Tag: manufacturing
Leaning on fewer people for more revenue is risky for R.I.
I spend a lot of time walking factory floors, sitting with founders and shaking hands with people trying to build something in Rhode Island.
Not once in those conversations...
R.I. monthly unemployment rises to 4.6% in February
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in February was 4.6%, up from 4.5% in January, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training...
Explosion at Aspen Aerogels: ‘It’s a miracle nobody was killed’
EAST PROVIDENCE – Aspen Aerogels Inc.’s manufacturing plant will remain closed until investigators can ensure it is safe to resume operations after an explosion...
R.I. unemployment rises to 4.5% in January despite adding jobs
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate edged up to 4.5% in January even though the state added 400 jobs month over month,...
Report: R.I. manufacturing sector looks to new markets, investments in workforce...
PROVIDENCE – From accelerating industry adoption of new technologies, opening up access to new markets and strengthening talent pipelines through job training and collaboration,...
When it comes to cakes, they’re very protective
Juli and Scott Chapin set out to solve a nagging problem with her wedding cake business, but the solution eventually turned into a solid...
Five Questions With: Kayla Viveiros
Kayla Viveiros | CEO, A.B. Munroe Dairy Inc.
1. How will your background at Polaris MEP be useful in operating A.B. Munroe Dairy? At...
MEET THE MAKERS: Customer service, flexibility keep Fuller from getting boxed...
(Editor’s note: This is the 42nd installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
Rhode Islanders rode the wave of the blizzard together
When Winter Storm Hernando slammed Rhode Island in February 2026, it didn’t just snow – it buried us.
Nearly 38 inches fell in parts of the state; the...
Man, machine and making wise choices in an AI economy
I’ve spent my life in manufacturing – real factories, real people, real machines. I’ve lived through multiple waves of technology – computer numerical control...
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