Tag: Suppliers
For Ward’s, survival of tariffs required complete overhaul of business
Less than a year ago, Kelly Ward, co-founder and president of Ward’s Manufacturing LLC, envisioned that the company would be spending the spring and...
R.I. losing more than a business with closure of another foundry
Rhode Island is losing another one.
Friends Foundry of Woonsocket, VIBCO's casting partner since 1974, announced it will cease operations on Jan. 31. Their retirement...
When the SNAP supply chain breaks, Rhode Islanders must become the...
Every month, about 140,000 Rhode Islanders depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to feed themselves and their families. That’s 86,000 households, including 23,000...
Hiring the right people is key to navigating the turmoil
Drivers of our current and projected economies include the spate of business closings, layoffs and bankruptcies that challenge us every day. The grave uncertainties...
Tracking COVID-19’s impact
Is your company analyzing data to track the impact of the coronavirus on your business?
Yes: 100%
No: %
What are you hoping to accomplish by using...
Home sweet home
Why do you do business in southern New England?
I’m from here originally: 75%
There was a job opening: 25%
There is a market for my business:...
Teaming up
Has your company recently entered into a new partnership?
No: 63.6%
Yes: 36.4%
What kind of firm would your company most likely partner with?
Firm within the same...
The marriage of politics and business
Has your company ever publicly endorsed or promoted a political candidate?
Yes 14.3%
No 85.7%
Do you make your personal political or social views known to customers,...
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