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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.
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By PBN Staff
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The challenge of finding jobs for the unemployed in manufacturing, as in many industries, is complicated by an apparent mismatch between job openings and qualified workers.
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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.
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By Dana Reilly |
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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.
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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.
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By PBN Staff
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Even a dead business can have value. In fact, sometimes the age and obsolescence of an enterprise, the fact that it didn’t evolve into the next big thing, makes it worth something.
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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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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 |
