Tag: manufacturing
State offers up to $20M for Electric Boat Quonset expansion, hiring...
NORTH KINGSTOWN – General Dynamics Electric Boat is expanding its Quonset facility and creating 1,300 jobs over the next decade, the company announced Thursday.
As...
Polaris MEP recruiting specialists for manufacturing consulting
PROVIDENCE – Polaris Manufacturing Extension Partnership is expanding its roster of professional consultants that it will connect with local manufacturers, the nonprofit organization announced...
U.S. factory gauge dips to 9-month low as inflation heats up
NEW YORK - United States manufacturing expanded last month at the slowest pace since July, while prices paid for materials continued to accelerate amid...
Hasbro enters $522M agreement to buy Power Rangers, other properties
PROVIDENCE - Hasbro has signed a definitive agreement to acquire several brands from Saban Properties LLC, including Saban’s Power Rangers in a combination of...
Mattel’s Barbie brand carries quarter, mutes Toys `R’ Us effect
NEW YORK - Barbie’s back in town.
Mattel Inc., which named a new CEO last week, softened the effect of Toys “R” Us Inc.’s demise as...
O’Connell shepherds AstroNova toward continued growth
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER/BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER | Joseph O’Connell, AstroNova Inc.
Since he joined AstroNova Inc. 22 years ago, Joseph O’Connell, vice president of business development,...
General Dynamics reports $799M Q1 profit
NORTH KINGSTOWN – General Dynamics, parent organization of Electric Boat Corp., reported earnings of $799 million for the first quarter of 2018 on Thursday.
The...
New Mattel CEO plays catch-up with rivals after four down years
NEW YORK - Mattel Inc., home of Barbie and Thomas the Tank Engine, has struggled for years trying to manage its way out of...
Orders for U.S. capital equipment in March ease unexpectedly
NEW YORK - Orders placed with United States factories for business equipment eased unexpectedly last month after a smaller February advance, indicating a more...
Ford is getting out of almost all of the American car...
NEW YORK - Ford Motor Co. is cleaving an additional $11.5 billion from spending plans and dropping several sedans, including the Fusion and Taurus, from...
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