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MRO replacement parts distributor Motion agreed to acquire the assets of M.B. McKee Company. Terms were not disclosed, but the transaction is expected to close at the end of January. Founded in 1943, ...

In 2 regular-season games in 2024 — filling in for Pickett at the end of a 41-7 win over the Dallas Cowboys in Week 17 and starting a 20-13 win over the New York Giants in Week 18 — McKee went ...

Here's how to get a taste M. B. McKee, a local family owned business since 1943, could soon be under new ownership. The soon-to-be new owner of McKee is Motion, a distributor of maintenance ...

Motion Industries Inc., which produces maintenance, repair and operation replacement parts, signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire all operating assets of M.B. McKee Co. Inc. The deal ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Gov. Dan McKee on Thursday unveiled a $14.2 billion budget bill that seeks to close the state’s first deficit in years through a mix of spending cuts, new taxes and ...

Dan McKee’s team Thursday. The $14.2 billion spending proposal for the fiscal year beginning July 1 is a $250 million increase over the plan submitted last year. The plan will go through months ...

Dan McKee promised to push harder for a ban on assault-style weapons. McKee, who has been a strong proponent for gun safety, announced that his budget proposal “will include a ban on assault ...

Walgreens Boots Alliance CEO Tim Wentworth conceded that locking up products in order to combat retail theft had a negative impact on stores. During an earnings call on Friday, executives ...

State Budget Officer Joseph Codega Jr. holds a copy of Gov. Dan McKee's proposed fiscal 2026 state budget binder at a press briefing at the Department of Administration Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (Photo ...

Credit: Ian Donnis / The Public's Radio Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee’s latest $14.2 billion budget proposal adds about a quarter-billion dollars from the current spending plan, reflecting the challenge ...

Tristan McKee has been signed to Spire Motorsports’ driver development program, Spire announced Jan. 16. As part of the deal, McKee will compete in the ARCA Menards Series in 2025 in an as-yet ...