Tag: manufacturing
U.S. manufacturing output fell in May by the most since 2014
NEW YORK - United State factory production fell in May by the most since January 2014, weighed down by fewer truck assemblies and still...
Amgen’s focus on its employees’ future a workplace plus
BEST PLACES TO WORK 2018
1. ENTERPRISE | Amgen Rhode Island
Employees in R.I.: 640
Tia Bush, vice president of site operations
The 640 employees at West Greenwich...
LFI Inc.
BEST PLACES TO WORK 2018
18. MIDSIZE COMPANIES | LFI Inc.
Employees in R.I.: 57
President and CEO Clifford Brockmyre
Questions answered by: Roland Benjamin, chief financial officer
What...
National Marker Co.
BEST PLACES TO WORK 2018
13. MIDSIZE COMPANIES | National Marker Co.
Employees in R.I.: 73
Owner and President Michael J. Black
Questions answered by: Michael J. Black
What...
Rhode Island scores poorly on manufacturing and logistics report card
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island received poor scores in the 2018 Manufacturing & Logistics Report Card released by the Center for Business and Economic Research...
U.S. producer prices climb more than forecast on fuel costs
NEW YORK – United States producer prices rose more than forecast in May as the cost of fuels surged by the most in three...
Making stuff back in fashion
One of the most important economic changes in the United States over the past half-century has been the shift away from making goods to...
U.S. manufacturing quickens while prices keep spiraling up
NEW YORK - United States manufacturing expanded at a faster pace in May and order backlogs grew by the most in 14 years, even as...
Finding purpose focuses the work and the business
Kelly Mendell | MIKEL Inc. president
Why are you in business? What do you believe in?
The United States has the most technologically capable submarines in...
Sensata agrees to sell valves business for $173M
ATTLEBORO – Sensata Technologies Inc. will sell its valves business to Pacific Industrial Co. for $173 million, the companies announced May 22.
The business being...