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Anthony Vecchione

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ENHANCED OPERATION: Keila Mendez, a machine operator at AstroNova Inc., works at the company’s West Warwick facility. The company, which designs, manufactures, distributes and services data visualization technologies, hired a new director of quality and continuous improvement and implemented new safety measures that have contributed to improved operations.
PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Streamlining efforts helping AstroNova to take flight again

Coronavirus
PBN Manufacturing Awards 2022 OVERALL EXCELLENCE AT A LARGE MANUFACTURER: AstroNova Inc. AstroNova Inc. is bouncing back from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and launched several...
GETTING TECHNICAL: Community College of Rhode Island student Stephanie Bacon works on a computer screen while taking the college’s Fast Track to CNC Manufacturing program in partnership with Polaris MEP. 
COURTESY COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND


CCRI partners with Polaris MEP to prepare students for workforce of...

Education
PBN Manufacturing Awards 2022 EXCELLENCE IN COLLABORATION IN MANUFACTURING: Community College of Rhode Island and Polaris MEP While scholars debate the merits of a four-year college education,...

More production leads to high profits at SEACORP

Business Services
PBN Fastest Growing Companies 2022 2. $75 MILLION AND ABOVE: SEACORP LLC CEO (or equivalent): David Cadorette, president 2021 revenue: $94.5 million 2019 revenue: $76.8 million Revenue growth: 23.1% FOR 30...
NOTHING BUT NET: From left, U.S. Extruders Inc. Plant Manager Wade Lippo and assemblers Lexus Falcone and Dan Brownhead work with fishing net. 
PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

US Extruders Inc. hopes plastic makes perfect for new products

Business Services
PBN Innovative Companies 2022 MANUFACTURING: U.S. Extruders Inc. THE OCEANS OF THE WORLD contain islands of plastics and other garbage. Westerly-based manufacturer U.S. Extruders Inc. is...
HEALTHY CONVERSATION: From left, Dr. Michael Coburn, medical director; Chief Operating Officer Sarah Horgan; Fred A. Trapassi Jr., CEO; and Courtney Stafford, director, clinical process improvement, at AdCare Rhode Island Inc. meet at the organization’s North Kingstown office.
PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

At AdCare R.I., helping others is a labor of love

Business Services
PBN Fastest Growing Companies 2022 1. $5 MILLION to $25 MILLION: AdCare Rhode Island Inc. CEO (or equivalent): Fred A. Trapassi Jr. 2021 revenue: $13.2 million 2019 revenue: $7.7...

Catalano Construction’s school projects brings company to head of the class

Business Services
PBN Fastest Growing Companies 2022 4. $5 MILLION to $25 MILLION: Catalano Construction Inc. CEO (or equivalent): Jason Catalano, president 2021 revenue: $12 million 2019 revenue: $9.5 million Revenue growth:...
ON YOUR MARKS: South County Health employees assemble in front of South County Hospital in South Kingstown as they prepare to begin the South County Health Centennial 5K in May 2019. 
COURTESY SOUTH COUNTY HEALTH

New wellness initiatives target physical, mental well-being at South County Health

Health Services
PBN Healthiest Employers Awards 2022 500-1,499 EMPLOYEES 1. South County Health CEO (or equivalent): Aaron Robinson, CEO and president Number of employees: 937 When it comes to defining South...
ON DUTY: From left, Kathleen Gerber, executive director at Cherry Hill Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation in Johnston; Donna LaBonte, a certified nursing assistant; and Dorothy Bishop, a medical technician, check computer records at the nursing home. Cherry Hill and most other Rhode Island nursing homes are struggling through financial difficulties made worse by a severe labor shortage. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

CODE RED: Amid closures, nursing homes fight for survival

Cover Story
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020, the staff at Cherry Hill Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Johnston...
COMMUNITY SUPPORT: 
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island Human Resources Business Partner Jess Nunez represents the company at the Dominican Parade of Rhode Island in Providence. / COURTESY BLUE CROSS 
& BLUE SHIELD OF 
RHODE ISLAND

Dedicated employees help Blue Cross weather COVID-19 storm

Health Services
PBN BEST PLACES TO WORK 2022 Enterprise Company 1. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island Employees in R.I. 768 CEO and President: Martha L. Wofford Throughout...
TOP DESIGNERS: Brave River Solutions Inc. President Jim McAssey, left, and Director of Client Services Rebecca Arsenault celebrate their recently earned website design award for Outstanding Achievement in Web Development in the Best Photography Website category from the Web Marketing Association’s annual Web Awards competition with KingBirder.com founder and CEO Tom Younkin. / COURTESY BRAVE RIVER SOLUTIONS INC.

Diverse team at Brave River Solutions positions company for continued success

PBN Award Winners
PBN BEST PLACES TO WORK 2022 Small Company 1. Brave River Solutions Inc. Employees in R.I. 30 President: Jim McAssey Brave River Solutions Inc. President Jim McAssey describes...
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