Welcome to Providence Business News’ seventh annual special issue presenting the Business Excellence Awards.
You might say that Paul J. Choquette Jr., chairman of Gilbane Inc. and the sixth member of his family to head the 134-year-old construction and development company, was born to leadership.
No rational business person expects to find a silver bullet that can, by itself, slay a hydra-headed dragon of problems, from deficits to wage inequities to below-par technology. The trick is to identify problems, design solutions, and dig in for the long haul.
The roads you drive, the bridges you cross, the food you eat, the house in which you live – chances are that Vibco vibrators have played a role in their creation.
Rhode Island’s neediest children have been finding solace at St. Mary’s Home for Children for 130 years now, and the tradition continues with more programs and services than ever.
At Johnson & Wales University, community service is much more than a graduation requirement. For students, it’s a chance to develop their career skills. For faculty and staff, it’s a chance to serve as models to students and help them become leaders. For nonprofits, it’s a chance to benefit from dedicated, skilled volunteers.
As a young boy Robert W. Chew saw a need and seized the opportunity to tap into a market by selling boat ornaments to local ship stores. It was not what he was selling in Barrington’s neighborhoods that filled his wallet – it was how.
Providence Business News and our corporate partners wish to thank the following individuals for giving of their valuable time to serve as judges for the awards. Their thoughtful deliberations yielded the winners.
The Providence Marriott Downtown is just off Interstate 95, within walking distance of many popular attractions.
WJAR NBC 10 News Sunrise and News at Noon Anchor Frank Coletta is once again the master of ceremonies for the PBN Business Excellence Awards.
U.S. Sen. Jack Reed is Rhode Island’s senior senator and a former Army Ranger. In 2006, Time magazine noted: “Reed is a serious, intellectually honest veteran and an expert on defense issues in the Senate.”
The following companies and individuals were the PBN’s Business Excellence Award honorees in the first six years of the BEA program. The descriptions that follow date back to the time of the original awards.
