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OCEAN STATE INNOVATIONS has acquired the Tennessee-based company ColorWorks.

Ocean State Innovations acquires Tenn. company

PORTSMOUTH – Textile company Ocean State Innovations has acquired Tennessee-based textile dyeing and finishing company ColorWorks, OSI announced this week. ColorWorks will continue to operate...
BLOUNT FINE FOODS has acquired a food manufacturing plant in Portland, Ore. that it expects will eventually employ 150 workers.

Blount acquires food plant in Oregon

FALL RIVER – Blount Fine Foods Corp. has acquired a prepared-food manufacturing plant in Portland, Ore., that it expects to eventually employ 150 workers,...
Daniele International has merged with the Utah-headquartered company CreminelliFine Meats Inc.

Daniele International merges with Utah charcuterie company

BURRILLVILLE – Daniele International, the locally headquartered producer of specialty charcuterie and deli meats, has merged with Utah-headquartered Creminelli Fine Meats LLC, the former's...
THE INSTITUTE for Supply Management’s purchasing managers’ index fell to 47.2 in December, its lowest level since June 2009. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/TY WRIGHT

U.S. factory gauge unexpectedly falls to lowest since 2009

WASHINGTON – United States manufacturing closed out a tumultuous year with the weakest monthly performance since the end of the recession, with orders shrinking...
DOWN TO BUSINESS: The House Committee on Finance’s Subcommittee on Human Services holds a meeting at the Statehouse in December to get an update on overspending at the R.I. Department of Children, Youth and Families, and the R.I. Office of Veterans Services. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Budget deficit, lottery contract, minimum wage among controversial issues facing General...

As Rhode Island lawmakers return for the 2020 legislative session on Jan. 7, some of the most pressing questions they’re expected to face this...

Mahr receives annual award from R.I. Manufacturers Association

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Manufacturers Association has chosen Providence-based Mahr Inc. as the winner of its annual award, recognizing a company representing growth...

Man indicted for allegedly breaking in, setting fire to Woonsocket business

PROVIDENCE – A man has been federally indicted on a charge of arson for allegedly breaking into a Woonsocket manufacturing plant and setting fires...
U.S. BUSINESS INVESTMENT increased 0.1% in November. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/SERGIO FLORES

U.S. business-equipment orders tame amid investment downshift

WASHINGTON – Orders for United States capital equipment barely increased in November, consistent with a downshift in corporate investment throughout the year that’s weighed...
REAL RHODY DEAL: Trisha Torres, co-owner of bird feeder manufacturer Aspects Inc. in Warren, takes pride in the fact the company has exclusively been making lawn and garden products at its Rhode Island facility for 40 years. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

R.I. manufacturer of bird feeder is flying high

Made in the USA is a claim few manufacturers can make. And even fewer can boast of products made entirely in Rhode Island. But this...

NUWC Division Newport partners with Polaris MEP to launch 401 Tech...

NEWPORT – The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport and Polaris Manufacturing Extension Partnership have signed a Partnership Intermediary Agreement to launch the 401...
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