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    GETTING A BRIEFING: Dana Evans, left, lab director at Gannon & Scott Inc. in Cranston, discusses business with Chris Jones, the company president. Gannon & Scott is one of the Rhode Island firms that have been honored by the federal government for its hiring of military veterans. Jones also served in the R.I. Army National Guard.
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    These R.I. employers rallying the ex-troops

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    Gannon & Scott Inc. is a longtime Cranston-based company that specializes in recovering valuable metals from torpedo batteries, coatings used for stealth technology, and...
    NO QUIT: Veteran Raymond Sienko makes Christmas ornaments in his Newport home in hopes of making it into a side venture with the help of the Veterans Affairs Providence Health Care Employment Resource Center. Only a small number of veterans who get assistance from the center seek to start a small business. 
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    For some veterans, venturing out is what they want to do

    Entrepreneurship
    Three years ago, a woman selling ornaments at a kiosk in the Providence VA Medical Center caught Raymond Sienko’s attention while he was waiting...
    Russell Paone

    Paone named 2024 R.I. School Counselor of the Year

    Education
    RUSSELL PAONE, a guidance counselor at North Providence High School, was recently named the 2024 Rhode Island School Counselor of the Year by the...

    Put to the test

    Executive Poll
    Does your company provide on-the-job training? Yes: 100% No: 0% Is on-the-job training a requirement for employment for new hires? Yes: 80% No: 20% Depends on the position: 0% No, because...
    IN STUDIO: Alison Bologna purchased a 15,000-square-foot building in Pawtucket in January 2020 and turned it into a new home for her yoga studio, Shri Studio Inc. 
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    Bologna stretches for more with yoga

    People
    2024 Business Women Awards ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Alison Bologna Shri Studio Inc. founder and owner ALISON BOLOGNA’S GOAL for Shri Studio Inc.’s new home is to be...
    POSITIVE IMPACT: XBInsight Inc. President Kathi Graham-Leviss developed a database of thousands of jobs that predicts how successful someone will be at work. 
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    Having insight in predicting job success

    People
    2024 Business Women Awards ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Kathi Graham-Leviss XBInsight Inc. president ANYONE WHO’S WATCHED “Succession,” the ­addictive saga about the mega-wealthy Roys, knows how it ends:...
    GOAL-ORIENTED: Amber Bichun helps facilitate growth and continuous education among Citrin Cooperman & Co. LLP’s young employees at the firm’s Providence office. 
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    Citrin Cooperman’s Bichun is passionate about giving back

    People
    2024 Business Women Awards WOMAN TO WATCH | FINANCIAL SERVICES: Amber Bichun Citrin Cooperman & Co. LLP partner AMBER BICHUN UNDERSTANDS that her leadership impacts her...
    POSITIVE FUTURE: Michelle Carr, executive director for Leadership Rhode Island, has also worked to support youths via the Prepare RI program, helping incoming high school juniors secure internships. 
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    Carr a driving force at Leadership R.I.

    People
    2024 Business Women Awards WOMAN TO WATCH | PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: Michelle Carr Leadership Rhode Island executive director WHEN SHE FIRST STEPPED into her role as...
    CLEAR MESSAGE: New Harbor Group Managing Director Lauren Greene uses her communication and networking skills to share her clients’ stories with the public. 
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    New Harbor Group’s Greene informs the public, inspires change

    People
    2024 Business Women Awards WOMAN TO WATCH | CREATIVE SERVICES: Lauren Greene New Harbor Group managing director LAUREN GREENE GREW UP watching and reading the news....
    BEST MEDICINE: Through her work at Thrive Behavioral Health Inc., Daisy Bassen allows Brown University students to watch her work with children attending Thrive’s Eleanor Briggs School, sit in on art therapy classes and meet with other staff. 
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    Helping others was Bassen’s destiny

    Business Services
    2024 Business Women Awards WOMAN TO WATCH | HEALTH CARE SERVICES: Daisy Bassen Thrive Behavioral Health Inc. medical director DAISY BASSEN WANTED to have a career...
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