VIBCO Vibrators GR-1600 Pothole Packer
THE STORY: Ever since Karl Wadensten’s father founded VIBCO Vibrators in 1962, the company has been helping industrial and construction clients improve their results...
Concordia Fibers Commingled Hybrid Fiber
THE STORY: Coventry-based Concordia Fibers celebrates its centennial in 2020, but the products it makes today are a far cry from the silk yarn...
Lotuff Triumph Briefcase
THE STORY: Lotuff Leather opened its Providence studio in 2013 in the tradition of the best European ateliers. Every one of the company’s fashion...
S.R. Blackinton BIG3 Championship/Julius Erving Trophy
THE STORY: At the height of the Civil War Susanne Ross Blackinton’s great-great-grandfather founded a company that did silversmithing, goldsmithing, engraving and more. Today...
Quality jobs can be landed in design across many industries
There is a big demand for young people in the manufacturing sector for sure. But some of those jobs are not about making products,...
Q&A: Rebecca Slater
Rebecca Slater | Blakely Interior Design design project director
In 2015, Rebecca Slater left an MFA program at Suffolk University and discovered she could pursue...
Q&A: Orlando A. Correa
Orlando A. Correa is a 2012 graduate of the Building Futures program of Apprenticeship Rhode Island, part of the American Apprenticeship Initiative. The program...
Justin Sirotin OCTO Product Development founder
Justin Sirotin | OCTO Product Development founder
Justin Sirotin’s resume shows a large range of industrial design clients, from industrial equipment to sporting goods, pool...
Q&A: John Sinnott
John Sinnott | Gilbane Building Co. vice president and Rhode Island business unit leader
A college intern at Gilbane, John Sinnott took a short detour...
As more construction jobs open, finding workers continues to be difficult
Still wanted: Quality-control personnel, estimators, project managers, welders and many others for construction companies in Rhode Island.
There are simply not enough people to go...
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