PBN names 2017 Healthiest Employers

TWENTY-NINE FINALISTS have been selected in the sixth Healthiest Employers program put on by Providence Business News. Winners will be announced Wednesday, Aug. 9.
TWENTY-NINE WINNERS have been selected in the sixth Healthiest Employers program put on by Providence Business News. Winners will be announced Wednesday, Aug. 9.

PROVIDENCE – Providence Business News has named the 29 winners in the 2017 edition of the Healthiest Employers recognition program.

Winners were chosen based on responses to 65 questions that encompass communication and marketing, culture and leadership commitment, foundation components, programming and interventions, reporting and analysis, and strategic planning by organizations to promote wellness.

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Winners will be celebrated at a Aug. 9 luncheon at the Providence Marriott Downtown where their rankings will be revealed. This year, Laura Walmsley, the chief client officer of Preventure, will be the keynote speaker.

The evaluation and scoring of the applications was done by Healthiest Employer LLC, which works with more than 6,000 employers across the nation to promote workplace wellness and provide the information for organizations to improve their staffs’ health. Winners have been divided into five categories based on the number of company employees.

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The presenting sponsor of the event is Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island. Partner sponsors are the American Heart Association, CVS Health Corp., Preventure, and Tufts Health Plan.

The 2017 Healthiest Employers honorees, listed alphabetically in size categories:

2-149 Employees:

  • Banneker Industries Inc.
  • Preventure

150-499 Employees

  • Astronova Inc.
  • Collette
  • Cooley Group
  • Dave’s Marketplace
  • Dominion Diagnostics LLC
  • Pawtucket Credit Union
  • Upserve
  • West View Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
  • Wright-Pierce

500-1,999 Employees

  • Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island
  • Bryant University
  • Ocean State Job Lot
  • Ryan LLC
  • South County Health

2,000-4,999 Employees

  • Amica Mutual Insurance Co.
  • Benchmark Senior Living
  • Brown University
  • CBIZ & MHM
  • FM Global
  • Gilbane Inc.
  • Toray Plastics (America) Inc.
  • Tufts Health Plan

5,000+ Employees

  • Cintas Corp.
  • CVS Health Corp.
  • Fidelity Investments
  • International Game Technology PLC
  • UniFirst Corp.
  • United Natural Foods Inc.

The event celebrating the Healthiest Employers will take place from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday Aug. 9 at the Providence Marriott Downtown.

To purchase tickets to the event, visit the PBN Events page.

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