Tag: manufacturing
Lardaro: Nov. disappointing for R.I. economy, but encouraging signs
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island appears to be moving toward the end of a recession, University of Rhode Island economist and professor Leonard Lardaro said...
Travis named CEO, president of Rhode Island Manufacturers Association
PROVIDENCE – Melissa Travis is the new CEO and president of the Rhode Island Manufacturers Association.
RIMA spokesperson Dawn Arpin confirmed with Providence Business News...
R.I. monthly unemployment stays at 4.3% in December
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in December was 4.3%, same as November, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said Thursday.
The...
MEET THE MAKERS: Westerly factory specializes in crucial, mostly concealed, construction...
(Editor’s note: This is the 41st installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
R.I. monthly unemployment dips to 4.3% in November
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in November was 4.3%, down slightly from 4.5% in September, the R.I. Department of Labor and...
Meet the Makers: Murdock Webbing carves niche in woven fabrics industry
After the death of NASCAR superstar Dale Earnhardt in a crash at Daytona International Speedway in 2001, preventing a repeat occurrence became the focal...
RIPEC: R.I. not in recession despite mixed economic signals in Q3
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is not in a recession, despite showing mixed economic signals in the third quarter, according to a report from the...
VIBCO’s Elf on the Shelf tradition more than just holiday fun
This time of year hits different at VIBCO Inc.
Yes, we’re a real manufacturing company that has deadlines tighter than Santa’s chimney clearance and face...
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...
R.I. losing more than a business with closure of another foundry
Rhode Island is losing another one.
Friends Foundry Inc. in Woonsocket, VIBCO Inc.’s casting partner since 1974, announced it will cease operations on Jan. 31....
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