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‘It’s not just men getting their hands dirty’

Print Edition 09/27/2024

Nevaeh Acevedo started working and building her resume long before her graduation this year from The Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center in Providence. Her...

We Make RI offering internships in general manufacturing and industrial sewing

Education 03/22/2022

CRANSTON – We Make RI, a nonprofit dedicated to helping Rhode Islanders get on the path to careers, is accepting applications for internships in...

COMMITTED TO COLLABORATION: Mary Johnson, left, program manager for Polaris MEP and the Rhode Island Textile Innovation Network, speaks with Michael Woody, president of Trans-Tex LLC and RITIN, in 2018. In the background is Tanya Dumrongmanee, Polaris program consultant. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Making the sector more resilient

Industries 11/26/2021

MANUFACTURING The trends in manufacturing over the past decade, including lean processes and increased efficiency, took a back seat in the last two years. Innovation...

We Make RI will host first-ever Maker Fair Oct. 23 in...

Manufacturing 10/19/2021

CRANSTON – Manufacturing training and developing group We Make RI will host its first Maker Fair on Oct. 23. The free event, with more than...

We Make RI to hold job fair in Cranston on Sept....

Manufacturing 09/07/2021

CRANSTON – We Make RI will host a job fair at its facility in Cranston on Sept. 30. The job fair will feature representatives from...

With R.I. manufacturing jobs on the rise, employers seek skilled workers

Economic Activity 08/25/2021

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island manufacturing sector reported its largest month-over-month job increase in over a year in July, though some local employers are...

We Make RI manufacturing training fair to help unemployed reenter workforce

Manufacturing 08/24/2021

CRANSTON – Manufacturing training organization We Make RI will host an in-person training fair on Wednesday. Workforce development organizations that will be on hand include...

PRODUCT TEST: Amanda Jamieson, left, assistant professor of molecular microbiology and immunology at Brown University, holds plaque assays of GC Ink, a graphene ink developed by Graphene Composites USA Inc. that is believed to kill viruses when applied to surfaces. Brown researchers, including Delia Demers, center, and Meredith Crane, are testing the product thanks to a grant GC received from the R.I. Commerce Corp.’s Innovation Voucher Program. / COURTESY GREG SERPA

Where is Commerce headed? McKee may give R.I. agency new direction...

Coronavirus 04/16/2021

Amid the upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic last June, Daniel J. McKee appeared frustrated. McKee, then Rhode Island’s lieutenant governor, took the unusual step of...

IN CONTROL: From left, Jennifer Lyons, operations; John Caito III, founder and president; and Layne Mayer, director of growth, at Amerisewn in Cranston. / PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Short on sewers, Amerisewn partners with We Make RI to create...

Coronavirus 03/31/2021

PBN Manufacturing Awards 2021 Excellence in Workforce Development & Productivity: Amerisewn Riot suits, maternity belts, boat seats. Those are just a few of the many products...