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EXPERIENCED EMPLOYEES: Dennis McLaughlin, CEO and president of engineering and information technology company Rite-Solutions Inc. in Middletown, says employing veterans gives the company a leg up when bidding on military contracts. McLaughlin is a Navy veteran. / PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

Vets provide upper hand for some defense firms

Focus 05/22/2020

The veteran-owned Rite-Solutions Inc. isn’t really a small company. The Middletown-based engineering and information technology company has about 220 employees. But as a defense contractor,...

Greater Newport Chamber, Discover Newport form taskforce to combat COVID-19

Business Services 05/22/2020

NEWPORT – Restore Greater Newport, an economic recovery and resilience task force, has been formed, the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce and Discover Newport...

SENEDIA makes ‘difficult decision’ to cancel Defense Innovation Days 2020

Technology 04/21/2020

NEWPORT – Citing indicators that large events could still be limited in late August due to the new coronavirus, the Southeastern New England Defense...

SENEDIA Tech Talk to focus on maritime innovation

Technology 03/10/2020

MIDDLETOWN – The Southeastern New England Defense Industry Alliance will host a Tech Talk on maritime innovation on Thursday at the Atlantic Resort Wyndham...

Polaris MEP invites manufacturers to Dec. 17 cybersecurity training

Technology 12/03/2019

PROVIDENCE – Polaris Manufacturing Extension Partnership is teaming up with the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Manufacturing Extension Partnership to host a training...

Pell Center cybersecurity session to focus on threats, trends, solutions

Technology 10/22/2019

NEWPORT – The Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy at Salve Regina University will hold a half-day cybersecurity awareness event on Oct....

INCREASED WORKFORCE: From left, Justin Monte, Suzanne Violet and Kate Arsenault walk along the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport campus. The workforce at the 180-acre, 76-building complex mainly consists of highly paid professionals such as engineers and scientists, administrators and technicians. The workforce has grown by more than 200 employees to between 6,100 and 6,200 since last fall, 4,500 of whom live in Rhode Island.  / COURTESY NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER DIVISION NEWPORT

Newport’s Naval Undersea Warfare Center a hub for defense-based research and...

Cover Story 08/30/2019

There’s no denying the boost Rhode Island’s economy gets from the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport. Like so many other parts of the...

SENEDIA Defense Innovation Days to showcase undersea tech, cybersecurity

Technology 07/09/2019

NEWPORT – Speakers are being lined up for the Southeastern New England Defense Industry Alliance’s sixth annual Defense Innovation Days conference. The event will be...

Registration open for SENEDIA Defense Innovation Days

Technology 06/11/2019

NEWPORT – Limited to 350 attendees, registration is open for the Southeastern New England Defense Industry Alliance Defense Innovation Days in August. The event will...