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Shipyards celebrate $1.4M in federal funding

Economic Activity 05/26/2023

NORTH KINGSTOWN – Representatives from both J. Goodison Co. and Senesco Marine LLC shipyards joined state and local officials Friday to celebrate $1.4 million...

GENERAL DYNAMICS Electric Boat, which has operations in North Kingstown, has been awarded a $1.076 billion contract modification from the U.S. Navy for Virginia-Class fast-attack submarines. / COURTESY GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT

Electric Boat awarded $1B contract modification from Navy

Economic Activity 05/24/2023

PROVIDENCE – General Dynamics Electric Boat, which has a manufacturing facility in North Kingstown at Quonset Point, has been awarded a $1.076 billion contract...

2 Quonset Point shipyards receive total of $1.4M in federal funding

Government 05/03/2023

NORTH KINGSTOWN – Two shipyards operating out of Quonset Point have been awarded federal grants totaling $1.4 million for equipment and production upgrades, according...

Orsted, Eversource propose second offshore wind farm off R.I.

Economic Activity 03/13/2023

PROVIDENCE – Orsted A/S and Eversource Energy on Monday announced that they have submitted a proposal for a second new offshore wind farm, this...

Electric Boat continues to grow after ‘once in a generation expansion’

Economic Activity 03/06/2023

WARWICK – Over the past year, General Dynamics Electric Boat has hired at its fastest rate on record, with 3,900 shipbuilders added to its...

Electric Boat awarded additional $5.1 billion for Navy submarine construction

Economy 12/22/2022

NORTH KINGSTOWN - The U.S. Navy on Wednesday announced an additional $5.1 billion modification to the contract awarded to General Dynamics Electric Boat for...

FUJIFILM Electronic Materials U.S.A. Inc. will invest $350M to expand U.S....

Industries 07/14/2022

NORTH KINGSTOWN – FUJIFILM Electronic Materials U.S.A. Inc. will invest $350 million during its fiscal 2021-23 period, which runs now through March 31, 2024,...

BOXED OUT: French Confection owners Karen Mauprivez, left, and Xavier Mauprivez, center, help Taylor Brendlinger of Portsmouth with her order, including one of their popular Yule logs, at their Middletown bakery. Ordering specialized boxes for the cakes and other supplies has been a problem this year. / PBN PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

CHAIN REACTION: Supply snags deliver blow to R.I. businesses

Coronavirus 12/24/2021

With cycling’s popularity surging during the COVID-19 pandemic, demand has been sky high at Providence-based outerwear company Cleverhood LLC. That’s because the company designs and...

BROKEN LINKS: Cleverhood LLC owner Susan Mocarski can’t meet the growing demand for rain capes her company designs because of the months it now takes for some overseas orders  to be filled. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Pervasive supply chain woes could boost local manufacturing

Capital Goods 12/24/2021

Companies doing business overseas have long understood the importance of a dependable supply chain. But for everyone else, this holiday shopping season has provided...