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In-house experts help workers improve health

The concept behind Brown University’s wellness program is summed up in two words: think local. Faculty members and staff play a role in carrying out...

Company tailors program to the needs of employees

Wellness is a family matter at Care New England Health System in Warwick. The network of hospitals and wellness centers opens its Flex for Life...
EMBRACING CHALLENGE: CVS Caremark executive Vice President and CFO David M. Denton has helped the retail pharmacy and benefits giant get back on track while pursuing new growth opportunities. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Helping CVS Caremark navigate changing industry

The U.S. health care industry is in the midst of unprecedented transition. Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is poised to...
NO TRICK FOR THIS TREAT: AJ Taveras, left, at Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ocean State’s Halloween party with his mentor, James Conway, of Warwick, center. At far right is big brother Joseph Yanish of Cranston. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL PERSSON

Meeting mentorship challenges through innovation

In 2010, Big Sisters of Rhode Island, a nonprofit that matches adult volunteer mentors with at-risk youth, made a game-changing decision: For the first...
SOLID FOUNDATION: Michael Jenkinson, center, chief financial officer at The Rhode Island Foundation, has helped the nonprofit thrive thanks to long-term investment strategies and conservative spending policies. / PBN PHOTO/DAVID LEVESQUE

Champion of Rhode Island nonprofits

With the United States still reeling from the effects of the Great Recession, charitable giving hasn’t exactly been a high priority for most people....
HITTING THE LOTTO: GTECH Senior Vice President Robert Vincent speaks with Senior Director of Corporate Communications Angela Geryak Wiczek in the company's Providence headquarters. Vincent credits the company's commitment to giving back to the community for part of its success. / PBN PHOTO/NATALJA KENT

Community service boosts GTECH’s bottom line

In an economy marked by bank bailouts and the Occupy Wall Street movement, most folks don’t expect much social good to come from corporate...
TRUE COLORS: Employees enjoy “Wear Your Favorite Jersey Day” at Province Mortgage Associates.
 
PHOTO COURTESY PROVINCE MORTGAGE ASSOCIATES /

Right tools, attitude help mortgage co. grow

The past few years have been difficult in the mortgage industry. It’s tougher than ever to borrow money, and many brokers have had to...
A COMBATIVE NATURE: Accutrust Mortgage CEO Don Lambert stands with some of the 
company's top 
producers at a gym where many of 
them train.

PHOTO COURTESY ACCUTRUST/WINGATE PHOTOGRAPHY /

A family feel supports high-performing team

Forget the 9-to-5 workday spent trapped inside a teensy cubicle. At Accutrust Mortgage Inc., a mortgage and financial services agency with offices throughout New...
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS: Partners of Hinckley, Allen & Snyder serve breakfast to employees on Employee Appreciation Day. From left: Mark Meredith, Michael Tauber, Jerry Batty, Florence Trombetti and Paul Silver. PHOTO COURTESY HINCKLEY, ALLEN & SNYDER /

Work-life balance keeps Hinckley team on track

Attorneys and staff at Hinckley, Allen & Snyder – a law office with locations in Providence, Boston, Hartford and Concord, N.H. – enjoy a...
GOOD VIEW: Perspectives Corp. 2010 staff- of-the-year nominees. The company uses free time and other events to help employees maintain a healthy work-life balance.

PHOTO COURTESY PERSPECTIVES CORP. /

Focus on free time makes workers more effective

Salaries at Perspectives Corp. may not rival those of investment bankers, but the real reward for employees is the progress their clients make. Perspectives...
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