Robin Respaut
A career that has grown its way to a full circle
When Nancy Ryan Gray was a doctoral student at the Pennsylvania State University in 1983, she attended a research conference in New Hampshire with...
Breaking down torpedoes and barriers along the way
Everyone has the occasional bad day at work. When Mary Wohlgemuth, technical director at Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport, has a bad day,...
Device paves the way for new healing technique
Healing fractured bones can be a messy business. Surgeons often employ a toolbox of metal rods, plates, screws and nails to align and stabilize...
Food sources shrink, direct donations grow
(Corrected, 5:35 p.m., Nov. 6, 2012)
Rhode Islanders are in need of food, by the pantry-full.
The United Way of Rhode Island fielded approximately 80,000 food-related...
Dad helps firm make environmental inroads
Howard Schachter is a water guy.
For 50 years, he worked as a metallurgical engineer concentrating on recycling wastewater and solid waste, then...
West View caring for its own employees
Seven years ago, West Warwick-based West View Health Care Center, the nursing and rehabilitation center, had just received a cautioning from its health insurer.
“Our...
Detecting issues early on
It is easy to strain a back or pinch a nerve by moving heavy boxes. Imagine doing it for a living.
Each year, when the...
Employees crucial link in wellness planning
The road to a healthy workplace starts the first day of work at The Beacon Mutual Insurance Co., when an in-house ergonomics professional helps...
Wellness efforts all add up at BankNewport
Employees at BankNewport are not just standing behind the teller counter anymore. They are walking.
Over a six-week period, 66 of the bank’s 275 workers...
Taxing times call for fun distractions, camaraderie
Kahn Litwin, Renza & Co. takes the stress out of a busy day.
As one of the largest full-service CPA and business-consulting firms in...
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