Tag: Hope Global
R.I. factories have learned lessons in fighting to keep COVID-19 out
Through his involvement in an international organization, Karl Wadensten knew what global manufacturers were doing to try to keep COVID-19 out of their workplaces. Before...
Hope Global reopens; Taito leaves company
CUMBERLAND – Manufacturer Hope Global has reopened after a temporary closure brought on by reduced demand for its products from the automotive industry, as...
Masks at work step toward recovery
The news that manufacturer Hope Global had to temporarily shut down its Cumberland facility after several workers tested positive for COVID-19 is a reminder...
Hope Global shuts plant after workers fall ill with COVID-19
CUMBERLAND — Manufacturer Hope Global has temporarily shut down its operations here after several workers fell ill and were later found to have had...
U.S. trade war with China has brought pain, uncertainty
The initial tariffs imposed in 2018 on imports from China didn’t affect Cooley Group, a Pawtucket-based company that manufactures an array of engineered materials,...
Hope Global Braided Shoe and Boot Laces
THE STORY: Hope Global has been making shoe and boot laces for 136 years, and today it produces approximately 12 million pairs, or 108...
Allowing failure can lead to innovation
Leslie Taito | Hope Global CEO Recently, a bright, young employee came to me with an idea to improve a long-standing manufacturing process. He described...
Hope Global names Taito CEO, De Santiago president
CUMBERLAND – Leslie Taito has been named CEO of Hope Global, succeeding Cheryl Merchant, who was recently named president of the Taco Family of...
Taco appoints Cheryl Merchant president after 19 years with Hope Global
CRANSTON – The Taco Family of Companies, parent of Taco Comfort Solutions, has named Cheryl Merchant president of the Taco Family of Companies, North...
R.I. manufacturers learn to manage a ‘good’ problem – training more...
In the last few years, manufacturing in Rhode Island is on a growth spurt of sales, productivity and plant modernization, and that’s led to...
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