It hasn’t been easy for R.I. factories

STRING SKILLS: ­Machine operator Maria Dacruz works on the production floor of Neocorp Inc., a standard and technical rope and bungee cord maker in Pawtucket. Neocorp was among the local manufacturers that dealt with inflated tariffs in 2025. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO
STRING SKILLS: ­Machine operator Maria Dacruz works on the production floor of Neocorp Inc., a standard and technical rope and bungee cord maker in Pawtucket. Neocorp was among the local manufacturers that dealt with inflated tariffs in 2025. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Manufacturers throughout the U.S. have largely spent the past year-plus reeling from rapidly shifting tariffs implemented under President Donald Trump, and Rhode Island companies have been no exception. Tariffs are the latest in a series of challenges that have for decades troubled the Ocean State’s once-thriving industry. Previously known as the birthplace of the U.S.

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