Tag: A Guide To Stuff Made
Gilbane Building Co.
THE STORY: Gilbane Building Co. was founded in 1870 by two forward-thinking and entrepreneurial brothers as a small carpentry firm constructing custom homes in...
Providence Painted Signs
THE STORY: Providence Painted Signs was established in 2012 and specializes in creating various painted signs for local businesses. The company creates signs that...
CakeSafe LLC
THE STORY: In 1989, Scott Chapin invented a box to protect the wedding cakes his wife, Juli, made and she used it on a...
The Beck Cos.
THE STORY: The North Smithfield-based and family-owned The Beck Cos. specializes in showroom design, engineering, manufacturing and fabrication. Five companies are under the Beck...
Colonial Mills Inc.
THE STORY: For more than 40 years, Colonial Mills Inc., a family-owned operation in East Providence, has produced made-to-order wholesale braided/woven rugs, storage baskets...
Ocean State Shields LP
THE STORY: Ocean State Shields LP, based in Providence, was founded to help address the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Co-founded by Allyson Cote and Todd...
Garland Writing Instruments
THE STORY: In 1927 when Louis Lanoie founded Lew Manufacturing Co. in Coventry, the company first made small presses that led to the design...
Ravenous Brewing Co.
THE STORY: Ravenous Brewing Co. was established in 2011 in Woonsocket, becoming the first brewery to operate in northern Rhode Island. Despite its small...
Narragansett Brewing Co.
THE STORY: Six German immigrants in 1890 came together with $150,000 and built the first Narragansett Beer brewery building. Within 10 years, Narragansett Beer...
Wright’s Dairy Farm & Bakery
THE STORY: Family-owned Wright’s Dairy Farm & Bakery in North Smithfield has been producing and baking various dairy products since 1914. Wright’s offers a...
