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V O L . X X V N O. X X V I I N OV E M B E R 2 5 , 2 0 1 9 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 Portland Buy Local announced winners of its "2019 Indie Biz Awards." Recipi- ents included "Make Local," Suger; "Shop Local," Pinecone + Chickadee; "Sustain Local," Portland Gear Hub; "Sweat Local," Lila East End Yoga; "Eat Local," My 3 Sisters Italian Cookies; "Portland's Best Kept Secret," City Deli — One City Center; "Experience Local," Portland Paddle; "Give Local," Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center; "Dwell Local," Maine Hardware; and "Drink Local," Rising Tide Brewing Co. In addition, Holy Donut was inducted into the Indie Biz Hall of Fame. The city of Westbrook won two "Gold" awards for Excellence in Economic Development by e International Economic Development Council. e city was recognized in the category of Digital Media for the Westbrook Works for You Campaign and in the category of Multimedia/Video Promotion for the Westbrook Ice Disk Video. Husson University in Bangor honored five individuals as part of the univer- sity's Alumni Hall of Fame awards ceremony. Michelle Osgood Montgomery was a "Young Alumna and Alumni Hall of Fame Inductee." Albert Allen and Karen Clements were "Alumni Hall of Fame Inductees." Larry Homsted won the "Presidential Outstanding Ser- vice Award" and Dewey Martin was an "Honorary Alumnus and Alumni Hall of Fame Inductee." Kirsten Ismail, vice president of wealth management at Bridge Financial Advi- sors/UBS Financial Services Inc. in Bangor, was named to Working Mother magazine's "Top Wealth Advisor Moms for 2019." Harvest on the Harbor selected Jes- sica Werthen from Chebeague Island Inn as "e Maine Lobster Chef of the Year," judges' choice winner, and Thomas Barthelemes from Central Provi- sions as "e Maine Lobster Chef of the Year," people's choice winner. Berman & Simmons, a law firm in Lewiston, said attorney Elizabeth Kay- atta addressed the Maine Trial Lawyers Association 2019 fall seminar with a presentation: "Wrongful Death or Sudden Death: How Probate Code Convenient services to help you grow your business. Get started at UCU.MAINE.EDU BUSINESS LENDING NMLS ID: 407658 UNIVERSITY CREDIT UNION UCU.MAINE.EDU | 800.696.8628 5 1994 - 2019 2 Learn More 4 NonprofitMaine.org/AddingUpImpact Learn #NonprofitsWorkForME $12.6 billion to the economy each year Maine nonprofits contribute Equivalent to 21% of Maine's Gross State Product Kirsten Ismail