Tag: Rhode Island Manufacturers Association
Report gives R.I. manufacturing D+; local leaders say picture incomplete
PROVIDENCE – Manufacturing in Rhode Island received a D+, according the 2020 Manufacturing Scorecard from Ball State University’s Center for Business and Economic Research.
The...
RIMA B2B and Manufacturing Week Kickoff goes virtual this year
PROVIDENCE – Oct. 1 is the last day to register for the B2B and Manufacturing Week Kickoff Conference on Oct. 6, hosted by the...
Five Questions With: Christian Cowan
Workforce and technology are the main needs for a COVID-19 recovery, according to a recent survey of Rhode Island manufacturers by Polaris MEP. Polaris...
Melissa Travis, CEO and president, Rhode Island Society of Certified Public...
PBN 2020 Leaders & Achievers Awards
Melissa Travis | CEO and president, Rhode Island Society of Certified Public Accountants
OVER THE PAST 20 years, Melissa...
R.I. companies push for COVID-19 liability protection
If an employee gets sick with the novel coronavirus, should they be allowed to file a worker’s compensation claim or a lawsuit against their...
Hitachi Cable America Inc. ‘leaning’ on positive returns
PBN MANUFACTURING AWARDS 2020 | Lean Manufacturing: Hitachi Cable America Inc.-High Performance Medical Solutions Division
CHANGE IS RARELY EASY. But less than a year after...
Pandemic highlights hazards of offshoring for manufacturing
Renaud Megard knew he would have to make some key operational changes to his company, NFI Corp., when the coronavirus hit in March.
While all...
R.I. factories have learned lessons in fighting to keep COVID-19 out
Through his involvement in an international organization, Karl Wadensten knew what global manufacturers were doing to try to keep COVID-19 out of their workplaces.
Before...
R.I. Energy Council, RIMA call for suspension of energy-efficiency program
BRISTOL – The Energy Council of Rhode Island and the Rhode Island Manufacturing Association are calling on the General Assembly to suspend the Energy...
Five Questions With: Clare King
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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