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BETTER OUTCOME, LOWER COST: Michelle Wu, Ximedica vice president of quality, and Bradley Codkind, design insurance engineer, discuss a project at the company's Providence headquarters. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Staying one step ahead

Back in the mid-1980s, fellow Rhode Island School of Design grads Stephen Lane and Aidan Petrie formed a company devoted to providing an innovative...

Old-style quality with modern plan

CEO (or equivalent): George Matouk Jr., CEO and president 2015 Revenue: $26,039,752 2013 Revenue: $20,371,100 Revenue growth: 28% Tradition, quality and pride are all words synonymous with...

Banking on the community

CEO (or equivalent): Sandra J. Pattie, CEO and president 2015 Revenue: $62,527,542 2013 Revenue: $53,149,200 Revenue growth: 18% For nearly 200 years now, BankNewport has been meeting...
CEO (or equivalent): Daniel Dwight,  CEO and presidentNumber of employees: 191

Safety interwoven throughout Cooley

The folks at Cooley Group know a thing or two about taking care of their employees. In fact, they've been at it for 90...
ACTIVE, HEALTHY AT WORK, HOME: Wright-Pierce employees are encouraged to exercise, including at the office. Here, doing yoga are Ymane Galotti, left, project engineer, and Holly Finlay, office manager. Keeping to work in the background is Christine Sexton, project engineer. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

With health, firm is stronger

CEO (or equivalent): John W. Braccio, CEO and president Number of employees: 203 Employee wellness has always been big business at Providence engineering consulting firm...
CEO (or equivalent): Scott D. FarmerNumber of employees: 30,000

Putting wellness at the company core

Cintas Corp. strives to make its employee-partners feel like family, looking out for each other's health and well-being. "The health and wellness of our partners...
STANDARD SETTER: Whether in the courtroom, as an advocate for the legal profession or mentor to women in business, Melissa E. Darigan expects a lot and delivers on those expectations. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

She stands and delivers

Melissa E. Darigan has spent her entire life around Providence. Born and raised in Elmwood, she says it was the best possible place for her...
IT'S ALL ABOUT PEOPLE: In Jessica Bickoff's role at Textron developing the next generation of leaders, her interest in – and enjoyment of – working with people has made her a valued team member in a short time. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

One-time peer now leader

Jessica Bickoff has held jobs in several different industries, including quality improvement, estate planning and travel. And though the businesses might have varied, the...
CREATING A BETTER PATH: CVS Health Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Lisa Bisaccia is proud of the company's decision to eliminate the sale of tobacco products in 2014. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Fostering whole life wellness

CAREER ACHIEVER "Health is everything" is a well-known saying at CVS Health Corp. And that tenet not only includes the Woonsocket-based company's many customers, but each...
FULLY COMMITTED: John Sweeney, Providence College's CFO, meeting here with Kristine Goodwin, the vice president of student affairs, loves to solve problems for an institution at which his faith and values "tie so closely to the purpose of the institution." / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Doing something big at small PC

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER John Sweeney, senior vice president and chief financial officer at Providence College, grew up in the small town of Bozrah, Conn....
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