Tag: Rhode Island Manufacturers Association
R.I. business groups worry about effects of extending paid family...
While there is widespread support for bills in the General Assembly that would double the amount of paid family leave offered in Rhode Island...
Pickell’s vision extends far beyond his own company
PBN 2023 Manufacturing Awards
STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP: Craig Pickell, CEO, Bullard Abrasives Inc.
Craig Pickell displays his leadership abilities in more ways than one.
First and foremost, Pickell...
Taco’s Hazen White puts people first
PBN 2023 Manufacturing Awards
MANUFACTURING CHAMPION: John Hazen White Jr., Owner and Executive Chairman, Taco Inc.
LEADERSHIP LOOKS DIFFERENT to everyone. For John Hazen White Jr.,...
What more can the business community do to help improve the...
A coalition of Rhode Island business groups on Nov. 2 announced a new alliance focused on improving education and student achievement across the state.
The...
R.I. business groups form alliance to support education
PROVIDENCE – A collection of prominent groups representing hundreds of businesses across Rhode Island on Thursday formed a new alliance to support better education...
Report: R.I. leaders should tailor Investment Tax Credit to manufacturing
PROVIDENCE – A new state report on Rhode Island’s Investment Tax Credit shows that between 2019 and 2021 the program did not break even...
Employee benefits program launching for RIMA, RITA members
PROVIDENCE – For years Melissa Travis says rising costs have made it difficult for employers she’s worked with across Rhode Island to provide their...
Pickell, Hazen White among 10 honorees for PBN’s 2023 Manufacturing Awards
PROVIDENCE – Craig Pickell, CEO of Lincoln-based abrasive products manufacturer Bullard Abrasives Inc., has been named the 2023 Strategic Leadership Award winner for Providence...
Five Questions With: Matt Watson
Matt Watson | Director, Polaris MEP
1. How does the manufacturing economy in New York compare with Rhode Island? What ideas do you plan...
Pickell named 2023 R.I. Small Business Person of the Year
CRAIG PICKELL, CEO and president of Lincoln-based abrasive manufacturer and supplier Bullard Abrasives Inc., was named the 2023 Rhode Island Small Business Person of...