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Publisher’s Letter

Welcome to this, Providence Business News’ ninth celebration of the winners of our annual Business Excellence Awards. This year we have added a wrinkle to this, one of our most difficult – and energizing – tasks of the year. In addition to our traditional individual and company recognition categories (the table of contents with all the winners is on Page 4), we have created an award for corporate citizenship. Rhode Island is filled with business leaders who give significant amounts of their time to the communities in which they live and in which their companies have operations. They don’t ask for the recognition, but we felt that it was time they received it anyway. Our first honoree is William F. Hatfield, Bank of America’s Rhode Island market president. His long list of philanthropic activities is a testament to his commitment to the community. And it’s the same commitment he brings to work in his day job. READ MORE

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Ryan sparks corporate, community growth

From conferencing in sleek headquarters in Woonsocket to pioneering MinuteClinics and acquiring more than 500 Longs Drug Stores that expand the corporate map to Hawaii, Thomas M. Ryan has lots of wheels in motion.

Corporate citizenship grows business, community

Bank of America Rhode Island President William F. “Bill” Hatfield sees corporate citizenship “as a responsibility to the community … to invest through our resources in the community to make it strong, healthier and more vibrant.”

Atrion inspires loyalty in staff, clients alike

If executives at Atrion Networking Corp. sometimes sound as if they have been reading self-help books and tomes by management gurus, there’s a reason.

At Vision 3, design for growth is specialized

From corporate offices to health care facilities and campus buildings, Vision 3 Architects has done it all. The Providence architectural firm’s client list includes the University of Rhode Island, Gilbane Building Company, FM Global, Pawtucket Credit Union and a host of other businesses and institutions. Anyone who travels southeastern New England has seen numerous examples of its work.

Volunteerism at the heart of BCBSRI involvement

At Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, community involvement means more than simply writing a few big checks to charities.

Keeping the needy fed a never-ending challenge

For nonprofit professionals, “organizational mission” is most easily described through personal connections to the people they serve. For Rhode Island Community Food Bank CEO Andrew Schiff, one such person is a Providence mother he interviewed for a hunger survey.

Alloy injects hope among plastics manufacturers

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Keynote Speaker

Shivan S. Subramaniam