Collette

JACLYN LEIBL-COTE HAS BEEN NAMED the first female president of Collette. Above, Leibl-Cote, left, is pictured next to her father, Dan Sullivan Jr., who has stepped down as president but will remain CEO. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Leibl-Cote appointed president of Collette

Hospitality & Tourism 06/15/2018

PAWTUCKET - Jaclyn Leibl-Cote has been appointed the first female president of Collette in the travel company's 100-year history, the company told PBN Friday. Leibl-Cote,...

FAMILY FIRST: Pictured with his wife and five children is Chris Whitten, second from right, broker and owner of Premeer Real Estate in Johnston, which was the first corporation to sign on to The Children’s Workshop’s Family First program. The latter offers businesses the ability to craft customized child care benefits for their employees. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Family First allows employers to offer employees customized child care benefits

Focus 06/15/2018

A working father of five – with children ranging from 4 months to 13 years – Chris Whitten knows the importance of quality child...

Strong company culture supports enterprise success

PBN Award Winners 06/15/2018

Even if they don’t use the same terms, each of this year’s category winners in the Best Places To Work program emphasizes the importance...

Hospitality & Tourism 06/15/2018

BEST PLACES TO WORK 2018 6. LARGE COMPANIES | Collette Employees in R.I.: 450 CEO and President Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. Questions answered by: Rachel Handfield, executive vice...

TEAMING UP: Rachelle Handfield, executive vice president of human resources at Collette, has redesigned the company’s approach to compensation and professional development. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Handfield orients personnel, practices with Collette’s objectives

Hospitality & Tourism 04/27/2018

CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER, LARGE PRIVATE COMPANY | Rachelle Handfield, Collette Travel Service Inc. Rachelle Handfield, executive vice president of human resources at Pawtucket-based Collette...

PBN announces 2018 C-Suite Awards winners

Entrepreneurship 03/23/2018

PROVIDENCE – Providence Business News has announced the winners of its 2018 C-Suite Awards Friday, recognizing top C-level executives for public, private and nonprofit...

THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP with Bank of America, Collette tour managers and business-development managers from around the world gathered together to package 50,000 meals for Rise Against Hunger. Collette has set out to donate 1 million meals in honor of its centennial anniversary, which the company expects to exceed later this year. / COURTESY COLLETTE

Collette celebrates 100 years with goal of donating 1 million meals

Nonprofit 01/19/2018

PAWTUCKET – In 2018, as Collette celebrates its centennial anniversary in business, the tour operator set itself a goal of donating 1 million meals...

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES: Timothy and Susan Magill of Narragansett, with the many photo albums from their eight different tours with Collette. The couple wants to learn from new cultures and continues to book with Collette because of the educational experiences. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

The global threat of terrorism hasn’t hampered century-old Collette’s growth, at...

Entrepreneurship 01/12/2018

When anti-government protests in Egypt turned violent in January 2011, 160 travelers with Pawtucket-based Collette tours were among an estimated 1,900 U.S. citizens temporarily...

COMPANY PRIORITY: Jeff Guilbert, product-quality leader at Amgen Rhode Island in West Greenwich, receives a flu shot from University of Rhode Island pharmacy student Kate Syder during one of the company’s in-office clinics this past fall. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

R.I. companies offering in-office flu shot clinics for employees

Health Services 12/22/2017

Health and wellness, specifically preventative care, is a major concern for companies throughout the year, but especially so during cold and flu season. It is...