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Electric Boat continues to grow after ‘once in a generation expansion’
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
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....
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,...
CHAIN REACTION: Supply snags deliver blow to R.I. businesses
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...
Pervasive supply chain woes could boost local manufacturing
Companies doing business overseas have long understood the importance of a dependable supply chain. But for everyone else, this holiday shopping season has provided...
Quonset would be smart place to invest relief money
With over $1 billion in federal American Rescue Plan Act money still to be invested, Rhode Island has a unique opportunity to live up...
Worker dies in accident at EB submarine building facility
NORTH KINGSTOWN (AP) — An employee at General Dynamics Electric Boat's facility here died Tuesday from injuries suffered in a workplace accident, the company...
Electric Boat contract a big boost for R.I.
The long-term future of thousands of Rhode Island manufacturing employees looks bright now that General Dynamics Electric Boat has secured a $9.5 billion contract...
A WORK IN PROGRESS: $45M program aims to reemploy Rhode Islanders,...
Scott R. Jensen watched helplessly as the number of out-of-work Rhode Islanders soared when COVID-19 hit in March.
For months, unemployment claims climbed higher. And...
Navy secretary visits New England sub-building sites
NORTH KINGSTOWN (AP) — U.S. Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite and members of Congress visited submarine construction operations in Rhode Island and Connecticut on Friday.
Braithwaite,...