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A SIMPLER SYSTEM? Attorney Zachary Stolz, a law partner at Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick Ltd.  who works on veterans affairs, is hopeful that the Dole Act, signed into law in January, will streamline the disability benefit process.  PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Veteran benefits, including in workplace, boosted under the wide-ranging Dole Act

Focus 05/23/2025

In 20-plus years representing thousands of clients who are military veterans, Zachary Stolz, a law partner at Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick Ltd., has seen...

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. PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

These R.I. employers rallying the ex-troops

Focus 05/24/2024

Gannon & Scott Inc. is a longtime Cranston-based company that specializes in recovering valuable metals from torpedo batteries, coatings used for stealth technology, and...

RELIABLE RESOURCE: Jeremy Tolleson, left, veteran program manager for the R.I. Department of Labor and Training, at a Veterans Expo event at Pierce Memorial Stadium in East Providence, with Roger Richards, veterans representative. As more employees are quitting or not showing up to work, companies are turning to veterans to fill their workforces. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

More firms tapping into ranks of ex-military

Economy 05/27/2022

Jeremy Tolleson traded one conflict for another when he retired from the U.S. Army and started working for the R.I. Department of Labor and...

SERVICE-MINDED: Nicole O’Brien, pictured above, is owner of the artisan boutique Operation Made in Warwick that features handmade items created by veterans and their families, including flowers made of wood by veteran Jazmine Jackson, a Cranston native and Army National Guard veteran. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

An artisan shop forged by military experience

Art & Culture 05/28/2021

Nicole O’Brien knows how difficult it is for veterans to make the transition from military to civilian life. So, when she opened a retail...

MAKING CONNECTIONS: David DeQuattro, center, managing principal of RGB Architects in Providence, as well as a U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard veteran, believes veterans make for high-quality workers. Gina Anderson, job captain for RGB, and Richard Jackson, project manager, also served in the Air Force. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Companies look to hire vets for work ethic

Government 07/21/2017

For David DeQuattro, managing principal of Providence-based RGB Architects, hiring veterans to work at his architecture firm is important. “I’ve always been a big supporter...

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