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BUSINESS AS USUAL: Gary Miller, right, AIPSO director of human resources, and President David Kohlhammer with administrative assistant Denise DiDino. Kohlhammer said the company makes every effort to promote from within. /

At AIPSO, flexibility helps fuel sense of purpose

Employees at AIPSO have no shortage of opportunities to move up within the company. The company provides a number of programs to help workers advance...
SENSITIVE SUBJECT: Eric Shorr of PC Troubleshooters, standing, speaks at last weeks’ panel discussion on data protection at the Providence Marriott. /

Mass. law requires data to be protected

When an employee loses a laptop or a BlackBerry, you can replace the device easily enough. The real worry, however, is what could happen...
brainpower: Emma Durand, above right, was known for a series of innovations before coming to Isis Biopolymer. /

She’s the brain behind Isis’ programmable patch

Emma Durand’s first success as an innovator came while she was still an undergraduate studying mechanical engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She contacted Steve...
BUILDING BLOCK: Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island Executive Vice President Michele Lederberg oversaw the construction of the insurer’s new HQ. /

‘The rock’ behind Blue Cross’ gleaming tower

To get some idea of Michele Lederberg’s accomplishments at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, look to the insurance giant’s new headquarters,...
LAW AND ORDER: Hinckley, Allen & Snyder partner Margaret Farrell serves as a trustee or director for several hospitals and organizations and is also considered one of the top corporate lawyers in the U.S. /

The consummate advocate and consistent friend

When Margaret Farrell entered the legal profession in the mid-1970s, the number of women in the field was much smaller than today, and those...

Going green from the start makes process easier

When the new Providence Community Health Centers moves to 369 Prairie Ave. sometime next year, most people likely won’t notice the new building’s most...
NEW LIFE: The new Providence Community Health Centers site is slated to include a 40,000-square-foot medical facility, a cardio center and a dentistry center. /

On South Side, hope is emerging

Lifespan, one of southern New England’s largest hospital networks, has joined an effort to rebuild South Providence by promising to locate new offices on...
BUYING POWER: Michael Cassidy, retiring director of planning for Pawtucket, said the retail landscape is becoming more friendly to smaller businesses than it has been in the recent past. /

Creative economy flourishing in Pawtucket Arts District

Michael D. Cassidy has seen a lot of changes in Pawtucket during his four decades as a planning professional in the city. They include...
WORKING TOGETHER: Jeshua Zapata, seated, and brothers Juan, left, 
and Jairo Gomez are partners in Xzito Creative Solutions in Johnston. 
They are also roommates. /

Friends and family can be potent business mix

Michele Cross and Lisa Patterson have been business partners for almost three years, but friends for close to 30. They first met while working...
STAYING LOCAL: Brothers Richard, left, and Roger Bouchard are co-owners of WNRI-AM 1380 in Woonsocket. They say their success is due in part to their commitment to programming focused on the Blackstone Valley. /

Despite industry trends, these businesses endure

Bigger is better. That seems to be the mantra in American industry today. One by one, this or that business is swallowed up by...
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