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Orders to U.S. factories climb on demand for autos, planes
Orders placed with U.S. factories increased in February, boosted by a pickup in demand for motor vehicles and commercial aircraft. more
R.I exports saw ‘banner year’ in 2012
Rhode Island was one of 29 states to achieve record export growth in 2012 with a 4.1 percent increase over 2011, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee announced Tuesday. more
| 3/12/13
Obama says U.S. will begin trade talks with 27 EU nations
President Barack Obama pledged to pursue a trade agreement with the European Union that would expand the world’s largest economic relationship, while at the same time completing discussions for a Pacific-region accord. more
R.I. export growth is broadening
Rhode Island export growth is broadening beyond scrap metal. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 4/1/13

Hanna Instruments opens Swiss sales and distribution facility
Hanna Instruments Inc., one of the world’s leading privately held manufacturers of electro-analytical instrumentation, has opened a new sales and distribution center in Sursee, Switzerland, the company announced Thursday. more
| 4/11/13
N.B. eyes produce trade with Mexican port city
Unless you grew it yourself, the lime in your summer margarita likely came from Mexico and was trucked across the U.S. border, passing between several brokers and shippers, before making its way up Interstate 95 to the supermarket. more
CONECT Newport conference puts focus on trade
The Coalition of New England Companies for Trade held its first conference 17 years ago in Mystic, Conn., with just 80 attendees. It has grown to have an expected Newport audience this week of up to 275 professionals interested in learning new best practices to confront challenges centered on business importing and exporting. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 4/1/13

Exports from Ocean State fall in February
Exports from the Ocean State fell 15.4 percent in February to $192.9 million on a month-to-month, seasonally adjusted basis after rising 19.3 percent in January, according to an international trade statistics report from e-forecasting.com. more
| 4/18/13
Manufacturing project to unveil findings, database at Bryant summit
Using data mined from more than a thousand manufacturers from across the state, leaders of the Rhode Island Manufacturing Renaissance Project will unveil its findings on Wednesday, along with the state’s first comprehensive database of manufacturers in the state. more
| 5/21/13
R.I. exporters encouraged to look to Middle East
Why should businesses looking at expanding their overseas exports target the Middle East? more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 3/18/13

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