Textron shares climb on buyout rumors
PROVIDENCE – Shares in multi-industry company Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) continued to climb today after surging yesterday to a two-month high amid rumors of...
Mass. picks 3 South Coast transit options to proceed to full...
BOSTON – State and federal officials have eliminated several alternatives from the list that will be evaluated in the environmental review for the South...
FarSounder debuts long-range 3D sonar
WARWICK — FarSounder Inc. has released a new extended-range forward-looking sonar product, the FS-3ER Extended Range.
FarSounder makes products that generate three-dimensional images of the...
APC lays off 30 as job cuts continue
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – APC by Schneider Electric laid off 30 more Rhode Island employees last week as the French-owned company undertook its third...
Textron to further cut Cessna manufacturing
PROVIDENCE – Textron Inc. will further reduce manufacturing rates at the Cessna aircraft unit from the previously announced 375 deliveries this year, saying the...
A.H. Belo plans pay cuts of 2.5% to 15%
DALLAS – A.H. Belo Corp. (NYSE: AHC), parent of The Providence Journal Co. and other daily and weekly publications, announced plans to trim...
Budget-gap bill clears R.I. House
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. House of Representatives last night approved a $7.3 billion revised budget plan for the current fiscal year that aims to...
Chamber, city award $150,000 in grants
PROVIDENCE – The Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce and the City of Providence today teamed up to award $150,000 in grants to 11 local...
Nortek posts 2008 loss of $780.7M
PROVIDENCE – Home and commercial technology and ventilation company Nortek Inc. and its parent NTK Holdings Inc. today released their unaudited financial results for...
KVH offers college scholarship to locals
MIDDLETOWN – KVH Industries Inc. plans to give a $1,000 scholarship to a college-bound Aquidneck Island high school senior who plans to enter a...