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Sheryl Nance-Nash

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KEY COMPONENT: Rhode Island Manufacturers Association Executive Director David M. Chenevert is often lauded for forming partnerships and building relationships with state and federal officials, small and large businesses in manufacturing, and elsewhere. 
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David M. Chenevert

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PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2025 DAVID M. CHENEVERT Rhode Island Manufacturers Association Executive director DAVID M. CHENEVERT STILL gets excited when he walks into a machine...

Preventive care is key at CVS

Health Services
PBN Healthiest Employers of Rhode Island 2025 Awards 5,000+ EMPLOYEES #2. CVS Health Corp. CEO (or equivalent): David Joyner, CEO and president Number of employees: 310,526 PREVENTION IS...
HOOP DREAMS: U-Haul International Inc. employees participate in a basketball game at a company recreation facility.
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Diabetes program gets U-Haul employees on wellness path

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PBN Healthiest Employers of Rhode Island 2025 Awards 5,000+ EMPLOYEES #1. U-Haul International Inc. CEO (or equivalent): Edward J. “Joe” Shoen, chairman and CEO Number of employees:...

Benefits for Terracon employees are family-friendly

Health Services
PBN Healthiest Employers of Rhode Island 2025 Awards 5,000+ EMPLOYEES #6. Terracon CEO (or equivalent): Gayle Packer, CEO and president Number of employees: 6,710 IN MANY WAYS, a...
ENERGETIC DISCUSSION: The Realizing Inspiration & Sustaining Excellence Women’s Leadership Conference, or R.I.S.E., that Hilina D. Ajakaiye established in 2018 features discussions on strategies for career development at all stages, including financial empowerment, education, health and wellness, mentorship, entrepreneurship and philanthropy.
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Ajakaiye R.I.S.E.-s up to help women navigate the workplace

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Business Women Awards 2025 OUTSTANDING MENTOR: Hilina D. Ajakaiye, R.I.S.E. Women’s Leadersip Conference founder and executive director WHEN IT COMES to being a guiding light for...
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

Health Services
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

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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

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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...

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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

Business Services
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...
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