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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 is among the local manufacturers that have dealt with inflated tariffs in 2025. 
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MICHAEL SALERNO

THE TOLL OF TARIFFS: Factories under strain as they try to...

If there was one thing Rose Wood had been able to count on as a buyer at Pawtucket manufacturer Neocorp Inc., it was that...

When the SNAP supply chain breaks, Rhode Islanders must become the...

Every month, about 140,000 Rhode Islanders depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to feed themselves and their families. That’s 86,000 households, including 23,000...

U.S. employers added just 73K jobs last month as labor market...

WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. employers added just 73,000 jobs last month and Labor Department revisions showed that hiring was much weaker than previously reported...

R.I. manufacturers feeling bite of tariffs

PAWTUCKET – U.S. Rep. Gabe Amo, D-R.I., recently hosted a roundtable discussion featuring six small manufacturers from Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District to examine the...

R.I. manufacturers bracing for pain

As fluctuating tariff orders implemented by President Donald Trump’s administration continue to rattle the global economy, manufacturers in Rhode Island are bracing for higher...
BY THE BOOK: Polaris MEP Director of Marketing Erin Read helped create a “playbook” in 2020 to assist manufacturers on how to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. 
PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Polaris MEP’s Read a manufacturer’s helping hand

Business Women Awards 2025 WOMAN TO WATCH TECHNICAL SERVICES Erin Read, Polaris MEP director of marketing WHILE ATTENDING COLGATE UNIVERSITY in Hamilton, N.Y., pursuing a double major,...

Investing Wisely: Enhancing Efficiency & Value Through Sustainable Operations

Amgen is using its innovative capabilities to combat climate change and preserve natural resources through 2027. The plan will drive specific environmental sustainability projects...
DATA CRUNCHER: Severence MacLaughlin, founder of North Kingtown’s DeLorean Artificial Intelligence, at a presentation in Las Vegas in September 2024.
COURTESY DELOREAN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

R.I. a testing ground for AI advancements in health care

Robots at work on factory floors are already offering a glimpse of the potential of artificial intelligence to disrupt local industries. While manufacturers wrestle with...

Investing Wisely: Enhancing Efficiency & Value Through Sustainable Operations

In an era where the fate of our planet hangs in the balance, the concept of sustainability has transcended mere buzzwords to become the...
SMOOTH OPERATOR: 
Steven Alviti Sr. next 
to Bel Air Finishing 
Supply Corp.’s 
products. 
PBN PHOTO/
MICHAEL SALERNO

Meet the Makers: Bel Air focuses on finishing with a flourish

(Editor’s note: This is the 19th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
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