Tag: Supply Chain
Recognizing truck drivers, vendors with a small holiday gift still matters
Every holiday season, something quietly disappears in business - recognition.
Schedules tighten, volumes spike and everyone is racing to close the year strong.
However, the men and women...
THE TOLL OF TARIFFS: Factories under strain as they try to...
If there was one thing Rose Wood had been able to count on as a buyer at Pawtucket manufacturer Neocorp Inc., it was that...
R.I. manufacturers not profiting from ongoing trade wars
It’s not that manufacturers are unaccustomed to dealing with price hikes or supply chain disruptions. The pandemic is an all-too-recent reminder of economic upheaval...
R.I. losing more than a business with closure of another foundry
Rhode Island is losing another one.
Friends Foundry Inc. in Woonsocket, VIBCO Inc.’s casting partner since 1974, announced it will cease operations on Jan. 31....
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...
Fabric of her company crafted from a hobby
Katy Westcott is a designing woman. She knits socks and crochets sweaters. She spins yarn and even sews her own clothes. So her life...
Prices in the U.S. supply line before they hit consumers unexpectedly...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. producer prices fell unexpectedly last month, dropping 0.1% from July.
The Labor Department reported Wednesday that its producer price index –...
Economist: After high inflation, debt may hold back momentum
Inflation may have cooled in recent months, but households in Rhode Island and beyond continue to feel the aftereffects.
Thomas Tzitzouris, head of fixed income...
After pager explosions, supply chain security matters more than ever
Supply chain professionals woke up to a new world on Sept. 17 after the synchronized explosions of thousands of pagers in Lebanon killed numerous...
38th World Trade Day to focus on supply chain resiliency, improved...
SMITHFIELD – When the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the world four years ago, local businesses had to grapple with many complex changes and challenges, including...



















