Tag: manufacturing
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...
U.S. manufacturing expanded less than forecast in April
WASHINGTON - America’s factories expanded less than forecast in April as measures of orders and employment pulled back, Institute for Supply Management data showed...















