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Tradition meets high-tech design
Modular homes and energy-efficient, “net-zero” homes have long occupied opposite poles of the building-reputation spectrum. more
Manufacturing is a fast path to recovery
According to the National Association of Manufacturers, every manufacturing job is supported by 3.5 service jobs. It is no wonder, then, that politicians want to talk up the sector. Growing manufacturing jobs not only adds highly paid, blue-collar workers to payrolls, it helps bring down the country’s persistent unemployment problem, too. more
7/9/12
Firm steeled for auto-design fight
Carmakers on a frantic push to meet rising, federal fuel-economy standards are looking everywhere for new materials – from carbon fiber to plastics – that will make their vehicles lighter and more efficient. more
Taco’s White donates to Brookings
Thanks to a gift from John Hazen White Jr., president and CEO of Cranston-based Taco Inc., the Brookings Institution is launching the John Hazen White Jr. Forum on Public Policy to study manufacturing. more
Textron sees jet market gain with fewer used planes put on sale
Textron Inc.’s Cessna Aircraft and other business-jet makers stand to benefit as the supply of secondhand small planes on sale returns to normal levels, Chief Executive Officer Scott Donnelly said. more
Exporters to gain from Russian trade legislation
Rhode Island exporters stand to gain from a growing Russian market, according to Business Roundtable. more
| 7/12/12
U.S. industrial production increase is sign of resilience
Industrial production in the U.S. increased in June, led by gains among automobile and machinery makers that signal manufacturing is boosting economic growth. more
EDC makes payments on loan guarantee for Capco Steel
PROVIDENCE – Another loan guarantee approved by the R.I. Economic Development Corporation in 2010 has turned into a financial liability for the state. more
7/23/12
Textron posts $10.7% rise in 2Q revenue
Textron Inc. – parent of Bell Helicopter, Cessna Aircraft Company and Textron Systems - reported a 10.7 percent increase in its second quarter 2012 revenue when compared with the same 2011 period. more
Taco commitment to workers pays off
When Taco Inc. of Cranston celebrated the opening of its new Innovation & Development Center on June 18, the official ceremony felt more like a family get-together. Dignitaries mingled with employees, touring the new state-of-the-art facility. John H. White Jr., president of Taco, and his staff, wouldn’t want it any other way. more
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