Tag: manufacturing
Job Creators Q&A: Brad Waugh
Brad Waugh | CEO, Life Wear Technologies
Is Rhode Island a good place to grow jobs? Why? R.I. is a less-competitive market compared to the...
RIMTA using youth boatbuilding program to combat ‘graying’ workforce
A major concern for Rhode Island Marine Trades Association CEO Wendy Mackie is the large number of Ocean State marine-trades and composite-manufacturing workers retiring...
Report: R.I. recovery hindered by poor education and health services employment...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s employment growth has lagged behind the rest of the nation following the Great Recession and, according to the Bureau of Labor...
Quality control: Linens lift John Matouk & Co.
FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES | $25M-$75M | 4TH PLACE
John Matouk & Co. of Fall River has prospered thanks to a dogged focus on high quality:...
New sensor technology boosts, expands AVTECH capabilities
INNOVATIVE COMPANIES | MANUFACTURING
Checking the power status of multiple servers in a data center is an information technology department nightmare. It’s a time-consuming and...
R.I. Alexion manufacturing facility to close in corporate restructuring
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. will close its manufacturing facility in Smithfield, the company said Monday.
In a release announcing a restructuring in...
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...
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