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John A. Lahtinen

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Orthopedics R.I. offers a good lifestyle

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PBN Healthiest Employers of Rhode Island 2025 Awards 100-499 EMPLOYEES #4. Orthopedics Rhode Island Inc. CEO (or equivalent): Dr. Michael P. Bradley, CEO and president Number of...
PROTECTING PEOPLE: Robinson & Cole LLP partner Kathryn Rattigan says she was attracted to the idea of intersecting technology, law and protecting personal information. 
PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Robinson & Cole’s Rattigan making AI legally compliant

Business Services
Business Women Awards 2025 WOMAN TO WATCH PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: Kathryn Rattigan, Robinson & Cole LLP partner WITH A LOVE for literature, language, analyzing texts and...
ENVIRONMENTALLY POSITIVE: Among her duties at Amgen Rhode Island, Monika ­Soban is focused on building a resilient, future-ready workforce at the company while creating an inclusive, connected culture where people can thrive and learn. 
PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Amgen Rhode Island’s Soban is empowered to be exceptional

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Business Women Awards 2025 INDUSTRY LEADER TECHNICAL SERVICES: Monika Soban, Amgen Rhode Island senior director of manufacturing MONIKA SOBAN SAYS she is driven by science and...
COMBATING ADDICTION: CODAC Behavioral Healthcare Chief Financial Officer and Human Resources Director Alisha Bourdeau helped secure grant funding to purchase, and deploy, CODAC’s first mobile medical unit in 2022 to address the ongoing opioid epidemic. 
PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

CODAC Behavioral Healthcare’s Bourdeau a strong fighter against opioid addiction

Health Services
2025 C-Suite Awards CAREER ACHIEVER: Alisha Bourdeau CODAC Behavioral Healthcare | Chief financial officer and human resources director WHILE PREPARING for her young daughter to begin preschool...
PRACTICE TIME: Johnson & Wales University nursing student Cassidy Titchenell conducts an exam on fellow student Caitlin Murdock at the university’s nursing facilities in Providence. The students are part of JWU’s accelerated nursing degree program. Looking on is nursing student Elena Wertenbaker. 
COURTESY ­JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY

‘Second-degree’ nursing programs are in demand

Education
Rhode Island is facing a growing crisis – nursing shortages. In fact, a 2021 report by the R.I. Department of Health suggested that almost 3,000...
COMMUNITY PARTNER: City Personnel made efforts to support underrepresented groups and communities by developing and strengthening strategic partnerships with various organizations, including with Year Up, the Rhode Island Black Business Association, Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island and Sojourner House. Pictured from left working at the company’s Providence office are Dawn Apajee, founder and president; Adora DaSilva Andrade, recruitment coordinator; Britt Phillips, recruitment specialist; Zach Gagnon, marketing manager; David Hopkins, recruitment specialist; and Daniel Apajee, talent sourcer. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

City Personnel putting a ‘personnel’ touch on equality

Business Services
PBN Diversity Equity & Inclusion 2024 Awards PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: City Personnel CITY PERSONNEL SEES diversity as recognizing and valuing the unique backgrounds, perspectives and experiences that...
FEELING APPRECIATED: AAA Northeast employees, from left, Danielle Blasczak, Page Elliott, Catherine Mendez, Mallorie Mcdonald, Camille Cigaral, William Robertson, Rachel Anderson, Corey Martin, Linda Rim and Daniel Bowman take part in the company’s Employee Appreciation Day held in August at its Providence office. 
COURTESY AAA NORTHEAST

AAA Northeast wants to be an agent of change

Business Services
PBN Diversity Equity & Inclusion 2024 Awards NOT-FOR-PROFIT: AAA Northeast KAREN DIEHL FEELS that AAA Northeast is more than just a business. It’s also a vibrant...
COLLABORATIVE CONFERENCE: Joseph Devine, center, president of Axiotrop LLC, meets with Dewetron Inc. Head of Operations Albon Redzepi, left, and marketing specialist Gabriella Scott at Axiotrop’s Narragansett office. 
PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Axiotrop answers the call to thwart cyber attacks

Economic Activity
PBN Manufacturing Awards 2024 MANUFACTURING SERVICE PROVIDER: Axiotrop LLC JOSEPH DEVINE WAS SEEKING a new opportunity after he sold his information technology staffing business in 2020....
LATHE LESSON: Trainee Trevor Harmon operates a lathe machine in the Manufacturing Lab at the New England Institute of Technology.
PBN PHOTO/PAUL J. SPETRINI

TECH TRANSFORMATION: AI finding its place in evolving industry

Education
It’s no secret that advancements in technology have been playing an ever-larger role in manufacturing. Innovations in ­automation, robotics, digitization and, increasingly, artificial intelligence...
BUILDING A BRAND: Over the years, ParsonsKellogg LLC’s client list has grown to include Patagonia Inc., Peter Millar, YETI Holdings Inc. and Helly Hansen. Pictured from left is company President Thomas Kellogg III, Director of Brand Strategy Meghan White, Director of Brand Sales Andrew Deloria and Director of Sales Kaley Adua. 
PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

ParsonsKellogg plays to their strengths to expand relationships

Business Services
PBN 2024 Fastest Growing Companies Awards $50 MILLION AND ABOVE: 1. ParsonsKellogg LLC CEO (or equivalent): Thomas Kellogg III, president 2023 Revenue: $97.4 million 2021 Revenue: $57.3 million Revenue growth:...
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