Tag: Supply Chain
Retail sales jump as Americans defy inflation and rate hikes
WASHINGTON (AP) – America's consumers rebounded last month from a weak holiday shopping season by boosting their spending at stores and restaurants at the...
3 ways supply chains changes will affect everybody
The global supply chains that modern companies depend on were turned upside down three years ago after COVID-19 emerged in China. The spread of...
Wholesale inflation in U.S. further slowed in November to 7.4%
WASHINGTON (AP) – Wholesale prices in the United States rose 7.4% in November from a year earlier, a fifth straight slowdown and a hopeful...
Senate moves to avert rail strike amid dire warnings
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate moved quickly Thursday to avert a rail strike that the Biden administration and business leaders warned would have had...
U.S. supply chain under threat as unions, railroads clash
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Railroad engineers accepted their deal with the railroads that will deliver 24% raises but conductors rejected theirs, threatening the health...
Polaris MEP nets $6M grant, renews federal partnership
PROVIDENCE – Polaris MEP has secured a $6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology, renewing its...
PBN survey: Businesses beat down but still fighting
The worst of the health-related ravages of the pandemic may be over nationally if you believe President Joe Biden. But the economic consequences continue...
Businesses addressing future risks based on pandemic experience
Small-business owners in Rhode Island and across the country are reporting inflation and supply chain disruptions are impacting their businesses in big ways, according...
U.S. added 428,000 jobs in April despite surging inflation
WASHINGTON (AP) – America's employers added 428,000 jobs in April, extending a streak of solid hiring that has defied punishing inflation, chronic supply shortages,...
Falvey leads insurer group to the next level
2022 C-Suite Awards: Rising Star | Jack Falvey,Falvey Insurance Group chief operating officer
The global shifts created by the COVID-19 pandemic brought a new, unfamiliar...
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