Hasbro 1Q profits surge as Mattel posts loss
PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. (NYSE: HAS) today posted a first-quarter profit of $37.47 million, or 13.9 percent more than the year-ago period’s $32.89 million,...
Textron exceeds initial forecasts of 1Q earnings
PROVIDENCE – Textron Inc., the world’s biggest maker of business jets through its Cessna unit, said first-quarter earnings of 85 cents a share surpassed...
Several local companies get recognition in SBA awards
Winners of the 2008 Small Business Awards include a Pawtucket transportation company, a historic Federal Hill restaurant and two small business advocates with the...
Training for travel and tourism
When Bob Bowlby called T.F. Green Airport to make sure his elderly mother – who no longer has a driver’s license – would be...
Full speed ahead in some quarters
On April 14, a group gathered in the parking lot of the R.I. National Guard’s Command Readiness Center in Cranston to witness a demonstration...
A driving success
Paul Teutul Jr., foreground, and Mikey Teutul, center – stars of The Learning Channel “American Chopper” – visit the West Warwick headquarters of...
Brown chemists making progress in fuel research
A team of chemists at Brown University recently announced a breakthrough in the development of cheaper, more efficient hydrogen-powered fuel cells.
Shouheng Sun, a chemistry...
Health sector outspends all others on lobbying
WASHINGTON – A new report by the Center for Responsive Politics, which tracks spending in U.S. politics, shows the health care sector spent $444.7...
Passenger traffic at T.F. Green rises 11.2% in March
WARWICK – Passenger traffic at T.F. Green Airport (PVD) surged last month, continuing the rise that began in February, the latest figures from the...
R.I. jobless rate at highest in 12 years
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s unemployment rate climbed 0.2 percentage points last month to 6.1 percent, the highest mark in more than 12 years, the...
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