Harley-Davidson CEO joins Textron board
PROVIDENCE – Textron Inc. yesterday announced the election of James L. Ziemer to the company’s board of directors, effective today. His addition brings the...
FarSounder moves to In-Sight building in Warwick
WARWICK – FarSounder Inc. today announced it has moved to a 4,200-square-foot facility at 43 Jefferson Blvd., at the In-Sight Office Building.
The new...
Outside exec hired as CEO of new NOW Delivery
PROVIDENCE – NOW Delivery, the company formed by the Jan. 23 merger of Network Delivery and Now Courier, both of Providence, has hired an...
U.S. gross domestic product rises 3.3% in ’06
WASHINGTON – The nation’s real gross domestic product for all of 2006 rose 3.3 percent in 2006, after rising 3.2 percent in 2005, the...
U.S. durable goods orders fall 7.8 percent
WASHINGTON – New orders for manufactured durable goods decreased $17.1 billion or 7.8 percent in January to $203.9 billion, after rising 2.8 percent in...
KVH names distributor for mobile Web, TV systems
MIDDLETOWN – KVH Industries Inc. (Nasdaq: KVHI) has named ASA Electronics Corp. to serve as a national distributor for KVH mobile communications products.
ASA...
Quaker Fabric loses $37.6M in 2006
FALL RIVER – Quaker Fabric Corp. (Nasdaq: QFAB) last night reported a 2006 net loss of $37.6 million, or $2.23 per share. One-time restructuring...
Kopin to retain stock’s listing on Nasdaq
TAUNTON – Kopin Corp. has been granted an extension to meet the qualifications for retaining its common stock’s listing on Nasdaq, the company said...
AAA: R.I. gas prices rise 9 cents/gallon
Rhode Island gasoline prices have risen 9 cents in the past week, according to AAA Southern New England.
AAA’s Feb. 26 survey of gas prices...
Paint makers must pay for R.I. lead cleanup
PROVIDENCE – Superior Court Judge Michael A. Silverstein today ruled that Sherwin-Williams Co. and other former makers of lead paint must pay the costs...












