In short from March 7, 2011 | A roundup of new hires, promotions, accolades and appointments from Maine's business community
New Hires
Eco-story, an LED lighting provider, recently hired Jim Simunaci as vice president of sales.
Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, an accounting firm in Portland, recently hired Sarah Castro as its marketing data coordinator.
Tilson Technology Management, an information technology project management company in Portland, recently hired Ginny Robideau as a consultant and Emma Lishness as manager of marketing and communications.
Norway Savings Bank in Portland recently hired Steven Flynn as vice president and senior commercial credit analyst with its commercial lending department.
Hall Internet Marketing Solutions, an Internet marketing firm in Portland, recently hired Caitlin Brown to its design team.
Encompass Marketing in Auburn recently hired Randy Runnels as senior web developer.
Allen Insurance and Financial in Camden recently hired Michael Bracher as a voluntary benefits associate and Scott Carlson as an insurance provider.
Drummond Woodsum, a law firm in Portland, recently hired attorney Michael Murray as a member of its business services group.
The College of Business at Husson University in Bangor recently hired Marie Hanson as executive director of administrative affairs and Thomas Hutchison as executive director of academic affairs.
Harriman, an architecture and engineering firm in Auburn, recently hired Jeff LaPierre as a senior mechanical engineer, Patrick Smith as a civil engineering, Denise Ireland as the human resources and benefits administrator and Becky Fortier as an administrative assistant.
The Chewonki Foundation in Wiscasset recently hired Abby Burbank as director of Chewonki Camp for Girls.
ITNPortland, a provider of transportation service for seniors and adults with visual impairment, recently hired Bob Dunfey as executive director.
Salmon Falls Nursery & Landscaping Inc., a commercial and residential design/build landscape company in Berwick, recently hired Lisa Mitrano, a certified nursery and landscape professional.
Promotions
U.S. Cellular recently promoted William Winslow to sales manager at its store in Westbrook and Kyla Khuu to sales manager for its store at the Maine Mall in South Portland.
Acadia Hospital in Bangor recently promoted psychologist David Prescott to director of its AWARE program, which is focused on early identification and treatment for people at high risk for schizophrenia and psychotic disorders.
Bath Savings Institution in Bath recently promoted Rebecca Launer to senior vice president of branch administration and Eleanor Swain to vice president loan department manager.
Digital Research Inc., a marketing research firm in Kennebunk, recently promoted Jane Mount to president of digital research and Stephanie Fraone to associate research director. Previously, both were senior research associates.
Gorham Savings Bank recently promoted Sue Strout to senior business officer at its West Falmouth location and Jason Straetz to senior business officer at its Waterboro location.
Thermal Energy Storage of Maine, a seller of electric thermal storage units in Saco, recently promoted Adam Cote to chief executive officer.
Appointments
John Shumadine, an attorney and director at Portland-based law firm Murray, Plumb & Murray, was recently elected to the board of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland.
Elizabeth Mitchell, CEO of the Maine Health Management Coalition in Portland, was recently named to the Measure Applications Partnership of the National Quality Forum.
Carlisle McLean, an attorney at Portland law firm Preti Flaherty, was recently selected to serve as a senior policy adviser to Gov. Paul LePage.
The Maine Democratic Party recently elected Ben Grant, an attorney with the Topsham-based workers’ rights law firm McTeague Higbee, as board chair.
Day One, an adolescent substance abuse treatment and prevention agency, recently appointed the following to its board of directors for three-year terms: Zander Abbott, an associate IT training specialist at Maine Medical Center; Samantha DePoy-Warren, director of the Bureau of Education and Outreach for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection; and David Mount, a retired marketing and business professional.
ITNPortland, a provider of transportation service for seniors and adults with visual impairment, recently appointed Andy Bernstein, an attorney with the Law Offices of Joe Bornstein, as board chair.
The Maine Real Estate & Development Association, a statewide organization of commercial real estate owners, developers and related service providers, recently appointed Mathew Eddy, executive director of Eaton Peabody Consulting Group, and David Soley, co-founder and owner of East Brown Cow, a real estate investment, management and development company, as board members.
College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor recently appointed the following to its board: Nikhit D’Sa, Nadia Rosenthal, Marthann Lauver Samek and Joan and Paul Van der Grift.
Katahdin Valley Health Center in Houlton recently announced that Tod Twichell received a faculty appointment from the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and Donald Blagdon received a faculty appointment from Boston University Medical Center.
The board of directors of Frannie Peabody Center, an HIV/AIDS service organization, recently named the following officers for 2011: Wendy Cherubini, analyst with the Maine Legislature’s Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability, vice president; Fernando de Leon, at Domain Language Inc., a software consulting company, treasurer; Perry St. Louis, marketing communications manager for The Social Security Law Group, secretary; Jeffrey Porter, president and co-owner of Five-O Shore Road Restaurant & Caffé Prego in Ogunquit, chair of the development committee.
Alan Jansujwicz, a cardiologist with Northeast Cardiology Associates in Bangor and American Heart Association spokesperson, was recently appointed to chairman of the 2011 Heart Ball.
Matt Jancovic, director of marketing and customer service for Oxford Networks in Lewiston, was recently named to the board of directors for TechMaine, a statewide trade association for Maine’s technology industries.
Spotlight
HealthInfoNet’s Maine Regional Extension Center was recently awarded $968,275 in additional funds to help health care providers in Maine adopt electronic health records, according to a press release from the organization. HealthInfoNet has now brought more than $6 million in federal funding to Maine.
The recently announced funds represent additional funding awarded to MEREC through the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Health Information Technology Extension Program. More than $830,000 will be used to ensure primary care providers, working under the MEREC program, will use electronic health records that meet new federal requirements for sharing and use of health information. The remaining money will be used to help 22 critical-access and rural Maine hospitals adopt and effectively use electronic health records and information exchanges to improve care for their patients.
Company News
The Maine Medical Center Physician-Hospital Organization in Portland was recently selected by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as a convener in the Medicare Imaging Demonstration, a demonstration project that promotes appropriate utilization of advanced imaging services.
Bernstein Shur, a law firm in Portland, recently elected Katherine Knox, a member of its legislative and political law practice group, and Kevan Deckelmann, a member of its business law practice group, as shareholders of the firm.
PowerPay, a payment processing company in Portland, recently announced its partnership with Payroll Management Inc., a payroll services provider in Auburn. The agreement gives the small- to medium-sized businesses utilizing the services of Payroll Management Inc. an option for credit card and electronic payment acceptance.
Cuddledown Inc., a producer of pillows, comforters and featherbeds in Portland, recently chose The Dingley Press in Lisbon to print its catalogs.
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine in Standish recently announced an integrated major in business and sports management that enables students to take a large number of credits within both departments while earning a bachelor of science degree in business administration.
Thomas Chester, financial adviser at Allen Insurance and Financial in Camden, recently achieved the designation of certified financial planner.
The Department of the Navy recently announced its plans to invest $16 million in construction and modernization work on Dry Dock No. 1 at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery. The dry dock is one of three dry docks used for submarine engineering overhauls at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
Scott Levy recently announced that he will step down as producing artistic director of Penobscot Theatre Co. in June of this year.
Machias Savings Bank recently announced its brand re-launch with a revised mission statement, new logo and color palette.
KeyBank recently expanded its KeyBank Plus service to an additional 22 branches in Maine.
Bangor Savings Bank Foundation recently began its annual, grant-making initiative, Community Matters More. Through this charitable program, the bank encourages people to vote on how best to allocate $100,000 the bank has pledged to give to 68 nonprofit organizations in Maine.
The Downtown Bangor Partnership recently announced the launch of its new website, www.downtownbangor.com, which features a comprehensive listing of downtown events and a searchable directory of downtown businesses.
Myron Beasley, Bates College assistant professor of African American Studies and American Cultural Studies, recently received a grant from The Creative Capital - Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant Program.
Cole Haan recently announced it will be relocating from Yarmouth to Scarborough at 6 Ashley Drive in the Roundwood Business Park.
Michael Niles recently announced the opening of Niles & Associates, an accounting firm in Scarborough.
Richard Brothers Financial Advisors, a registered investment adviser in South Portland, recently announced the launch of its new website, www.richardbrothersfinancial.com, designed by Dietz & Associates Inc. in Kennebunk.
The Health Services Foundation recently presented Katahdin Valley Health Center, a federally qualified health center, with a grant of $12,970. The grant will be used for specific diagnostic equipment, a tympanometer, two electrocardiogram machines and spirometry equipment for the health center’s family practice sites in Houlton, Island Falls, Patten and Millinocket.
Northeast Bancorp, a Lewiston-based financial services company and parent of Northeast Bank, recently reported operating results for its fiscal second quarter ended Dec. 31, 2010. Results include the effect of the accounting treatment for the merger of Northeast Bancorp and FHB Formation LLC on Dec. 29, 2010. This transaction, in which FHB was merged into Northeast, contributed approximately $16.2 million of new capital to the company.
Bangor Savings Bank recently celebrated the opening of its new Northgate branch at 320 Allen Ave. in Portland.
Putney Inc., a pet pharmaceutical company in Portland, recently reported that 20% of U.S. veterinarians and veterinarian technicians attending the North American Veterinary Conference 2011 visited the Putney exhibit to learn more about its products.
Savings Bank of Maine recently announced it has increased its work force by 20% and is continuing to expand with more than 330 employees and 19 open positions throughout the state.
The USDA Rural Development recently awarded Distance Learning and Telemedicine grants to the following: $441,841 to Rangeley School Department for video conferencing equipment to enhance its special education program; $476,336 to Maine Educational Center for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing for reaching out to the deaf and hard of hearing in rural Maine; and $146,903 to Kno-Wal-Lin Home Care and Hospice to connect patients with quality health care via telemedicine technology.
The Maine Innkeepers Association recently launched an updated website with enhanced imagery and improved functionality, www.maineinns.com.
The Sunrise County Economic Council in Machias recently participated in the Maine Association of Nonprofits Maine Nonprofit Day at the State House along with 11 other nonprofits from across the state.
Kevin Carbin, a certified financial planner at Northeast Financial, located at Northeast Bank in Brunswick, has received the Chartered Retirement Plan Specialist designation from the College for Financial Planning.
Portland-based law firm Verrill Dana recently announced that attorney Nora Healy, a member of the firm’s water and wastewater utilities and energy groups, has become a partner in the firm.
Accolades
The Portland Water District was recently awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association.
Peter Milholland, citizen stewards coordinator for Friends of Casco Bay in Portland, was recently presented with the Gulf of Maine Visionary Award by the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment.
SERVPRO, a disaster recovery and restoration company in Westbrook, recently earned the eighth spot in Entrepreneur magazine’s 2011 Franchise 500 ranking, moving up one notch from its 2010 ranking.
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