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ON THE GRID: Jerry Bernardini, chairman of the Engineering and Technology Department at CCRI, demonstrates some of the new equipment that will be used in a joint program offered by the school and National Grid. / PBN PHOTO/NATALJA KENT

Preparing workers for power-ful future

The average National Grid line worker is age 53, and he may have started his career when meter-reading tools were a pencil and notebook,...
GUIDING VOICE: Mary Jo Kaplan, president of Kaplan Consulting LLC in Providence, said that she enjoys mentoring other women, and feels it’s equally important for accomplished people to find a way to give back. /

A mentor and ‘voice of reason’ to aspiring women

For decades, Mary Jo Kaplan, president of Kaplan Consulting LLC in Providence, has served as a kind of wise and sure-footed guide through the...
COUNTING ON HER: Renee Aloisio, center, director of internal operations for Lefkowitz, Garfinkel, Champi & DiRienzo, helped found Women Count. /

Aloisio’s plan boosted efficiency at LGC&D

Renee Aloisio says her 22-year rise through the ranks of an accounting and business consultancy firm began with her childhood pastime of watching her...
DUAL ROLES: Megan Moynihan and Andrew Baer are involved two long-term agreements: They co-own architectural firm Oyster Works and they are married. /

Success of married co-owners begins with respect

When a wife and husband own and run a business and do it well, they work like a pair of hands: not identical, but...
A GIFT: Lolita Healy, president and CEO of Designs by Lolita Inc., has found her niche producing hand-painted glassware and giftware. “The gift-industry channel is my core channel of distribution,” she said. /

Even in recession, whimsy a big seller with women

Lolita Healy, president and CEO of Designs by Lolita Inc., producers of hand-painted glassware and giftware, has apparently found the recession-proof formula: products for...

Spending cuts force Navy to reshape; opportunity for contractors

Imminent spending reductions by the Department of Defense combined with a mix of different types of international security threats will require the Navy to...
SOUND IDEAS: Stephen Habl, VMA general manager, shows off the theater, which is home to R.I. Philharmonic Orchestra performances on Fridays. /

Dash of theater keeping conventioneers coming

Conventioneers are plenty used to the goodie bags, the “Hello! My name is …” noose, and the chicken lump entrée. But few people attend...

RI-CIE’s Brendan McNally, a matchmaker for innovators and marketing gurus

A bright idea for a new high-tech product, a laboratory, a factory, an investor, a patent lawyer, a market researcher and a publicist: Bring...
LEADERSHIP QUALITIES: Pannone Lopes Devereaux & West 
Director of Administration David Sweet leads 
a meeting at the 
firm’s office.

PBN PHOTO/
BRIAN MCDONALD /

Focus on staff strengths builds powerhouse team

When Pannone Lopes Devereaux & West began in Providence four years ago, the founding partners decided the firm would not straitjacket itself by imposing...
TEAMWORK: Allan Litwin, standing, managing partner at KLR, addresses employees during a 
weekly team meeting. /

Atmosphere of cooperation is instilled from the top at KLR

Kahn, Litwin, Renza and Co. could almost qualify as a great place to work on the basis of one benefit alone: during tax season,...
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