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STILL GOING STRONG: Anchor Travel Agency in Pawtucket is celebrating its 40th year in business. From left, Colleen A. Keane, travel consultant and Nancy’s daughter; Nancy McAdams, president; and Beverly J. Costello, travel consultant and Nancy’s daughter-in-law. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

A travel dream fulfilled

A widowed mother of eight with no business experience, Providence native Nancy McAdams opened Anchor Travel Agency in June 1977. At the time, she had...
After managing burners and turbines aboard the USS Saratoga and then overseeing heating and cooling equipment for the FAA, Thomas J. Lydon went to what he knew when he co-founded Bardon’s Water Services and Technologies with his sister in 1985. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Hard work, deep learning, team culture a winning formula

Thomas J. Lydon  |  Bardon’s Water Services and Technologies co-founder and president Starting a business is a difficult enough proposition. But starting a business in...

Tourism funding frustration grows

The fiscal 2018 budget finally signed into law by Gov. Gina M. Raimondo Aug. 3 again shifts tourism funding, and some regional council directors...
MEETING SPACE: J.R. Pagliarini manages the Ireland West International Trade Centre, a Providence-based business space for Irish companies to meet with U.S.-based firms in an effort to expand to the U.S. market. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

R.I. base for Irish businesses

As head of enterprise with the Sligo County Council in Sligo, Ireland, John Reilly helps Irish micro-businesses, those with 10 or fewer employees, grow. He...
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Five Questions With Jerry Petros

1. What role did you play in helping Deepwater Wind establish its offshore wind farm? The Hinckley Allen team played an integral role in...
PBN cover photos by Michael Salerno and Rupert Whiteley.

Physical activity in group settings a powerful wellness tool

It is fitting that the first profile of a winning company, CVS Health Corp., on Page 6, shows a group of company employees about...

R.I. leads nation in offshore, distributed wind in 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rhode Island led the nation in offshore and distributed wind in 2016, according to three wind-market reports released Aug. 8 by...

URI professor co-authors ocean bottom-trawling study

JEREMY COLLIE, a University of Rhode Island oceanographer, recently teamed up with a group of international scientists to research the effects of bottom trawling...
ON THE ROAD TO HEALTH: Every Tuesday a group of CVS Health employees takes a 30-plus-mile bike ride, starting at company headquarters in Woonsocket. The activity is part of FitClub, one of the company’s 14 “colleague resource groups” that support employee activities. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

5,000+ Employees | 1 | CVS Health Corp. | CVS...

CEO (or equivalent): Larry J. Merlo, CEO and president Number of employees: 149,000 It makes sense that the health care provider and retail giant CVS Health...
BETTER CHOICES: Gilbane has replaced unhealthy vending-machine snacks with more nutritious options. Alia Sasa, left, an instructional designer, and Thien Nguyen, HRIS administrator, sort through the options at the company’s Providence headquarters. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

2,000-4,999 Employees | 1 | Gilbane Inc. | Gilbane leadership...

CEO (or equivalent): Thomas F. Gilbane, CEO and chairman Number of employees: 2,000 “It gives you goose bumps,” said Wes ­Cotter, director of corporate communications at...
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