Bridget Botelho, Author at Providence Business News

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TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS: Hinckley, Allen & Snyder provides its employees with benefits including health insurance and retirement-account matching. /

Communication shows staff management cares

Business Services 06/15/2010

Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP is proud of the stability it offers employees during uncertain economic times. The law firm makes a concerted effort to...

CENTER OF ATTENTION: Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island representative Jeanne Fraoli works
in the company’s
Customer and Provider Services Center.

PHOTO COURTESY BCBSRI /

Knowing what’s expected helps employees thrive

Financial Services 06/15/2010

“We understand that a rewarding career goes well beyond a regular paycheck and employee engagement is critical in delivering a high morale,” said Eric...

FRUIT OF THEIR LABOR: Collette
Vacations employees celebrate being named one of Providence
Business News’ Best Places To Work.

PHOTO COURTESY
COLLETTE VACATIONS /

Free travel sets this firm’s training apart

Hospitality & Tourism 06/15/2010

Collette Vacations provides its employees with all of the traditional benefits a worker could ask for, but sets itself apart with travel perks. As part...

QUALITY WORK: Laura Adams, president and CEO of the Rhode Island Quality Institute, came to R.I. in 2001 to help get the Quality Institute off the ground. /

Driven to improve health care quality and delivery

Government 05/22/2010

As president and CEO of the Providence-based nonprofit Rhode Island Quality Institute, Laura Adams is well on her way to accomplishing her mission of...

TEAM PLAYER: Tiffany Sy, senior vice president and controller at Bank Rhode Island, credits her success in part to the company’s inclusive nature. /

Afraid of little, certainly not recession’s effects

Financial Services 05/22/2010

When Tiffany Sy took on the role of senior vice president and controller of Bank Rhode Island in 2008, she became the youngest person...

WIND POWER: Workers prepare one of the blades for SGE’s on-site wind turbine which, along with new solar panels, will help power the company’s Middletown office building. /

SGE finds opportunity blowing in the wind

Economic Activity 10/01/2009

Some companies fold under pressure, others thrive. Middletown-based civil engineering company SGE is an example of the latter. The company has followed market opportunities...

ROOM TO GROW: Gil Lantini, president of Focus Solutions, which has seen its sales grow 248 percent over the past three years. /

Tech firms find opportunity in recession

Economic Activity 08/30/2009

Most technology companies in Rhode Island have felt the recession, but there are a handful that have experienced tremendous growth during the downturn. And...

Iway completion promises new city street grid

Uncategorized 07/27/2009

Depending on your perspective, look for traffic in the Downcity and Jewelry District neighborhoods to get better or worse as the relocation of Interstate...

VISION FOR THE FUTURE: Envision Technology Advisors employees, from left: engineer Lauren Sholes, systems engineer Jason Malloney, systems engineer Brent Ouellette, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer Todd Knapp. /

Employees empowered to effect change at Envision

Entrepreneurship 06/22/2009

Todd Knapp, the CEO and co-founder of the technology consultancy Envision Technology Advisors LLC, said he was honored and flattered when his employees took...