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The Port of Davisville at Quonset Business Park had its third consecutive record-breaking year, according to Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee, who joined state officials and local business leaders on Wednesday to announce the port’s success.
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By PBN Staff
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Exploration stage mining company Sungro Minerals Inc. has established a wholly owned subsidiary Sungro Minerals Africa, the company announced Tuesday.
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By PBN Staff
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The R.I. Marine Trades Association has outlined its plans for the $142,788 grant it received from the Governor’s Workforce Board earlier this month.
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By PBN Staff
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Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island has announced that the SSV Oliver Hazard Perry, which the nonprofit is building as Rhode Island’s official sailing education vessel, has been granted a permanent home on the north side of a new pier being built as part of improvements at Fort Adams State Park.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Gas prices in Rhode Island dropped another 6 cents this week, after dropping 2 cents last week, according to AAA Southern New England.
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By PBN Staff
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Rhode Island’s gasoline prices continued to rise this week, jumping 5 cents to $3.80 per gallon in the fourth consecutive week of price increases, AAA Southern New England said Monday.
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By PBN Staff
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(Updated, 1:15 p.m.) The Kopin Corp. has announced an agreement to sell assets relating to its III-V heterojunction bipolar transistors to IQE PLC, a leading U.K. designer and supplier of advanced semiconductor wafers, for $75 million.
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By PBN Staff
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The Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce’s 22nd annual dinner attracted 370 to see a number of their membership feted and hear a speech by an officer of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that played up the role of manufacturing in the U.S.
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By Mark S. Murphy |
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Gas prices in the Ocean State dropped 3 cents this week after five consecutive weeks of increases, AAA Southern New England reported Monday.
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Industrial production in the U.S. increased in June, led by gains among automobile and machinery makers that signal manufacturing is boosting economic growth.
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By Alex Kowalski |