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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 33 A P R I L 1 , 2 0 1 9 named to Forbes Magazine's 2019 list of "America's Best-in-State Wealth Advisors." Burns, Doolan, Cross and Leighton are senior vice presi- dents, financial advisors in the firm's Portland wealth management office; and Bergeron, of the Breakwater Group at Morgan Stanley, is financial advisor and portfolio management director at the office. e Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released updated hospital quality ratings and Northern Light Mercy Hospital in Portland retained its top score of five stars. Hospital Compare, a website maintained by CMS, makes quality ratings for more than 4,500 hospitals accessible to consumers. Independent We Stand, a national small business movement, nominated Rockland Main Street Inc. as a nomi- nee for its fourth annual America's Main Streets contest. e winner will receive $25,000 in cash and sponsor- related prizes. Baker Newman Noyes, an account- ing and consulting firm in Portland, received ClearlyRated's "Best of Accounting Award" for providing superior client service. Winners have proven themselves as industry leaders in service quality, based entirely on satisfaction ratings provided by their clients. e firm said it received a Net Promoter Score of 81.1%, more than three times the industry's average of 24%, in 2019. RE/MAX Shoreline in Portland announced Peter Hawkes was named the "#5 RE/MAX Individual Agent in Maine for 2018" and Donald & Lord were named the "#5 RE/MAX Team in Maine for 2018." In addition, the agency said Colleen Bedard, Derrick Buckspan, Collette Conley, Richard Deering, Richie Garrett, Hawkes, Kate Kerkam, Scott Kerr, Jane Leonard, Duncan MacDougall, John Robinson and Karen Thompson were named to the "2018 RE/MAX 100% Club." Verrill Dana, a law firm in Portland, was recognized by corporate counsel and other legal decision makers for the second year-in-a-row for provid- ing superior client service in the BTI Client Service A-Team 2019 report. e rankings were determined through feedback from 350 legal decision mak- ers who provided direct, unprompted feedback and evaluated performance across 17 activities identified as driving superior client relationships. 5 1994 - 2019 2 Learn More 4 NonprofitMaine.org/AddingUpImpact #NonprofitsWorkForME 1 IN Maine workers 98,000 6 employed Maine nonprofit jobs in Maine That's over by a is S C H E D U L E SP ONSORED BY For more info and to register, visit www.mainebiz.biz/WLF FOLLOW US @MBEVENTS #MBWLF19 May 14 / 7:30–10:00am / Abromson Center (Hannaford Hall), Portland From compensation plans to business plans, the art of negotiation is essential to your success. Learn from a panel of women executives on how they have learned this key skill, and get advice on how you can develop it as well at the Mainebiz Women's Leadership Forum. How can you be a better negotiator? S C H E D U L E 7:30 Arrival, registration, coffee, networking, and breakfast 8:15 Welcome and introductions 8:30 Panel discussion 9:30 Panel finishes, Q&A begins 10:00 Conclusion

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