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V O L . X X I V N O. X X I I I O C T O B E R 1 , 2 0 1 8 36 U S I N E S S M A I N E I N S H O R T N E W S WO R T H Y P E O P L E A N D P E R F O R M A N C E S Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park in Winter Harbor promoted CJ Langley to chief of staff. Langley was previ- ously executive assis- tant to the president. Dietel & Partners LLC, a financial consulting firm in Yarmouth, promoted Carol Pickering to associate partner. Pickering, who joined the firm in 2009, was previ- ously program officer. U.S. Cellular pro- moted Seth Cleaves to retail sales manager in Ellsworth. Cleaves was previously a sales manager in West Lebanon, N.H. CES Inc., a firm of engineers, environmen- tal scientists and land surveyors in Brewer, promoted Alfred Haskell III to project man- ager in the firm's Engineering Division. Diversified Communications, an interna- tional media company in Portland, pro- moted Alexandra Keeley to digital mar- keting manager. Keeley most recently served as inbound marketing team lead. Camden National Bank promoted Stephen Matteo to senior vice presi- dent, commercial market manager. Matteo has been with the bank in various capacities for 19 years. University Credit Union in Orono promoted Deb White- Rideout to execu- tive vice president. White-Rideout was vice president of operations. Down East Enterprise Inc. in Rockport promoted Lawrence Hollins to associate publisher for the publishing company and Brian Kevin to editor in chief of Down East magazine. Previously, Hollins was advertising director while Kevin was managing editor of Down East magazine. [ A P P O I N T M E N T S ] Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor said Stephen Thompson joined the ranks of the country's top orthopedic spe- cialists by becoming a member of the American Orthopaedic Association. ompson is only the fourth member in Maine to be elected to the association. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] Avesta Housing in Portland presented its annual "Core Value Awards." Winners included: "Humanity," Nick Kjeldgaard, resident services coordina- tor; "Stewardship," Catherine Elliott, development officer; "Relationships," Barbara Soloway, compliance and training manager; and "Quality," Kate Cordaro, office manager. In addition, the organization also presented its "2017 Property of the Year Award" to Steeple Square in Westbrook. Hobbs Funeral Homes in South Portland said Rachael Powers passed the Maine State Board of Funeral Services exams and is now a fully licensed funeral director. Powers was a full- time apprentice. The city of Bangor was awarded the cer- tificate of achievement for "Excellence in Financial Reporting" by Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada for its comprehensive financial report. e certificate is the highest form of rec- ognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management. Geiger, a promotional products distribu- tor in Lewiston, announced its "2nd Quarter Geiger Star" winners includ- ing Becci Cayer, corporate eCommerce manager; Jennifer Gendron-Assam, web designer; Andrew Medlen, operations manager; and Bryon Newcomb, network operations manager. U.S. News & World Report named Maine Medical Center in Portland as a "Best Regional Hospital" for the sixth consecutive year and as the best hospital in Maine in 2018-19. e hospital was recognized as "high performing" in the specialty of urology and in eight com- mon procedures and conditions included in the annual survey of U.S. hospitals. Coastal Enterprises Inc. in Brunswick announced that it received strong ratings Looking for exciting business events? Go to mainebiz.biz/calendar to view and post events. @ Carol Pickering Deb White-Rideout Seth Cleaves CJ Langley Stephen Matteo Rachael Powers

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