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GAME PLAN: The 21st century has seen Hasbro expand past the toys and board games it became known for. Above, David Peattie, general manager for Australia for Hasbro, speaks at the company's Inny Awards this past spring.

Games are more than child’s play at Hasbro Inc.

It hasn’t been just toys and games and ‘round-the-clock’ fun. When Hassenfeld Brothers was founded in Providence in 1923, the company sold textile remnants, then...
HERE TO STAY: RI Temps President Scott Seaback, right, with Vice President Todd Seaback and office coordinator Kelly Hatfield. / PBN PHOTO/NATALJA KENT

Temporary staffing turns into permanent solution

One mother, three sons and a commitment to matching the right people with the right jobs in the right companies is all that it...
PLAYING BIG: As a small part of a large national company, Kforce Inc. in Rhode Island takes part in regional activities, including supplying team members for the annual New England softball tournament.

PHOTO COURTESY KFORCE /

Formula for success at Kforce rewards staff

Need help with complicated math formulas? Stumped by technology problems? Short on staff and long on problems? Many companies throughout the country, faced with such...
CLIMBING UP: ShapeUp is a growing enterprise, one that takes its mission of creating healthier workplaces seriously and has fun while doing it.

PHOTO COURTESY SHAPEUP, BY SCOTT ERB /

Healthy work environment keeps co. in good shape

You’re at work and a bell rings. Drop everything! You’re about to hear good news! That’s just one of the ways ShapeUp – formerly Shape Up...
FRIENDLY IN DEED: 
A number of Children's Friend staff took part last summer in training given by The Institute for the Study and Practice of Non-Violence over the course of 30 hours.

PHOTO COURTESY 
CHILDREN'S FRIEND/
LEILA M. HILL /

Reward is in the work, benefits at nonprofit

Rhode Island’s disadvantaged children have special advocates who are always ready to make their burdens lighter. The nonprofit Children’s Friend, founded in 1834, provides...
SHINING SEA: SEA CORP executive and administrative-support staff give a thumbs up to celebrate the Middletown company’s good work.

PHOTO COURTESY 
SEA CORP /

Staff satisfaction part of firm’s battle plan

SEA CORP is no stranger to awards and honors: the Middletown company has been singled out for a number of them, from innovative research...
PLANNING AHEAD: Jill H. Andy, senior vice president of human resources at Amica Mutual Insurance Co., sent her resume into the company 23 years ago to appease her father. She’s been employed ever since. /

From customer to employee service without a hitch

A degree in urban studies was uncommon when Jill H. Andy graduated from the University of Rhode Island in 1986. “I think there were...
EXTENDING THE BRANCH: Amy Beauchamp, Rhode Island retail-market manager for TD Bank, began her banking career as a teller supervisor. /

Beauchamp a leader by example at TD Bank

Amy Beauchamp describes her professional career as a “dream story.” As Rhode Island retail-market manager for TD Bank, Beauchamp is “a truly inspiring leader...
BANKING ON IT: Linda Simmons, left, chief financial officer at Bancorp Rhode Island, joined the institution in 2004. She helped the then-fledgling company grow and expand its presence in the state. /

Her immersion in job helps BancorpRI profit

Bancorp Rhode Island, a publicly traded, commercial-lending corporation headquartered in Providence, was only eight years old in 2004; but in the short time of...
BAY WATCH: Sean F. Murphy, chief financial officer at Narragansett Bay Insurance Co., speaks with senior accountant Donna Rizardini. He leads compliance efforts for state regulations in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York. /

The man behind finance plan at Narragansett Bay

Narragansett Bay Insurance Co., based in downtown Pawtucket, is a privately held firm that focuses solely and uniquely on homeowner insurance. CEO Nick Steffey...
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