarovski Optic North America

PBN BEST PLACES TO WORK 2022 Midsize Company 2. Swarovski Optik North America Ltd. Employees in R.I.: 100 CEO: Albert Wannenmacher Questions answered by: Albert ­Wannenmacher How would you describe the...
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