Tag: manufacturing
R.I. monthly unemployment rises to 4.5% in July
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in July was 4.5%, an increase of two-tenths of a percentage point from June, the R.I. Department...
RIPEC: Q2 results show state’s economy continues to move in positive...
PROVIDENCE – Strong results across key economic indicators in the second quarter show that the state’s economy continues to move in a positive direction,...
ROBOTS RISING? Manufacturers mull employing tech as it gets smarter, cheaper
Enter igus Bearings Inc.’s newly opened facility in East Providence, and you’ll be met with the sounds of whirring and clangs typical of a...
Valerie Ball
40 Under Forty Awards 2024
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Vice President of Human Resources, Blount Fine Foods Corp.
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Taco eyes upgrading headquarters with new manufacturing and warehousing facility
CRANSTON – Taco Comfort Solutions is looking to upgrade its headquarters with a 98,000-square-foot manufacturing and warehousing facility.
The Cranston-based heating, cooling and plumbing system...
R.I. monthly unemployment stays at 4.3% in June
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in June was 4.3%, same as the previous month, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said...
Polaris MEP receives $1.5M federal grant to reduce recidivism
PROVIDENCE – Polaris MEP will receive $1.5 million in federal funds to help the manufacturing partnership and support organization help people reentering society and...
R.I. monthly unemployment rises to 4.3% in May
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in May was 4.3%, two-tenths of a percentage point higher than the previous month, the R.I. Department...
R.I. to receive $6.9M from nationwide settlement in baby powder lawsuit
PROVIDENCE – Attorneys general from 43 states, including Rhode Island, have reached a $700 million settlement with multinational health corporation Johnson & Johnson to...
Defense manufacturer Anduril Industries to build new $8.3M facility at Quonset...
NORTH KINGSTOWN – A California-based defense technology manufacturer, which has a facility in Quincy, Mass., will construct a new site in the Quonset Business...