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Juvenile health, safety and wellness product maker Summer Infant Inc. posted a net loss of $65.6 million, or $3.68 per diluted share, in 2012, compared with a profit of $3.8 million, or 21 cents per diluted share, in 2011.
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Israel remains the Middle Eastern country most primed for U.S. exports and Rhode Island companies wanting to get in on overseas trading should seize any opportunity to do so, advises Atid EDI Ltd., a Jerusalem-based firm that specializes in market research and trade development for the Middle East region.
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Gas prices in the Ocean State dropped 1 cent this week after breaking five consecutive weeks of increases last week, AAA Southern New England reported Monday.
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Warren-based technology manufacturer Avtech Software Inc. is the latest Rhode Island company to join the National Alliance for Jobs and Innovation, a non-partisan organization designed to increase awareness about stolen intellectual property and the subsequent negative impact on jobs, innovation and economic growth.
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By PBN Staff
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As part of Hasbro Inc.’s corporate responsibility strategy, one of its Massachusetts-based facilities has been “green” printing re-certified for a third consecutive year.
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By Alex Kowalski |
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Orders to U.S. factories fell in January by the most in five months, weighed down by a slump in demand for military hardware and commercial aircraft.
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By Alex Kowalski |
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Ridership on Amtrak trains in the Providence-New Bedford-Fall River metropolitan area grew 137.5 percent between 1997 and 2012, according to a new report released by the Brookings Institution.
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By PBN Staff
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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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The U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded a $2.9 million U.S. Economic Development Administration grant to the R.I. Department of Environmental Management to “rehabilitate critical infrastructure” at the port of Galilee, lawmakers announced Friday.
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By PBN Staff
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The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is aiming to expand Wi-Fi Internet service to its commuter ferries and the interior of three of its rail stations, the Boston Business Journal reported.
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By PBN Staff
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