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Planting the seeds of change for better health
Care New England’s commitment to wellness begins at the top. more
By Richard Asinof
Contributing Writer | 8/13/12
Employee successes help create new culture
In its second-quarter report, Providence-based United Natural Foods Inc. included testimonials from two company associates. The topic of discussion? The company’s 3-year-old “Body and Mind Wellness” program. more
Making the ‘healthy choice’ is easy here
For the past three years, Lifespan, the state’s largest health care-services provider, has stressed one thing to its employees: know your numbers. It has nothing to do with sales, output or operating costs, but refers to an attitude that the company states is part of its DNA: health. more
Reaching for health past work
The images from the 1970s and ’80s of Japan’s car workers standing en masse exercising at the start of their workday are vivid reminders symbolizing the pinnacle of a nation’s economic might and attitude toward employee health and productivity. more
Where wellness is about more than fun and games
As a company devoted to play, Hasbro Inc. recognizes the importance of its brand, often doubling down on its well-known board games that are re-branded as movies, DVDs and electronic games. So it is not surprisingly that when Hasbro introduced its Healthy Steps walking routes as part of its wellness program last year, the paths were branded, both inside and outside, with Candyland markers along the way. more
By Richard Asinof
Contributing Writer | 8/13/12
Sales up, but still hesitant to hire
Business is busy at New England Copper Works. more
By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 9/3/12
Coming pension war makes election battle look tame
It’s a taxpayer divide. That’s the takeaway since the tape was leaked of Mitt Romney referring to the 47 percent of citizens who don’t pay income taxes. more
Guest Column:
Amity Shlaes | 10/1/12
Plumbing for answers on trade-skills gap
Keith Vadas has seen both sides of the trade versus office job-skill debate that often surrounds arguments on available jobs and work force development these days. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 10/8/12

Developers show interest in shared nursing center
When voters head to the polls in November to decide whether the state will borrow $50 million to renovate three Rhode Island College buildings, some may suspect it means the end of plans for a shared nursing center with the University of Rhode Island. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 10/8/12

Businesses investing in future hires
At Grainger Inc., a national industrial-supply distributor, the work is all about customer needs. Lately, that goes far beyond making sales and filling orders. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 10/15/12

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