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A BETTER FUTURE: 
In 2009, Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council Inc. created The RI Cross Disability Coalition to focus on individuals with various disabilities and offer them ways to have career opportunities. Pictured, from left, are Kevin Nerney, the council’s executive director; Deanne Gagne, member of the RI Cross Disability Coalition; Sue Babin, the council’s special projects director; and coalition member Tanja Blicker-Ucran.
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R.I. Developmental Disabilities Council creates new ways of thinking to aid...

PBN Diversity Equity & Inclusion 2023 Awards Nonprofit/Social Services: Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council Inc. ORGANIZATIONS STRIVING TO DO BETTER to be more diverse, equitable...
OFFERING GUIDANCE: Craig Pickell, CEO of Bullard Abrasives Inc., left, works with press operator Ceaser Gomez on a machine at the Lincoln-based manufacturer. 
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Pickell’s vision extends
far beyond his own company

PBN 2023 Manufacturing Awards STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP: Craig Pickell, CEO, Bullard Abrasives Inc. Craig Pickell displays his leadership abilities in more ways than one. First and foremost, Pickell...
PACKING TOGETHER: 
Amgen Rhode Island manufacturing associates Leyshaliz Faliciano, left, and Richard Taranto work together making a batch of drug substance at the West Greenwich facility.
PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Amgen R.I. is growing its operations to heal the world

PBN 2023 Manufacturing Awards EXCELLENCE AT AN ENTERPRISE MANUFACTURER: Amgen Rhode Island BRIAN BRITSON WALKS AROUND the extensive Amgen Rhode Island campus and marvels at how...
ALL WIRED UP: Joe Torres, left, a bridge assembly worker at Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Inc., and James Patnode, a machinist, work on the manufacturing floor at Hexagon’s North Kingstown facility.
PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

People, parts, process put together make well-oiled machine at Hexagon

PBN 2023 Manufacturing Awards EXCELLENCE AT A LARGE MANUFACTURER: Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Inc. AT HEXAGON MANUFACTURING INTELLIGENCE INC., success comes down to a focus on three...
TUNING UP: Lang Yang, a davenport operator at Groov-Pin Corp., evaluates the inner workings of a machine at the Smithfield-based manufacturer. 
PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Groov-Pin regularly is purposeful toward its customers

PBN 2023 Manufacturing Awards EXCELLENCE AT A MIDSIZE MANUFACTURER: Groov-Pin Corp. WORKING IN MANUFACTURING fills Lauren Ciuba with a very real sense of purpose. Ciuba, marketing...
FINAL EXAM: Jan Hennecke, igus inc.’s product manager of low-cost innovation, tests out a product for quality at the East Providence facility. 
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For igus, becoming carbon neutral means being opposite from everyone

PBN 2023 Manufacturing Awards GREEN MANUFACTURING: igus inc. FOR FELIX BROCKMEYER, CEO and president of igus inc., stepping into his role at the East Providence-based manufacturer...
MAKING THE CUT: Students at the Community College of Rhode Island’s Westerly Education Center work on splicing cables. 
PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

CCRI is building the future workforce and statewide economy

PBN 2023 Manufacturing Awards WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT & PRODUCTIVITY: Community College of Rhode Island FOR THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND, workforce development is a key part...
HANDMADE: Assembly technician Romalyn Tuason works on an aerospace printer in AstroNova Inc.’s assembly room in West Warwick. 
PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

AstroNova is evolving to better face unpredictable futures

PBN 2023 Manufacturing Awards LEAN MANAGEMENT: AstroNova Inc. AS THE WORLD grows more interconnected, global manufacturers are increasingly relying on a constant stream of data. That’s...
BOTTLED UP: Employees at Plants to Food LLC in Lincoln operate machinery that bottles products such as pasta sauces. 
PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

At Plants to Food, market domination starts with being plant-based

PBN 2023 Manufacturing Awards EMERGING MANUFACTURER: Plants to Food LLC THE DEMAND FOR PLANT-BASED FOODS has exploded in the past decade as people seek cleaner, healthier...
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