Insulation maker reports $9M loss after Ch. 11
Owens Corning Inc., the insulation maker that emerged from bankruptcy in October, has posted a $9 million loss from continuing operations for the fourth...
Hasbro, Gibson develop interactive kids’ guitar
PAWTUCKET – Tiger Electronics, a division of the Pawtucket-based toy manufacturer Hasbro, has partnered with Gibson USA to introduce the Power Tour Electric Guitar,...
MultiCell Technologies works on cancer drug
LINCOLN – MultiCell Technologies Inc. says it has reached a milestone in its work to develop a drug to treat colorectal cancer, the third...
System built at NUWC wins technology award
NEWPORT – The Blue Rose Fiber Optic Perimeter Security and Detection System, developed at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Newport, has won the...
Startup signs deal with Brown, R.I. Hospital
PROVIDENCE – Corum Medical Inc., a medical device startup based in Providence and Sudbury, Mass., has signed a license agreement with Brown University and...
Warning: Brainstorming may destroy innovation
Almost anyone who's worked to develop an innovation at a big company knows the drill. The senior executives give a stirring speech about how...
MBTA to open central customer service office
BOSTON – The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority plans to open a centralized customer service department, aiming to appease riders and streamline the complaint process.
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Quaker Fabric to sell HQ, lease back part
FALL RIVER – Quaker Fabric Corp. said last week that it has made a deal to sell its 245,000-square-foot corporate headquarters building at 1082...
Salt marsh project helps nature and golfers
It sounds like a plague that Greek gods would rain down on their enemies: phragmites (pronounced frag-mighties). It may not be the product of...
Aquidneck West Side plan shaping island’s future
Nearly a year and a half after it was first unveiled, the West Side Master Plan is leading redevelopment efforts across Aquidneck Island, local...













