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Top 100 private firms 21 results total, viewing 1 - 20 Standing at crossroads, R.I. sees hope for future Aug 29, 2008 In almost every town or village in Rhode Island you can see the mill buildings, the canals, the dams and other infrastructure that once made the state a showplace of the Industrial Revolution. more A decade on, leaders still getting bigger Aug 29, 2008 A lot can happen in 10 years. In 1998, Providence Business News profiled the fastest-growing companies and the Top 100 privately held businesses. Bill Clinton was president, gas cost $1.03 a gallon and stock markets were riding the dot-com bubble into the stratosphere. more Despite the gloom, R.I. companies forge ahead Aug 29, 2008 No one would fault Rhode Island businesses for feeling downright depressed in 2008. After all, exorbitant oil prices are putting the squeeze on companies big and small; foreclosures keep piling up in the wake of the mortgage banking meltdown, which in turn is dousing consumer confidence. more Consistent customer focus scores success Aug 29, 2008 Every year when the Providence Business News releases its annual list of Top Private Companies, BankNewport is comfortably ensconced in roughly the same secure spot. For the past 15 years, when the numbers are crunched, the bank comes up in the high-20s or mid-30s. It’s an impressive record, especially at a time when banks and other financial-service sectors have been bombarded with deregulation, burst bubbles, mergers and the subprime meltdown. So how does the bank do it? more Connecting to customers still drives success Aug 29, 2008 Growth companies in the late 1990s were as often about riding the dot.com wave as anything else, leveraging technology to make hard assets and intense customer interaction obsolete. But two decidedly old-economy enterprises were among Providence Business News’ Fastest-Growing Companies Top List in 1998. more Top private companies, by the numbers Aug 29, 2008 The Internet and real estate bubbles have turned the last decade into a roller-coaster ride, but snapshots taken a decade apart show steady progress in many areas. more The real story? R.I. is doing much better than expected Aug 25, 2008 This year’s Top Private & Fastest-Growing Companies special section has a treat inside – for the first time, we have used our Top List database to survey private, for-profit companies in our database and ask them how they are doing these days. And the answer is, surprisingly well. more Industrial production surprises with July gain Aug 25, 2008 Industrial production in the U.S. unexpectedly increased last month, helped by gains in automobiles, metals and machinery. Output at factories, mines and utilities rose 0.2 percent in July after a 0.4-percent gain in June, the Federal Reserve System reported Aug. 15 in Washington, D.C. more Happy workers lead to satisfied customers at KLR June 9, 2008 It wouldn’t seem as if a fish market in Seattle could offer any lessons to the largest accounting firm in Rhode Island. But the benefits of keeping employees and customers are the same, whether the latter are looking for the freshest salmon or a cost-segregation study, said Alan H. Litwin, a managing director of Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co. Ltd. more FM Global HQ construction halted April 29, 2008 | 1 comment JOHNSTON – Construction of FM Global’s $60 million future headquarters, where developers broke ground April 10, has been halted pending resolution of a complaint by the commercial property insurer’s current landlord. more FM Global study rates top threats to big companies April 25, 2008 Financial executives from 500 of the world’s largest companies rated competition, supply-chain disruption and property risks as their top threats, according to a new study by Johnston-based insurer FM Global. more Blue Cross $20M fund is a long way from fruition Jan 20, 2008 More than a month after Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island agreed, among other things, to pay a $20 million penalty to settle its part of a federal public corruption prosecution, the money has yet to be disbursed and the fund the insurer is supposed to create has yet to be set up. more MetLife honored by Forbes as best-managed insurer Jan 3, 2008 NEW YORK – MetLife Inc. (NYSE: MET) has been honored by Forbes magazine as the best-managed company in the insurance industry, and ranked among America’s 400 Best Big Companies for 2008. more BCBSRI serves customers by serving workers Sept 1, 2007 Employees at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island do not expect monetary rewards or trips in exchange for good work. Instead, the 1,100-plus employees enjoy flex time, free wellness programs and the satisfaction of being at one of the Best Places to Work in Rhode Island. more Pursue profits, but don’t forget about life Aug 21, 2007 Picture this: Ocean waves are crashing, the sun is beaming, and your children are attempting to construct a sand castle of grand proportions. Now look more closely at the beach blanket in this mental image … are you on it? more New services help D3Logic build revenue, clientele Aug 21, 2007 Ralph R. DelMonico Jr. has taken great strides since 2000, when he bought D3Logic Inc., to transform the company so it can meet a wide array of its customers’ needs. more A Middle East gamble leads to dramatic growth Aug 21, 2007 By 2003, Blake Henderson had grown his then-16-year-old company, Northeast Engineering & Consultants Inc., to a respectable-sized firm doing business primarily in New England. more Building a premium coffee market Aug 21, 2007 Cherish the beans; respect the brew; teach others how to love it, too. Devotion to excellent coffee and the drive to teach others how to brew it properly are the twin engines that have allowed Rik Kleinfeldt to rapidly grow his business, New Harvest Coffee Roasters, since he founded it in 2000. more Prioritizing customer service pays off for Amica Aug 21, 2007 In 1907, a Providence businessman named A.T. Vigneron predicted that the horseless carriages being driven around by the city’s richest men would revolutionize America one day. more Gilbane keeps growing despite slower economy Aug 20, 2007 When a startup company does really well, it can double, triple and quadruple its sales in just a few years, and it’s impressive. But if you look closely, a 200-percent expansion, say, can come from less than $1 million in new sales. more Page 1 / 2 Next > Last >>