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Woonsocket hydro facility taps net-metering program to cut costs for R.I....

WOONSOCKET – A new net-metering initiative will give Rhode Island manufacturers and other commercial energy users access to electricity bill savings tied to power...

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...

When health care system breaks, everything else follows 

Fellow Rhode Island manufacturers, health care costs are no longer a background issue. They are now a front-line threat to our ability to compete, invest and take care...
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...
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