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Bell Helicopter, the Fort Worth, Texas-based subsidiary of Textron Inc., was named one of America’s safest companies by EHS Today, a magazine for environment, health and safety leaders, Textron announced Friday.
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By PBN Staff
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Rhode Island could lose up to $82 million and more than 3,000 jobs due to sequestration in defense and Medicare spending, respectively, according to reports released by the Center for Security Policy and the Hospital Association of Rhode Island.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank declared a commercial fishery failure in the Northeast groundfish fishery for the May 1, 2013 fishing season, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday.
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By Michael Souza |
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Juvenile health, safety and wellness product maker Summer Infant Inc. named Paul Francese as its new chief financial officer, the company announced Thursday.
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By PBN Staff
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The Quonset Development Corp. has named Rhode Island-based company R.I. Port Services as the new terminal operating agency for container handling at the Port of Davisville, the seventh largest auto importer in North America.
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By PBN Staff
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Aquatic filtration system-maker Neptune-Benson LLC has acquired Beaver Dam, Wisc.-based Engineered Treatment Systems LLC, Neptune-Benson announced Monday.
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By PBN Staff
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The U.S. trade deficit widened in July for the first time in four months as the global economic slowdown reduced demand for American-made goods.
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By Michelle Jamrisko |
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As many as 30 workers at Philips Electronics subsidiary Philips Lightolier were laid off last week, sparking an examination by city officials, reported the Fall River Herald.
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By PBN Staff
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Systems Engineering Associates Corporation – Sea Corp. – has been awarded a three-year, $86 million contract to support the electromagnetic department of Newport’s Naval Undersea Warfare Center.
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Rhode Island’s gasoline prices rose 4 cents this week, after dropping last week for the first time since early July, according to AAA Southern New England.
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By PBN Staff
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