James Bessette
List: Staffing Firms
Total number of average weekly workers: 1,096
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List: Executive Compensation in Public Companies
Re-ranked by salary
1. Scott C. Donnelly, CEO and president, Textron Inc. | Salary: $1,903,385
2. Larry J. Merlo, CEO and president, CVS Health Corp. |...
Meals on Wheels of R.I. names three new board members
PROVIDENCE – Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island has named three new members to its 2021-22 board of directors. Jaclyn Cotter, an associate for...
PBN’s Healthiest Employers awards: Groov-Pin, South County Health, AAA, U-Haul earn...
PROVIDENCE – Providence Business News celebrated its 10th annual Healthiest Employers of Rhode Island Awards program Thursday, awarding top honors to four organizations for...
College leaders cautiously optimistic about having bounce-back year on campus
PROVIDENCE – With college students expected to soon return to campuses in Rhode Island, there is cautious optimism that the 2021-22 academic year will...
R.I. receives $2.6M in AmeriCorps funding to support student access, housing,...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee, Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., and R.I. Education Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green announced July 22 that $2.6 million in AmeriCorps...
Five Questions with: Tom Parrish
Tom Parrish is the executive director of Trinity Repertory Company. The Providence-based theater group recently announced that Parrish will be leaving his post in...
New law requires civics proficiency for public school graduates
PROVIDENCE – Public school graduates across Rhode Island will now be required to demonstrate proficiency in civics after a law was recently passed by...
United Way’s Women United Group awards $124K in grants to local...
PROVIDENCE – United Way of Rhode Island announced July 28 that its Women United group awarded $124,000 in grants to three local nonprofits to...
Brown University again requiring indoor mask wearing, increased testing
PROVIDENCE – Masks and other increased measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 are returning to the Brown University campus.
The Ivy League university announced...