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PROCESS ORIENTED: A mechanical-engineering class from Roger Williams University tours VIBCO in Richmond, with spokesman P.J. Dougherty Jr., right, explaining the process the company uses to produce its many product lines. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Understanding that every action produces a reaction

VIBCO Inc. isn't a Rhode Island native – having been founded in 1962 in New Jersey. But the Richmond manufacturer has put the Ocean...

Pranzi caters to smart tasters

CEO (or equivalent): Lisa Marie Mattiello, owner and president; Nick Mattiello, owner, vice president and general manager 2015 Revenue: $5,269,930 2013 Revenue: $2,750,288 Revenue growth: 92%...
TALL ORDER: The Partnership for Rhode Island Streetlight Management, founded and led by Jeffrey A. Broadhead, left, is helping cities and towns find significant savings by converting streetlights to light-emitting diodes. Installing a new light in Providence is electrician Jim Mitchell.

PRISM shines light on savings

CEO (or equivalent): Jeffrey A. Broadhead, executive director 2015 Revenue: $5,117,075 2013 Revenue: $189,941 Revenue growth: 2,594% THE PARTNERSHIP FOR RHODE ISLAND STREETLIGHT MANAGEMENT, a nonprofit based in...

Qualified to lead staffing services

CEO (or equivalent): Timothy Harrington, chairman; Emily Harrington, CEO 2015 Revenue: $7,814,857 2013 Revenue: $5,193,619 Revenue growth: 50% Cranston-based Qualified Resources International Inc., founded in 2010, is...
CEO (or equivalent): Robert A. DiMuccio, chairman, CEO and presidentNumber of employees: 3,522

Employee feedback drives wellness effort

Despite employer health care costs having risen nationwide by about 6.3 percent, Amica Mutual Insurance Co.'s Wellness Program has cut those costs by 3.2...
CEO (or equivlant): Gregory A. Woods, CEO and presidentNumber of employees: 281

Success: a 3-pronged approach to wellness

According to AstroNova Inc., its Whole Wellness concept – addressing an employee's body, mind and soul – helped create a 30 percent decline in...
FINDING AN EDGE AT HOME: Soon after taking over the family jewelry manufacturing business, Stefanie Taylor added new designing staff, many locally based, to create unique merchandise, one of the reasons sales continue to grow. With her at Gennaro's Cranston facility are Lindsay Fornaciari, left, and Jordan Mele, both junior merchants. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Creating new, bigger niche

Stefanie Taylor, president of Gennaro Inc. in Cranston, started working at the company while attending the Lincoln School in Providence. As a college student,...
MAKING CONNECTIONS: Deborah Viveiros, vice president and associate relationship manager for Webster Bank, has used her native Rhode Island connections to drive business for the bank. Here she talks with Joe Monteiro, vice president, relationship manager business banking. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Community ties drive success

In December 2008, when Deborah Viveiros was 28 years old, she was recruited to manage Webster Bank's new location in Barrington as vice president...
DRIVING ACA-INSPIRED INNOVATION: Dr. Francisco "Paco" Trilla has used opportunities presented by the Affordable Care Act to help grow Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island's reach and effectiveness. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Solutions builder: Dr. "Paco" Trilla

CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER When the Affordable Care Act passed in 2010, Dr. Francisco "Paco" Trilla, chief medical officer of Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island,...
EMPOWERING GIRLS: A college internship pushed Shanna Marzilli toward social issues, and her goals today at Plan International USA are designed to have a global impact. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Making a difference globally

CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER, NONPROFIT Plan International USA Chief Marketing Officer Shanna Marzilli didn't always envision herself in marketing. While pursuing her undergraduate degree in political...
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