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State receives $26M in federal funding for public housing

Economic Activity 02/14/2023

PROVIDENCE – Housing authorities in 24 communities across the state will receive $26.3 million in federal funding through the Public Housing Capital Fund, U.S....

BankNewport Names Brian Sousa Vice President, Manager of the Warren, Rhode...

People on the Move 02/13/2023

BankNewport is pleased to announce that Brian Sousa has been named vice president and manager of the Warren branch. In his new position, Sousa...

RIPTA receives $5M in federal Safe Streets funding

Government 01/30/2023

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority will receive $5 million to develop a Safe Streets action plan covering 29 communities across the state,...

TAYLOR BOX CO. President Daniel Shedd is the third generation of his family to run the company. The Warren-based company has been acquired by European secondary packaging group, Pusterla 1880 SPA for undisclosed amount. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Warren-based Taylor Box acquired by European packaging group

Economic Activity 01/09/2023

WARREN – Family-owned manufacturer Taylor Box Co. has been acquired by a European secondary packaging group, Pusterla 1880 SPA, for an undisclosed amount. Taylor Box...

Warren businesses highlighted ahead of Small Business Saturday

Economic Activity 11/22/2022

WARREN – As elected officials and locals crowded into downtown businesses on Tuesday morning for a Small Business Administration walking tour, the scene stood...

6 R.I. communities reject cannabis sales; combined $1.4B in local school...

Elections 11/09/2022

PROVIDENCE – Voters in 25 Rhode Island communities Tuesday approved recreational cannabis sales, while another six rejected allowing pot businesses to set up in...

REAL RHODY DEAL: Trisha Torres, co-owner of bird feeder manufacturer Aspects Inc. in Warren, takes pride in the fact the company has exclusively been making lawn and garden products at its Rhode Island facility for 40 years. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

R.I. manufacturer of bird feeder is flying high

Entrepreneurship 12/20/2019

Made in the USA is a claim few manufacturers can make. And even fewer can boast of products made entirely in Rhode Island. But this...

Warren to purchase site on Palmer River from National Grid

Real Estate 10/04/2019

WARREN – The town is moving forward to purchase a critical site on the waterfront from National Grid, which would allow it to create...

WaterRower | WaterRower Classic

Manufacturing 10/05/2018

THE STORY: All WaterRowers sold throughout the world are made at the company’s Warren manufacturing facility. John Duke submitted the patent for the rower...