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Bryant hosts 5th Supply Chain summit
Bryant University will host the fifth annual Supply Chain Management Summit on Thursday, Aug. 23, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the university’s Bello Center in Smithfield. more
| 8/20/12
Nortek forms ‘Core Brands’ segment
Residential and commercial ventilation maker Nortek Inc. has formed Core Brands, a new group that combines the product and marketing capabilities of 10 formerly independent audio, power management and control brands operating within the company’s technology solutions segment. more
| 8/27/12
Textron’s Bell Helicopter ranks first in product support
Fort Worth, Texas-based Bell Helicopter, a subsidiary of Textron Inc., was ranked number one in product support by Aviation International News’ 2012 Product Support Survey, Textron announced Friday. more
Textron removed from UMass’ list of top polluters
(Updated, 3:30 p.m.)Textron Inc. – the Providence-based company that includes Bell Helicopter and Cessna Aircraft – was removed from the 4th Toxic 100 Air Polluters list released by the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. more
RNB-Richardson acquired by McGill Hose & Coupling
Rubber product supplier RNB-Richardson Inc. - also known as RNB Supply Inc. - has been acquired by East Longmeadow, Mass.-based McGill Hose & Coupling Inc., McGill representatives announced Tuesday. more
| 9/4/12
U.S. stocks fall as report shows manufacturing shrank in August
U.S. stocks fell, following a two- week decline in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as data showed American manufacturing contracted in August, fueling concern the economic recovery is slowing. more
United Natural Foods 4Q net income rises
PROVIDENCE – United Natural Foods’ fiscal fourth-quarter profit rose 46 percent from a year ago, The Associated Press reported last week. more
9/17/12
Providence-area exports top $7B in 2011
Exports from the Providence-Fall River-New Bedford metropolitan area grew 23.3 percent to $7.1 billion from 2010 to 2011, according to data from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration. more
| 9/21/12
SouthCoast business leaders form CEO roundtable
“It’s kind of a support group for CEOs,” said Roy M. Nascimento, president and CEO of the New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce, of the newly founded SouthCoast CEO Roundtable. “It’s for [CEOs] to get peer-to-peer advice. It’s modeled after other programs like it that have taken place around the nation. It’s about networking and helping businesses to grow.” more

By Michael Souza
PBN Staff Writer | 9/17/12

Trade gap in U.S. widened to $42B as exports fell
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. more
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