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FAMILY TIES: North East East Knitting Inc. co-founder and President Rosalie DaRosa, middle, is surrounded by, from left, her son Michael DaRosa; her grandson Marcus DaRosa, who now oversees the business; and her sons Alex and Eric DaRosa at the company’s manufacturing facility in Pawtucket. PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Meet the Makers: DaRosas weaving an impactful legacy in Pawtucket

Manufacturing 11/21/2025

Tucked in the heart of Pawtucket, once a national powerhouse of American textile production, a third-generation family business continues to spin its legacy in...

TIGHTENING UP: North East Knitting Inc. lead mechanic José Dos Reis adjusts fabric in one of the machines at the Pawtucket manufacturer. PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Meet the Makers: DaRosas weaving an impactful legacy in Pawtucket

Manufacturing 10/24/2025

(Editor’s note: This is the 38th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...

McKee, Tanner to lead trade mission to Dominican Republic

Business Services 08/15/2023

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee and R.I. Commerce Secretary Elizabeth M. Tanner will lead a delegation of Rhode Island businesses and associations on...

REBIRTH? Jan Brodie, executive director of the Pawtucket Foundation, stands outside an abandoned industrial building at Conant and Pine streets in Pawtucket that city officials hope will be part of the redevelopment envisioned around a commuter rail and bus station scheduled to be finished in 2022. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Industrial area on cusp of revival in Pawtucket

Focus 07/09/2021

When Eric DaRosa’s family opened North East Knitting Inc. on Conant Street in Pawtucket, the neighborhood was in rough shape. Many of the historic mill...

Five Questions With: Clare King

5Q 05/01/2020

Clare King | President, Propel LLC 1. How has Propel, a Pawtucket-based textile product innovation company, responded to the COVID-19 demand for safety products?...

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