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New Hires

Lynch Chiropractic Arts Center in South Portland recently hired chiropractor Megan DePoint.

Bath Savings Institution recently hired Anne McCoubrey as vice president and South Portland branch manager. It also hired Julie Chew, Shawn Darling and Abby Perkins as tellers at its South Portland branch.

People's United Bank in Portland recently hired Dale Doughty as a mortgage account officer servicing the greater Portland and Sebago Lakes region.

Landry/French Construction in Scarborough recently hired Karen Huard as controller.

BerryDunn, an accounting firm in Portland, recently hired the following: Ann Lynch as a senior business development specialist in its government consulting group; Gary Soucy as a senior consultant in its government consulting group; and Colleen Oakley as a technical writer in its marketing department. Previously, Lynch worked for Pen Bay Solutions, Soucy worked for Compass Business Solutions and Soucy worked at Bear Stearns.

Drummond Woodsum, a law firm in Portland, recently hired attorney Michael Buescher in its trial services group. Previously, Buescher was a litigation associate at Cahill Gordon & Reindel in New York City.

FISC Solutions, a back-office services provider in Lewiston, recently hired Mark Tanous as a senior account executive.

Winxnet, a Portland-based IT services provider, recently hired Amanda Glidden as a remote help desk specialist and Andy Bean as a technical support specialist. Previously, Glidden was an IT manager for Reben, Benjamin & March.

The Morrison Center, a development disabilities nonprofit agency in Scarborough, recently hired Mark Ryder as executive director and Meghan Smith as development coordinator.

W.D. Matthews Machinery Co. in Auburn recently hired James McLaughlin as a customer service manager.

Central Maine Orthopaedics in Auburn recently hired Kathleen Harrigan as a health care information technician.

Norway Savings Bank in Portland recently hired D. Robinson Snow as vice president, senior trust officer in its asset management group.

Coastal Women's Healthcare in Scarborough recently hired Amy Harris as a certified nurse midwife.

RE/MAX Heritage in Yarmouth recently hired Harper Collins as an associate broker and Joi Kressbach as a Realtor.

Piper Shores, a nonprofit retirement community in Scarborough, recently hired Maria Profenno as dining room manager.

Current Publishing, publisher of the Sun Chronicle, the Reporter and the Weekly Observer, recently hired David Flood as publisher.

The Maine Dental Association recently hired Cindy Sullivan as executive director.

Mechanics Savings Bank recently hired Lisa Hallee as marketing and communications officer.

Sevee & Maher Engineers in Cumberland recently hired Andre Casavant as a senior environmental compliance and air emissions specialist, and Daniel Diffin as a civil engineer.

Black Point Capital Management recently hired Tom Cattell as director of wealth management.

Pine State Services, a plumbing and heating company in South Portland, recently hired Jeff Bellino as manager of the service department and Jennifer Walton as marketing director.

Promotions

Bath Savings Institution in South Portland recently promoted Miranda Stein to customer service representative and Michael Lapham to senior teller.

Norton Insurance in Cumberland Foreside recently promoted Erinn Tardiff to personal lines account executive.

Sutherland Weston Marketing Communications, a marketing firm in Bangor, recently promoted Jillian Piehler to marketing director, Amanda Anderson to web development manager and Ric Tyler to media services manager.

Equinox Financial & Insurance Services Inc., a subsidiary of Insurance Trust in Westbrook, recently promoted Beverly MacMillan to vice president, business development.

Sanford Institution for Savings recently promoted the following: Deb Mullen and Patty Holman to vice president; Amy Brooks to credit administration officer; Sharon Waterhouse to training manager; Melissa Young to BSA/security officer; and Kathy Germon to lending operations officer.

Appointments

Terry Shumaker, an employment law attorney and mediator at Portland law firm Bernstein Shur, was recently named New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch's appointee to the New Hampshire Ballot Law Commission for a four-year term.

The Maine Asphalt Pavement Association recently appointed Tanya Bentley, a consultant at Eaton Peabody Consulting Group in Augusta, as executive director.

David Sullivan, head of school at Breakwater School in Portland, was recently elected to the New England Association of Schools and Colleges Commission on Independent Schools.

The Humane Society of Knox County recently elected Kimberly Grinnell, an administrative assistant at Maine Natural Health, to its board of directors.

Local Thunder, an online marketing services provider in Portland, recently appointed Steve Johnson, chief revenue officer at HootSuite, to its advisory board.

Day One, a substance abuse services provider in South Portland, recently elected the following officers: Dianne Nason, senior vice president of Key Private Bank, president; Jack Quirk, human resources director for Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, vice president; Steve Eddy, vice president and fiduciary consultant for Investment Management & Consulting Group, treasurer; David Mount, retired marketing and business professional, secretary; Kevin Freeman, director of business development for PC Construction Co., chairman of the resource development committee.

Timothy Leach, director of career services and cadet shipping at Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, was recently appointed to serve on the towing and safety advisory committee for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

The Maine Media Workshops + College, a provider of photographic, film and multimedia workshops in Rockport, recently appointed Margaret Weston, University of Southern Maine vice president of advancement and president/CEO of the USM Foundation, as president.

Matthew Grady, Marc Grenier, Charles Nickerson and Erik Wiberg were elected to the board of directors of R.W. Gillespie & Associates Inc., an engineering firm in Saco.

Adam Lee, an attorney at Auburn-based law firm Skelton, Taintor & Abbott, was recently elected to the board of directors of the Lewiston Education Fund.

Maine Sea Grant and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension recently appointed Sarah Redmond as a marine extension associate.

Cianbro Corp., a construction firm headquartered in Pittsfield, has agreed to be the premier sponsor of Building Bridges, a program of the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce that works to connect the education and business communities, according to a press release from the chamber.

Building Bridges offers educators a 5-month course in which participants tour different business and organizations in the Bangor region. This offers them a firsthand look at work force development and hiring trends, as well as what skills are required for certain positions. It also fosters connections between teachers and businesspeople, allowing administrators to better match what's taught in the classroom with the demands of the real world.

The 2012 Building Bridges program began on Jan. 10 and runs through May 29.

Company News

Berman & Simmons, a law firm with offices in Lewiston, Portland and Bangor, recently announced that James O'Connell has become an equity member in the firm.

Fresh Healthy Vending, a vending machine company, recently announced that Matt Coulombe is a new franchisee in Windham.

Maine Manufacturing, a specialty manufacturer of biological technologies in Sanford, recently announced that it has signed an extended agreement with GE Healthcare to market, sell and distribute the FAST Protein Array product line on an exclusive basis.

Thornton Tomasetti, an engineering firm headquartered in New York City, recently acquired Fore Solutions, a green building consulting firm in Portland.

Phoenix Studio, a stained glass art studio in Portland, was recently commissioned to design a stained glass window for the Old Port Tavern in Portland.

U.S. Cellular recently announced a new cell tower site in Augusta to help increase coverage in the towns of Augusta, Manchester and Sidney. U.S. Cellular, in conjunction with its partner King Street Wireless, also announced it is launching a 4G LTE network to residents of Augusta, Bangor, Ellsworth, Lewiston and Portland.

Kennebec Savings Bank recently announced its plans to construct a new branch in Farmingdale. Winthrop-based HP Cummings Construction Co. has been working with Coffin Engineering in Farmingdale and WBRC Architects in Bangor on the site plan and building design.

University of Maine at Farmington recently announced it will begin offering classes at Southern Maine Community College in UMF's Early Childhood Education Off-Campus Bachelor's Degree Program beginning this fall.

Rinck Advertising, a marketing and public relations firm in Auburn, recently announced it added 11 new staff members and six new clients in 2011.

Consigli Construction Co. Inc. in Portland and Becker Structural Engineers in Portland recently completed a partial restoration of the envelope of the century-old historic Bates College Chapel in Lewiston.

Winxnet, a Portland-based IT services provider, was recently recognized as a corporate sponsor of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Maine.

Yes! Marketing Group in Portland and PDG Associates, a web design company in Portland, recently developed an online shopping interface for Benchmark Multimedia in Biddeford.

Port Resources in South Portland, a nonprofit organization that helps people with developmental and behavioral health challenges, recently announced it has begun to sell software to help social service organizations improve their effectiveness and reduce administrative expenses. The move will support Port Resources' programs and is expected to help other nonprofit organizations save money, improve regulatory compliance and become more efficient.

Jenny and Doug Dwyer recently announced the launch of Mutt Nose Best, a producer of natural pet products in Bangor.

Goodwill Industries of Northern New England recently announced the opening of its new warehouse and recycling center at 34 Hutcherson Drive in Gorham.

Denise LaFrance recently announced the launch of Emerge Into YOU!, a life coaching business in South Portland.

Ryan Nadeau recently announced the merger of Nadeau Active-Family Chiropractic Care in Scarborough with Lynch Chiropractic Arts Center in South Portland, run by Robert Lynch.

Blue Marble Geographics, a software developer in Gardiner, recently announced the release of its GeoCore 2012, a data conversion developer toolkit for geospatial data.

Keller Williams Realty recently announced the opening of its new Auburn business center located at 195 Center St. in the River Cities Professional Center.

Diana Joyner, president of the Laudholm Trust, the fundraising partner of the Wells Reserve at Laudholm, recently announced she is stepping down from her position in June 2012.

The Institute for Humane Education in Surry recently announced it has received a total of $40,000 in grants from the following foundations for program scholarships, website development, leadership training and general operating support: The Bay and Paul Foundations of New York City awarded $25,000; the Dorothy-Ann Foundation of Ohio awarded $10,000; and the New Visions Foundation of California awarded $5,000.

The University of Maine College of Engineering recently announced its new Brunswick Engineering Program will begin this fall. Wilhelm Friess will direct the program.

InterSpec Inc., a developer of construction specification software and services in Portland, recently announced the launch of e-SPECS for Navisworks, which enables access to construction project materials data, project specifications and project-related files within the Autodesk Navisworks application.

Emily Eschner recently announced the launch of The Sage Organizer, an organizational advice and assistance company in Portland.

Accolades

The planning committee of Art Walk Lewiston Auburn recently received the Androscoggin Chamber of Commerce's Community Service Leadership Award.

Elizabeth Dubois, a broker at RE/MAX By The Bay in Portland, recently received the RE/MAX 100% Club Award for 2011, an award based on individual gross commissions from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2011.

Nora Healy, an attorney at Portland-based law firm Verrill Dana, was recently presented with the Maine Bar Foundation Fellows' New Lawyer Award for her service to the boards of the Cleaves Law Library, Wolfe's Neck Farm and the Freeport Shellfish Commission in addition to her pro bono efforts on behalf of the Volunteer Lawyers Project and on environmental issues.

Peter Violette, a Comfort Keepers franchise owner in Scarborough, was recently awarded the 2011 Quest for Excellence award by CK Franchising Inc. for being a top-performing franchise owner.

Holbrook Health Center at Piper Shores, a nonprofit retirement community in Scarborough, recently received a five-star ranking in U.S. News & World Report's 2012 Best Nursing Homes.

Jan Jacques, Marnie DuBois and Marnie Coleman, real estate brokers at Jan Jacques & Co. in Auburn, recently received a 2011 Platinum Circle Award from Keller Williams Realty for achieving total sales volume between $8 million and $12 million.

Friends of Casco Bay recently acknowledged the following volunteers with service awards: Andrew Bertocci for 20 years of service; Ed Benedikt and Rick Meisenbach for 10 years of service; Jan Brudzinski, Tom Brudzinski, Hugh Huleatt, JB Kavaliauskas, Deborah McCoy, Jo McCartan, Russ Pinizzotto, and Katie Rawls for five years of service; and Kathryn Reid for 10 years of board service.

Rick Litchfield and Bev Davis, co-owners of the Captain Lord Mansion in Kennebunkport, recently received the Stafford Smith Award from Select Registry, a national group of inspected inns and B&Bs.

Bernstein Shur, a law firm in Portland, recently selected Portland-based Broadreach Public Relations as its agency of record.

Shawn Cunningham-Cloukey, an anchor and reporter at WAGM-TV in Presque Isle, was recently named 2012 Mrs. Maine Corporate America.

Whitney Wreath in Whitneyville and Machias Savings Bank were recently invited by the White House and U.S. Department of Agriculture to a Recognition of Manufacturing Success in Rural America event.

Richard Harlow, a financial adviser with Ameriprise Financial in Portland, recently ranked in the top 25% of 3,791 participating advisers who scored 95% or higher for overall client satisfaction in the recent Ameriprise financial adviser client relationship study.