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Business activity in the U.S. unexpectedly expanded in February at the fastest pace in almost a year, a sign the manufacturing industry is poised for growth.
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FarSounder Inc., a high-tech marine electronics manufacturer, has moved its new global headquarters to a new facility on Lavan Street in Warwick, the company announced Wednesday.
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By PBN Staff
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Exports from the Ocean State dropped 0.5 percent in December to $191.1 million on a month-to-month, seasonally adjusted basis after rising a revised 3.4 percent in November, according to an international trade statistics report from e-forecasting.com.
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By PBN Staff
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A.T. Cross Co. saw profit fall 1.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012 but rise 10.1 percent for the year as a whole, the personal- and business-accessories maker said late Wednesday.
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By PBN Staff
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(Updated Feb. 20, 4 p.m.) Bella Consulting and Events, the Providence-based marketing, public relations, and event production firm, will announce tomorrow its transition into Seven Swords Media, a division of Alex and Ani LLC.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Cranston-based jewelry company
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William J. Murray has been appointed president at Teknor Apex Co.
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2/18/13
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Dustin Hoffman’s character in “The Graduate” may not have dedicated his life to plastics, but it worked out well for William Murray, the Lincoln native named president of Teknor Apex Co. last month. If the world is going to continue to rely on plastics in the future, the Pawtucket polymer technology company and leading U.S. maker of garden hoses is working on the compounds of the future.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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Nortek Inc., a residential and commercial ventilation maker, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Lehi, Utah-based 2Gig Technologies Inc., Nortek announced Thursday.
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By PBN Staff
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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.
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By Mark S. Murphy |