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Five Questions With: Neil D. Steinberg

Rhode Island Foundation CEO and President Neil D. Steinberg oversaw the foundation’s record-setting awarding of $87 million in grants to nonprofits in 2020, some...

R.I. on track to expand vaccine eligibility to ages 50+ next...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island remains on track to open eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccines on April 5 to all residents in their 50s and...

Applications open for new $200M rent assistance program

PROVIDENCE – Applications have opened for a $200 million rent assistance program launched in Rhode Island Thursday for tenants and landlords who have been...

Federal eviction moratorium extended 90 days

PROVIDENCE – Housing advocates are evaluating how the 90-day extension of the federal eviction moratorium will impact residential tenants in Rhode Island. On March 30,...
CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 500 on Tuesday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 500, with 2 new deaths

PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 500 on Tuesday, with two new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Wednesday. Hospitalizations...
WRAPPING UP: Will Thomas, machine operator at athletic protective gear manufacturer G-Form LLC in North Smithfield, performs the final step in the machine process by applying the backer material just before the station will be closed and molded. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Pivot to PPE production keeps G-Form competing in manufacturing game

PBN Manufacturing Awards 2021 Publisher’s Choice Award for Innovative Adaptation: G-Form LLC When public life and most commerce slammed shut in March 2020 because of...
TRAILBLAZER: Karl Wadensten, CEO and president of VIBCO Inc. in Richmond, was one of the first to create the blueprints for how to safely operate a manufacturing facility during COVID-19 and conduct employee and visitor screening. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Wadensten gives helping hand to companies, communities in fight against COVID-19

PBN Manufacturing Awards 2021 Manufacturing Champion: Karl Wadensten, CEO and president, VIBCO Inc. VIBCO Inc. CEO and President Karl Wadensten is a well-known name throughout...
SIGNS OF THE TIMES: National Marker Co., creator of safety identification signs and products, increased its sales by more than 25% in 2020, as its products were in high demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. At right, manufacturing technician Tim Egan looks over some signs. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Company buy-in allows NMC to adapt production on the fly during...

PBN Manufacturing Awards 2021 Overall Excellence at a Midsize Manufacturer: National Marker Co. National Marker Co. has been creating safety identification signs and products since 1934....
ALWAYS IMPROVING: Bradford Soap Works Inc. machine operator Paula Panizza holds a bar of soap while CEO and President Stuart Benton looks on. Benton says he tries to get everyone to focus on incremental improvement every day. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Bradford Soap CEO aims to clean more than hands on path...

PBN Manufacturing Awards 2021 Strategic Leadership: Stuart Benton, CEO and President, Bradford Soap Works Inc. A bar of soap has taken on a whole new importance...
LIGHT TOUCH: Zoila Delacruz, left, and Mirna Delacruz attach Lumetta Inc.’s proprietary antimicrobial and washable Lumenate shade to a frame for a handcrafted, decorative light at the Cranston Public Library. / COURTESY LUMETTA INC.

Lumetta adapts patented light shade material to make suspended germ barriers

PBN Manufacturing Awards 2021 Overall Excellence at a Small Manufacturer: Lumetta Inc. A photo gallery of artful products by Lumetta Inc., a Warwick-based lighting designer and...
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