Former Colonial Mills factory hits market for $3.25M amid bankruptcy liquidation

A vacant braided-rug factory in East Providence has hit the market as part of a court-supervised Chapter 7 bankruptcy ...
The Business Journals

Lawsuits stall historic Lippitt Mill project in West Warwick

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Efforts to restore the 2nd-oldest textile mill in Rhode ...
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Crews battle massive mill fire near Massachusetts/Rhode Island state line

Crews are battling a massive fire at a vacant mill building on the Massachusetts/Rhode Island state line. The four-alarm fire at the 20 Privilege St., Woonsocket, Rhode Island, mill was reported at ...
The Boston Globe

From textiles to biotech: New technology is poised to transform Rhode Island’s economy once again

The R.I. Life Science Hub is leading development of our state’s first life science incubator, and is already generating a great return on our investment, writes House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi The ...
The Providence Journal

Slater Mill was site of America's first factory strike 200 years ago | Opinion

Scott Molloy is a University of Rhode Island professor emeritus and founder of the R.I. Labor History Society. On May 25, 1824, two centuries ago, several hundred young women at Slater Mill in ...