Tag: Hope Global
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...
Merchant receives lifetime achievement award at World Trade Day 2018
PROVIDENCE – Cheryl Merchant, president and CEO of Hope Global, was awarded the John Hazen White, Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award Wednesday at the 33rd...
Some Rhode Islanders have learned from past storms, but most simply...
(Editor’s note: This is the final installment in a three-part series exploring Rhode Island’s vulnerability to coastal flooding and what businesses, property owners and...
Climate mitigation pays off, but it has to be put in...
This week’s conclusion of a three-part series by PBN staff writer Eli Sherman on Rhode Island’s vulnerability to flooding and storm damage is sobering.
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