When employees at the state’s largest independent insurance agency, Starkweather & Shelpley Insurance Brokerage Inc., wanted to slim down, they brought management on board. Discounted gym memberships and on-site Weight Watchers meetings soon followed. That was about 10 years ago. more

A recurring theme in this year’s Best Places To Work is family. more

What do they say about the family who laugh together? And that’s just how it goes at Pawtucket Credit Union, the Best Place To Work among large companies in the 2012 competition produced by Best Companies Group and sponsored by Providence Business News, the second win in the category for PCU. more

University Medicine is a medical group that practices what it preaches: its three missions of patient care, teaching and research are fully integrated into the workplace. more

Consideration of employees’ well-being just may be the best investment a company can make. more

Founded in 1800, this bank’s employees are a part of a legacy as the oldest community bank in the nation and the largest independent bank headquartered in Rhode Island. more

Whose cuisine reigns supreme? more

At Oceanstate Financial Services, team-building is accomplished through fun activities. more

Smithfield-based contract-manufacturer LFI Inc. finds value in the very act of filling out the survey for Providence Business News’ Best Places to Work issue. Just going through the process of reviewing and reassessing its employee benefits and perks provides insight the company can use to make the workplace better each year, said Chief Financial Officer Roland Benjamin. “We use it as a feedback loop on how we’re doing and review policies,” he said. “Our focus is ‘to help you make more,’ so we look at how can we continuously improve the employee experience.” more

A group of enthusiastic outreach personnel, social workers and clinicians make up the staff at Tides Family Services. It’s an agency focused on family preservation for its clients and employees. more