Tag: manufacturing
Aspen Aerogels loss expands to $5.5M in 2Q
NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. – Aspen Aerogels Inc. reported a $5.5 million loss for the second quarter of 2017, an increase from its $1.4 million loss...
Summer Infant reports 541K profit for 2Q
WOONSOCKET – Summer Infant Inc. reported net income of $541,000 for the second quarter, a 111 percent year-over-year increase.
“Even in a tough industry environment, Summer...
Textron reports revenue rise, profit drop for Q2
PROVIDENCE - Textron Inc. reported net income of $153 million for its second quarter, a 13.6 percent decline from $177 million a year earlier. Earnings...
Five Questions With Lizzi Ross
1. What was the catalyst behind RISD’s Design for Manufacturing Innovation certificate program launched in September 2016? This program was developed in partnership with...
Drawn by infrastructure and history, artisans fashioning new chapter for Rhody...
Hannah Garrison, a jeweler, moved to Providence about 10 years ago, looking for skilled labor to help her business produce a line that she...
Jewelry still relevant in Ocean State
In 1978, the jewelry industry employed 40,098 people, according to R.I. Department of Labor and Training data. Last year the industry employed 3,299 in...
Revitalizing of a social platform pays off for Amgen
Enterprise, 1, Amgen Rhode Island
Employees in R.I.: 647
Tia Bush, vice president of site operations
West-Greenwich biotech manufacturer Amgen Rhode Island not only searches for...
Woody’s book named an end-of-year finalist
MICHAEL MCKELDON WOODY, CEO of Trans-Tex LLC, authored the book, “American Dragon: Winning the Global Manufacturing War Using the Universal Principles of Fewer, Faster,...
Summer Infant reports $170,000 net income in Q1
WOONSOCKET - Summer Infant Inc., a maker of infant and juvenile products, reported first-quarter net income of $170,000, a reversal of a $333,000 loss...
Big summer shutdowns loom for U.S. auto plants as sales sputter
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. - Auto workers may be getting some extra time off around Independence Day, but they won’t be celebrating. They’ll know it means...