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FINAL TOUCHES: Manufacturing technician Noel Laflamme sets up a job on the laser cutter at metal fabricator Ward’s Manufacturing LLC in Warren. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

For Ward’s, survival of tariffs required complete overhaul of business

Cover Story 12/05/2025

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...

NOT HELPING: Machine operator Maria Dacruz works on the production floor of Neocorp Inc. The Pawtucket company says long-term planning has been disrupted by tariff-induced price increases.  PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

R.I. manufacturers not profiting from ongoing trade wars

Capital Goods 12/05/2025

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...

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