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Astro-Med makes gains in FY2013
Astro-Med Inc., maker of specialty printers and data-acquisition systems, posted net income of $10.6 million, or $1.42 per diluted share, for the fiscal 2013 period, a gain of 239 percent on its fiscal 2012 results. more
| 3/20/13 | 1 comment
R.I. receives failing grades on manufacturing and logistics report
Rhode Island received more than one failing grade in the 2012 Manufacturing and Logistics National Report from Ball State University’s Center for Business and Economic Research. more
Astro-Med profit drops 5.6% in 2Q
Profit for Astro-Med Inc. dropped 5.6 percent to $987,000, or 13 cents per diluted share, during the second quarter of 2012, compared with $1.05 million, or 14 cents per diluted share, during the second quarter of 2011. more
| 8/22/12 | 1 comment
Treading water on R.I. wind farms
Deepwater Wind LLC has signed a new lease agreement with the Quonset Development Corporation for a turbine-manufacturing facility and office space in the Quonset Business Park in North Kingstown. The move positions the company to develop a proposed 150-turbine wind farm off the Rhode Island coast, but only after a much-smaller demonstration project the company hopes can be built in the next two years. more
Manufacturing healthy, says U.S. Chamber COO, but needs support
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. more
Covidien’s profits drop slightly in 1Q as sales rise 5%
Medical technology maker Covidien PLC reported first-quarter earnings of $493 million, or $1.03 per diluted share, a slight decrease from the $494 million, or $1.02 per diluted share, reported for the first-quarter of its fiscal 2012. more
| 1/25/13
Natus to acquire Grass Tech group from Astro-Med for $18.6M
San Carlos, Calif.-based Natus Medical Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Grass Technologies product group from technology manufacturer Astro-Med Inc. for $18.6 million, the companies announced Monday. more
| 1/7/13
Kopin sells assets to IQE Plc. for $75M
(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. more
| 1/10/13
ATW relocates Metalform line to R.I.
ATW Companies, a provider of highly engineered metal manufacturing solutions, has relocated its Metalform product line manufacturing operations to ATW’s Rhode Island facility. more
| 1/15/13
MBTA may halt $190M commuter rail car order
Chronic delays and concerns over poor workmanship have prompted Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority official to threaten cancelation of the $190 million double-decker rail car construction contract with Hyundai Rotem, the Boston Globe reported. more
| 1/11/13
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