R.I. air travel dips 6.5% in 2008
WARWICK – Passenger traffic at T.F. Green Airport (PVD) fell 6.5 percent last year, hit by “volatile fuel prices and a floundering economy,” the...
Textron, EB win Six Sigma honors
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash. – Two Rhode Island companies are among the organizations honored for outstanding Six Sigma programs and projects during the recent iSixSigma...
Textron promotes Donnelly to president
PROVIDENCE – Scott C. Donnelly, who joined Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) this summer as its chief operating officer and executive vice president, today was...
Langevin leaves cybersecurity panel for Armed Services
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. James R. Langevin, D-R.I., has stepped down from the House Homeland Security Committee, where he chaired a subcommittee that studied...
Aspen Aerogels, Samsung ink distribution deal
NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. - Aspen Aerogels Inc., a nanotechnology firm that designs and manufactures energy-efficient insulation products, has signed a distribution agreement with Samsung America...
Providence parking firm sues MBTA
PROVIDENCE and BOSTON – AIM Parking Management LLC is seeking $267,000 from the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority in a breach-of-contract suit filed in federal...
AAA: Gas prices rise again in R.I., Mass.
PROVIDENCE – “The average price of gasoline in Rhode Island has risen for the third straight week,” Lloyd P. Alpert, AAA Southern New England’s...
Auto sales freeze may be thawing
Chris Hurd is breathing a sigh of relief, at least for the moment.
As the owner of Hurd Auto Mall in Johnston, he oversees 15...
Textron Inc. plans to reduce work force by 2,000 more employees
PROVIDENCE – Textron Inc. will eliminate another 2,000 jobs by March at its Cessna unit, the world’s biggest maker of business jets, as corporate...
New Rep. looks to keep DMV office in Westerly
PROVIDENCE – Rep. Samuel A. Azzinaro (D-Westerly) this month submitted legislation requiring a R.I. Division of Motor Vehicles office for Westerly.
Azzinaro, a freshman representative,...