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GOING GREEN: University Orthopedics Inc. Chief Operating Officer Michelle DeRoche recently helped create a sustainability task force at the company to help reduce its carbon footprint in various ways. 
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University Orthopedics’ DeRoche goes above and beyond to keep community healthy

2025 C-Suite Awards ENTERPRISE PRIVATE COMPANY: Michelle DeRoche University Orthopedics Inc. | Chief operating officer IF YOU WANT to know a little something about Michelle De­Roche, just...
COMMUNITY OF BELONGING: In 2023, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP launched the pilot Virtual Belonging Communities mentorship program, in which participants have a mentor who is part of their selected community and they meet to address topics unique to their VBC that can help them advance in their careers. Pictured from left, CLA associate Andrew Roy; Tohib Giwa, assistant controller and SouthCoast diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging ambassador; and Manager Dave Hanson meet in the company’s Cranston office. 
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CLA engages to create a sense of belonging

PBN Diversity Equity & Inclusion 2024 Awards ACCOUNTING: CliftonLarsonAllen LLP A DECADE AFTER it began investing in its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP’s work...
UP TEMPO: James Patnode, a machinist at Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Inc., works with a Tempo machine on the company’s manufacturing floor in North Kingstown. 
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Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence empowers employees through cost-saving practices

PBN Manufacturing Awards 2024 EXCELLENCE IN LEAN MANAGEMENT: Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Inc. IN LESS THAN three years, Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Inc. is reaping the benefits of...
CLEAR PATH: From left, Atlantic Paper & Supply Operations Manager JC Lebarron and owner and Vice President David Spencer sift through multiple rolls of packaging paper at the company’s Pawtucket facility. 
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Atlantic Paper & Supply is small in size, but big on...

PBN Manufacturing Awards 2024 MANUFACTURING SUPPLIER: Atlantic Paper & Supply ATLANTIC PAPER & SUPPLY still operates with a simple mindset, according to company owner and Vice...

Westerly Community Credit Union’s growth was at a high rate

PBN 2024 Fastest Growing Companies Awards $15 MILLION to $50 MILLION: 4. Westerly Community Credit Union CEO (or equivalent): Stephen J. White, CEO and president 2023 Revenue: $22.9...

CCS Presentation Systems New England kept the workforce intact

PBN 2024 Fastest Growing Companies Awards $2.5 MILLION to $15 MILLION: 2. CCS Presentation Systems New England CEO (or equivalent): Cheryl Gamst, president 2023 Revenue: $8.1 million 2021 Revenue:...

IT Support RI provided a safety net during COVID-19

PBN 2024 Fastest Growing Companies Awards $2.5 MILLION to $15 MILLION: 5. IT Support RI CEO (or equivalent): Nick Bernfield and Paul Riendeau, CEOs 2023 Revenue: $5.4 million 2021...
FINDING INSPIRATION: Kerry LaPlante, dean of the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy, was inspired by her neighborhood pharmacist in her native Buffalo, N.Y., to work in health care. 
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Kerry LaPlante

PBN Leaders & Achievers 2024 Awards Kerry LaPlante | University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy | Dean AT 16 YEARS OLD, Kerry LaPlante already...
LIVING HER DREAM: Barbara Lamoureaux, vice president of youth family services and clinical systems at Thrive Behavioral Health Inc., aspired to become a social worker since she was in high school. 
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Barbara Lamoureux

PBN Leaders & Achievers 2024 Awards Barbara Lamoureux | Thrive Behavioral Health Inc. | Vice president of youth and family services and clinical systems LOOK...

A fitness center of attention for Toray Plastics employees

PBN Healthiest Employers Awards 2024 500-1,499 EMPLOYEES #5. Toray Plastics (America) Inc. CEO (or equivalent): Ken Kurokawa, chairman and CEO Number of employees: 630 HEALTHY EMPLOYEES ARE...
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