Capital Goods

GTECH annual revenue surges 27.9%

Capital Goods 03/06/2009

ROME and PROVIDENCE – Lottomatica S.p.A. (Pink Sheets: LTTOY; Milan Stock Exchange: LTO) and subsidiary GTECH Corp. posted a total 2008 profit of €137.87...

U.S. jobless rate hits 25-year high

Capital Goods 03/06/2009

WASHINGTON – The nation’s unemployment rate rose in February to 8.1 percent, “the highest rate in more than 25 years,” as non-farm employment shrank...

THE 50 PROJECTS, marked in red, include maintenance work on the Jamestown Bridge; repair or replacement of another five bridges; the resurfacing of 45 miles of state roads; and the replacement of highway lighting or guardrails and repair of deteriorating pavement on another 80 miles of state roadways. /

R.I. unveils 50 ARRA highway projects

Capital Goods 03/04/2009

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Donald L. Carcieri, House Speaker William J. Murphy and R.I. Department of Transportation Director Michael P. Lewis this afternoon joined in...

Cadence buys Cranston site for $3.5M

Capital Goods 03/04/2009

CRANSTON – Cadence Science, a medical and scientific products maker with a plant in Lincoln and a sales office in New York, is looking...

Pawtucket I-95 bridge design revealed

Capital Goods 03/03/2009

PAWTUCKET – The task force that Mayor James E. Doyle appointed last year to design a new bridge over the Pawtucket River has completed...

Nation urged to work with tourism sector

Capital Goods 03/03/2009

LONDON – The World Travel & Tourism Council today called on the U.S. government to team up with the private sector to help promote...

Acushnet escalates golf-ball patent dispute

Capital Goods 03/03/2009

WILMINGTON, Del. – Fairhaven-based Acushnet Co., the golf-products division of Fortune Brands Inc. (NYSE: FO), today announced it has filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against...

RHODE ISLAND LOST 1,600 non-farm payroll jobs in January, as the state unemployment rate increased to 10.3%. /

R.I. unemployment jumps to 10.3%

Capital Goods 03/03/2009

CRANSTON – The state’s unemployment rate continued its climb in January, jumping to 10.3 percent – 0.9 percentage points above December’s readjusted figures –...

KVH named Thrane’s top partner

Capital Goods 03/03/2009

MIDDLETOWN – Thrane & Thrane, a top satellite-equipment manufacturer, has named KVH Industries Inc. its top partner in the Americas for maritime satellite products. “We...