Rhonda J. Miller
Skill development motivates workers at Envision
With Rhode Island struggling to develop a solid 21st-century work force, attract new business and kick-start the state’s lagging economy, there are practices in...
Time-tested values keep firm engaged
It may be no surprise that a company founded in 1800 has the motto, “Stability, Security, Service.”
The Providence Mutual Fire Insurance Co....
A family-friendly firm that profits
One of the most visible signs that a company is a good place to work is when employees refer friends and relatives. At Embrace...
Collaboration key to a successful expansion
Children’s Friend has 332 employees, up from 130 last year. That’s a showstopper of an increase in a state with an unemployment rate of...
Finding the potential in children who struggle
In the complex worlds of health care and family relationships, psychologist Sarah Fine works in the sensitive territory between problem and potential.
Fine is...
Expanding Hasbro’s brand a game she plays to win
Deborah Thomas is chief financial officer of a company with more than $4 billion in revenue in 2009. But even with the responsibilities of...
Investment in survival can help firms thrive
While the troubled economy drags along in search of a recovery, many family businesses are making the most of enduring relationships and long-term perspective...
Ryan sparks corporate, community growth
From conferencing in sleek headquarters in Woonsocket to pioneering MinuteClinics and acquiring more than 500 Longs Drug Stores that expand the corporate map to...
Innovation culture allows greater patient focus
When a few employees roll a 1,000-pound tank at Amgen Inc. in West Greenwich, they don’t consider it just another workday routine.
They consider it...
Building firms fight to survive recession
Warwick-based Casali & D’Amico Engineering leaped into survival mode by cutting staff from 20 to eight. President Joe Casali made up for some of...
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