Gilbane’s people-first culture puts mental health and wellness at the center
PBN Healthiest Employers Awards 2026
1,500-4,999 EMPLOYEES
3. Gilbane Inc.
CEO (or equivalent): Edward T. Broderick, CEO
Full-time U.S. employees: 3,300
With some 3,300 employees globally, Gilbane Inc., a...
Groov-Pin’s commitment to health starts and ends with its employees
PBN Healthiest Employers Awards 2026
2-99 EMPLOYEES
1. Groov-Pin Corp.
CEO (or equivalent): Scot A. Jones, CEO
Full-time U.S. employees: 72
Groov-Pin Corp. knows that to stay ahead of...
Safety comes first in Toray Plastics’ wellness culture
PBN Healthiest Employers Awards 2026
500-1,499 EMPLOYEES
5. Toray Plastics (America) Inc.
CEO (or equivalent): Christopher Roy, CEO, president, and chief operating officer
Full-time U.S. employees: 600
At Toray...
Commentary: The private side of trust
(Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series, When Did Confidentiality Become Optional?)
For more than 30 years, I have been part of...
SEACORP awarded $1M in state job tax credits
MIDDLETOWN – Defense contractor SEACORP LLC is planning to create at least 53 jobs in Rhode Island with a median salary of $100,000 per...
Ajaj keeps family tradition alive with Air and Anchor jewelry design
(Editor’s note: This is the 48th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
AstroNova’s $272M sale to private equity firm is finalized
WEST WARWICK – AstroNova Inc., a publicly traded specialty printers and computer hardware manufacturer, is going private after the firm’s shareholders approved the company’s...
New England Institute of Technology, Electric Boat launch $45M expansion project
WARWICK – New England Institute of Technology has broken ground on a $45 million expansion project set to triple the school’s campus here and...
R.I.’s 3.9% July jobless rate 3rd highest in New England
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s July unemployment rate of 3.9% was the third highest in New England but below the national rate of 4.1%, according...
R.I. monthly unemployment falls to 3.9% in July
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in July was 3.9%, down from 4.1% in June, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training...


















