VETERANS ASSEMBLED ELECTRONICS founder and CEO John Shepard, standing, works with mechanical engineer Michael Ratigan at VAe in 2017. / PBN FILE PHOTO/BRIAN MCDONALD
PROVIDENCE – Two companies in the Providence metropolitan area were honored as 2019 HIRE Vets Medallion Award winners by the U.S Department of Labor, the department announced Wednesday. Veterans Assembled Electronics, based in Providence, and Torden LLC, based in New Bedford, were awarded the Gold award for small businesses. “The recipients of the 2019 HIRE…