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COUNTING ON HIM: David V. DeVault joined The Washington Trust Co. in 1986, becoming its chief financial officer a year later. A quarter-century later, he's still in the role. / PBN PHOTO/CATIA CUEN

The financial rock in R.I.’s big bank

In 1986, David V. DeVault left his Providence accounting job to work at a small, publicly traded bank in Westerly. Within a year of...
CIVIL UNIONS: Joe Andriole, vice president of the R.I. State Association of Firefighters, represented Little Compton firefighters in arbitration hearings with the town in 2009. The town had sought to forbid him from the hearings, asserting that he was a layman. / PBN PHOTO/NATALJA KENT

Court backs arbitration tradition

Labor can celebrate a victory over management after a R.I. Supreme Court decision last month preserved the 50-year tradition of using union reps, rather...
GETTING THE MESSAGE: The e-Marketing & Technology Summit hosted by PBN was held at the Providence Marriott Downtown on Feb. 28. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

When e-marketing, think first about the customer

When building your electronic identity, don’t think like a business leader, think like a customer. That was the underlying theme of a panel discussion...
GETTING THROUGH: NetCenergy President Donald Nokes, right, with network engineer Greg Morrell at the company's Warwick headquarters. / PBN PHOTO/NATALJA KENT

Combating spammers is a cost of doing business

A couple of weeks ago, an employee working in a busy Rhode Island retail store clicked on the attachment to an e-mail from an...
PARTNERING UP: The TechComm Partners leadership team, from left: President and CEO Trudy Mandeville, TCP Learning Chief Operating Officer Barbara Jackson, Chief Operating Officer and Vice President Pat Crowshaw and Director of Instructional Technologies Karen Torres. / PBN PHOTO/NATALJA KENT

The learning never ends at TechComm Partners

Trudy Mandeville sees a better America through better training. It’s a bold vision for the CEO and founder of a small, family business with six...
MAKING THE TRANSITION: The DiLeonardo International leadership team, from left: Lia DiLeonardo, Robert DiLeonardo, Giana DiLeonardo and James Lehouiller. Robert DiLeonardo founded the company 40 years ago, but has since retired. / PBN PHOTO/BRIAN MCDONALD

When it’s time for transition, put plan in writing

Tucked in the back of a sprawling office park along Post Road in Warwick is an architectural-design firm with a worldwide footprint. Founded 40...
ALL IN THE FAMILY: Gil's Television and Appliances co-owners Lisa Sienkiewicz, left, and Gail Parella. At right is Joe Parella, Gail's husband. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Family business all personal, say owners

Lisa Sienkiewicz grew up in a family business. From an early age, she was an employee of the business started by her parents, Gil...
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