VR Industries acquires Quantum Pure Aire
WARWICK – Electronics manufacturer VR Industries Inc. has announced its acquisition of Quantum Pure Aire Products. Financial details were not revealed.
Quantum, which has been...
Kopin posts revenue of $71.7M in partial ’06 report
TAUNTON – Kopin Corp. (Nasdaq: KOPN) today reported preliminary 2006 results, saying full reports are expected after the completion of its stock-option probe. For...
Eccles assumes command of NUWC
NEWPORT – The Naval Undersea Warfare Center has a new leader, Rear Adm. Thomas J. Eccles, who assumed command in a ceremony Friday at...
A.T. Cross in $15.7M sale/lease-back
LINCOLN – A.T. Cross Co. (AMEX: ATX) this morning announced it has completed the sale and lease-back of its global headquarters and manufacturing facility...
FarSounder receives 3rd patent on 3D sonar
WARWICK – The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted FarSounder Inc. a third patent on its award-winning 3D forward-looking sonar technology.
“This latest...
Tapping the power of biofuels
Though it has been virtually unavailable this winter, “bioheating” oil – a blend of diesel and oil refined from vegetable oil, recycled cooking grease...
Judge’s ruling doesn’t end<br> debate over lead verdict
A year after a state jury found that lead paint was a public nuisance in Rhode Island and the Sherwin-Williams Co. and two other...
Quaker loses $37.6M in ’06
FALL RIVER – Quaker Fabric Corp. last week reported a 2006 net loss of $37.6 million, or $2.23 per share, with the bulk of...
Pa. firm plans distribution center<br> in Johnston
JOHNSTON – Local, state and company officials joined in announcing plans by West Chester, Pa.-based transportation and logistics firm A. Duie Pyle Inc. to...
Global, U.S. manufacturing rebound in February
U.S. and global manufacturing last month showed signs of recovery after a sluggish January, according to a report today from the Institute for Supply...













