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LAW OF THE LAND: Paralegal Elaine Smith looks over a file with attorney Bill Dorry at Shechtman Halperin & Savage LLP offices. /

Despite growth, Shechtman proud to think small

Last year, when some employees at Shechtman Halperin Savage LLP decided they wanted to run the Caremark Downtown 5K, the company’s partners said OK. But...
ON A MISSION: Children’s Friend employees, from right, Manager of Permanency Sandra Pyram-Loyer, Director of Development and Communication Bryan Ferguson, social worker Melanie Zeitounian and permanency worker Meghan DaLuz. /

The mission keeps employees coming back

Peggy Charris has worked for Children’s Friend for nine years – except for a stint at a city agency. “I left for more money,” she...
INSURANCE POLICY: Amica rewards its workers through benefits that include its employee-appreciation program and personal health-risk assessments. /

Employee perspective informs Amica’s culture

Health insurance, 401(k), vacation time. Employees at Amica Insurance, of course, are entitled to these standard benefits. But Jill Andy, director of human resources,...
LEGAL EAGLES: Taylor Duane Barton & Gilman LLP legal assistants Nikki Doran, left, and Chelsea Severance work in the company’s Providence office. /

Every lawyer a potential partner at Taylor Duane

Every two weeks, a financial statement is prepared for Taylor Duane Barton & Gilman LLP. A copy is shared with the law firm’s partners,...
FAMILY HISTORY: Kathleen C. Hittner, president and CEO of The Miriam Hospital, was inspired to go into medicine after watching her uncle have a heart attack. /

Hittner leads the band at The Miriam Hospital

When Kathleen C. Hittner was about 9 years old, her 33-year-old uncle had a heart attack. She saw him taken away to the hospital...
ADDED SEASONING: Fresh out of school, Lisa Cooper took a job working at Burger King. Now, she’s a vice president at FM Global. /

From fast food to the fast track at FM Global

In planning a career path that would eventually lead to becoming vice president of one of the world’s largest multinational insurance companies, most people...
RECIPE FOR SUCCESS: Lolita Healy, president and CEO of Designs by Lolita, began making martini glasses with recipes on the bottom in 2004. /

Her party glasses are toasted around the world

Just get married? Turning 60? Off to the beach? Just want to have fun? There’s a martini for that. And a martini glass. In 2001,...
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