Toray Plastics (America) Inc. on May 2 unveiled new $15 million coating equipment at a ribbon-cutting at its North Kingstown campus. The technology will allow the company to better meet global customer demand for industrial and packaging films made with advanced specialty layers. The investment is part of a technology-integration plan the company, which employs more than 600, expects will create 20 jobs. From left: Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee; Rick Schloesser, president and CEO of Toray Plastics (America); Senate President M.Teresa Paiva Weed and House Speaker Gordon D. Fox. more

A group of human resource executives from five Massachusetts biotechnology companies gathered Tuesday to brainstorm how to better prepare military veterans for jobs in the sector, according to the Boston Business Journal. more

The national Center for Women & Information Technology and its Rhode Island affiliates – Roger Williams University and Tech Collective – have recognized three high school students and one information technology educator with the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing. more

HealthID Profile Inc. co-founders Angelo A. Pitassi Jr. and Christopher Melo will tell the story of their inspiration and demo their product at the May Geek Dinner from Providence Geeks. more

Summer Infant has introduced upgraded versions of its award-winning Baby Touch digital color video monitor with the Baby Touch 2 and Baby Touch Boost. more

A team of three computer engineering students from the Unviersity of Rhode Island took second place in a national competition to build an intelligent model car that follows a route without humans controlling it. more

(Updated, 11:48 a.m.) KVH Industries Inc., a provider of guidance and Internet systems for the maritime and defense industries, has acquired Headland Media Ltd., a multinational commercial provider of news, entertainment and training content, KVH announced Monday. more

PROVIDENCE – Tech Collective is currently accepting both job postings and applicants for its 2013 fellowship program. more

When it comes to using technology, one thing is clear: Small businesses that embrace it are growing faster than those that don’t. From mobile applications to social media, and cloud computing to data management, “new” ways of doing business centered around technology are taking hold and becoming the norm for millions of small and mid-sized firms nationwide. more

Four years into an expansion, the productivity of American workers has slowed and some economists say there are few signs it will soon rebound. more