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SETTING SAIL: A look from behind Weatherly's cockpit, as the boat tries to overtake American Eagle. The vessels can be rented for corporate outings. /

Sailing through company meetings aboard charters

When a corporation schedules a meeting with America’s Cup Charters in Newport, the company’s executives can be sure that their employees will not find...
LOOKING AHEAD: Tomorrow BioFuels owner Larry Dressler holds up jars of biocrude, left, and biodiesel. He’s standing at the site of his company’s research building that is under development. /

Spreading the gospel on algae as energy source

Larry Dressler discovered the enormous energy-creating power of algae four years ago, and he quickly fell in love. The Cranston native started in the biofuels...
LENDING A HAND: Province Mortgage employees, from left: Director of Corporate Relations Donald Wilson, President David Currie and loan processor Melanie Martinez.

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Team approach keeps staff, productivity up

Everyone knows the real estate market has been dismal over the last few years, but few have lived through the full effects of the...
STRONG NETWORK: Atrion Corp. systems developer Josh Cliff, above with glasses, in a meeting at the company’s Warwick office. /

Promoting from within helps keep employees motivated

While other companies may scoff at the idea of employees instant messaging or Twittering at work, Atrion Networking Corp. in Warwick applauds it. “Instant...
COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Joyce Hurlbut, foreground, a human resources assistant for Cox Communications, helps with a recent
 company food drive.

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RUPERT WHITELEY /

Concierge program keeps attention on tasks at hand

At Cox Communications in West Warwick, the company tries to eliminate much of the extraneous nuisances from employees’ lives. This year, Cox implemented a...

Focus on family boosts bottom line

Navigant Credit Union may seem at first glimpse like many of the other credit unions with which it competes for business. But as Tim...
SAYING THANKS: BankNewport employees at the company’s “CustomerFirst Academy Awards” employee celebration held at CCRI’s Newport campus. /

Family planning part of package

BankNewport prides itself on supporting its employees with professional and personal financial decisions. “We try to offer help with work, life and family budgeting and...
STARTING A REVOLUTION: Before founding Industrial Revolution in 2008, Navyn Salem had no nonprofit experience. /

Tackling a global problem with a local solution

Navyn Salem’s journey into the world of malnourished children and large vats of fortified peanut butter started with a trip to Tanzania, her father’s...
PROMOTING HEALTH: Martha Murphy, marketing manager for South County Hospital, has launched several information campaigns. /

Communicating for health’s sake is her passion

Forty years ago, patient involvement in health care rarely moved beyond doing “just what the doctor ordered.” Today individuals want to be intimately involved...

A revolution awaits new medical patch

Imagine using a cell phone to relieve an asthmatic patient suffering from shortness of breath or a diabetic patient struggling through a hypoglycemic attack....
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