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(Updated Fri, Aug. 17, 4:30 p.m. with comments from Textron)
Textron Inc. – the Providence-based company that includes Bell Helicopter and Cessna Aircraft – was named the No. 2 corporate air polluter in America by researchers at the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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By PBN Staff
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U.S. stock-index futures dropped, indicating the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index will fall for a third straight day, after a Federal Reserve report showed manufacturing in the New York area unexpectedly contracted.
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By Namitha Jagadeesh and Lu Wang |
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Juvenile health, safety and wellness product maker Summer Infant Inc. posted a net loss of $424,000, or 2 cents per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, compared to a $921,000, or 5 cents per diluted share, gain during the same period in 2011.
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By PBN Staff
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Gas prices rose 7 cents this week in Rhode Island and 9 cents in Massachusetts, according to AAA Southern New England.
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By PBN Staff
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Cooley Group, a flexible composites manufacturer based in Pawtucket that helped create the London Olympic Stadium wrap pictured above, announced Monday that it has secured a $25 million loan from Webster Business Credit Corp.
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By Dana Reilly |
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Nortek Inc. reported net income of $18.5 million, or $1.19 per diluted share, during the second quarter of 2012, compared with a net loss of $31.9 million, or $2.11 per diluted share a year earlier, the company announced late Thursday.
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By PBN Staff
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Systems and engineering services supplier Sea Corp was awarded a $29 million contract to provide laboratory support services, fabrication, repair, installation and maintenance services to the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport.
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By Katie Dougherty |
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Productivity in the United States increased 1.67 percent and unit labor costs rose 1.7 percent in the nonfarm business sector during the second quarter of 2012, reported the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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By PBN Staff
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Oil slid from the highest close in more than two months as investors sold contracts on speculation that recent gains were excessive amid signs of weakening demand in the U.S, the world’s biggest consumer of crude.
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By Ben Sharples |
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Bridging the gap between cutting edge research and new commercial applications is central to America’s future in advanced manufacturing, the director of a new federal manufacturing initiative told industry and government leaders gathered at the Rhode Island School of Design on Tuesday morning.
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By Patrick Anderson |