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HANDLED WITH CARE: Attention to customer service and creation of new offerings have revitalized Providence Yarn Co., led by President Terry Schuster and stepson Andrew, the director of new-business development. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

A Depression-era legacy updated and thriving

It’s a third-generation, family-owned business started in 1931, at a time when selling “off-quality seconds” yarn and closeouts was a hugely successful line of...
ON A MISSION: Attorney James Aukerman says philanthropically inclined businesses need to align their charities with their missions. Above, he speaks to legal secretary Susan Theriault. / PBN PHOTO/BRIAN MCDONALD

When leaving a legacy gift, consider the options

Companies and others looking to make charitable contributions typically don’t need help finding nonprofits and others in need. Where they often do need help, however,...

Reputation, planning help this IT firm soar

Focused on information technology staffing, both permanent and contract, Bridge Technical Solutions is among the Top 15 Fastest-Growing Companies in the state. James Wright...
STANDING TALL: Carousel Industries provides fruit baskets for employees in various locations throughout the workplace, among other initiatives. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Morale up as wellness program takes hold

Empowering workers to manage their own path to health and wellness is an avenue employers have begun to emphasize. When Carousel Industries of North...
DOWNWARD FACING AND HEALTHIER: Bryna Rene instructs a yoga class at Bryant University as part of the wellness-center programming on campus. / PBN PHOTO/BRIAN MCDONALD

Bryant’s health efforts earn national acclaim

It is not by chance that faculty and staff at Bryant University have been making healthier choices. In 2005, the Bryant Wellness Committee was...
NATIONAL NOTICE: Edward Jones financial adviser John Leary of Barrington, center, receives the Edward Jones Recruiting Award. On left is Kevin Hylander, an adviser. At right is central office host Brian Ashworth.

Lack of formal structure promotes staff balance

When employees are asked to describe the culture at this well-established financial investment company, they usually respond with the word, “family.” At Edward Jones,...
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ON THE ROAD TO A CURE: Navigant Credit Union employees took part in the Free to Breathe 5K run/walk at Roger Williams Park and raised more than $11,000.

Finding balance helps Navigant

It’s a local credit union with the distinction of being Rhode Island’s first. In 1915, Navigant Credit Union opened its doors in the basement...
SUPPORTING TOGETHERNESS: Tides Family Services' mission is to help families, but the nonprofit has worked hard in its 30 years to buttress its employees’ families as well through a number of initiatives. / COURTESY SKL COMMUNICATIONS/SHEILA K. LAWRENCE

Supporting the growth of staffers at Tides

A group of enthusiastic outreach personnel, social workers and clinicians make up the staff at Tides Family Services. It’s an agency focused on family...
HAVIN’ A PARTY: The Washington Trust Co. has been a fixture in the Rhode Island community for more than two centuries, as this 211th birthday party at Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence made clear. / COURTESY THE WASHINGTON TRUST Co.

‘Employees first’ at WashTrust

Founded in 1800, this bank’s employees are a part of a legacy as the oldest community bank in the nation and the largest independent...
A SEAT AT THE BIG TABLE: Shanna Marzilli enjoys her role at the state’s largest health insurer as it works to transform the process of health care delivery. With her are Jonathan Holway, left, a strategy analyst for Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, and Jeremy Duncan, an assistant vice president in the insurer’s strategic-transformation office. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

A port in the storm of an uncertain industry

She is an inspiration to many colleagues who say she climbed the corporate ladder with modesty and humility. Shanna Marzilli of Blue Cross &...
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