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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 33 M A R C H 2 3 , 2 0 2 0 Preble Street and city of Portland; Peter Richardson, RM Davis Inc.; Lydia Swann, People's United Bank; Tim Wallace, Makovsky; Katie Moran Weiler, Brimstone Consulting Group; and Jennifer Wiles, University of Southern Maine. Hammond Lumber Co. in Belgrade announced that it was named the "2020 ProSales Dealer of the Year" based on its success in balancing customer service excellence and employee satisfaction and the suc- cessful acquisition and integration of Ellsworth Building Supply. Allen Insurance and Financial in Camden announced that Sherree Craig, senior account executive in the benefits division, is now a licensed insurance consultant in Maine. WeatheRate, an independent weather verification company, selected the weather team at WMTW in Portland as winner of the "most accurate forecast in Maine." WordLab, a public relations appren- ticeship program operated by Broadreach Public Relations in Portland, won a "Golden Arrow" at Maine Public Relations Council's annual conference and awards. e program was in the Press Release category for its work with Capt'n Eli's Craft Soda announcing the soda's transition to an all-natural formulation. Key Private Bank, the wealth man- agement division of KeyCorp, was awarded for the best "Private Banking Client Service" and Key Family Wealth, the multi-family office divi- sion of Key Private Bank, was named "Best Outsourced CIO" at the Private Asset Management Awards. Northern Light Health in Brewer said it became the first health care system in the country to have all of its birth- ing hospitals named "Gold Safe Sleep Champions" by the Cribs for Kids National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program. e certifi- cation recognizes Northern Light Health for its commitment to keep- ing infants as safe as possible in their sleep environment and eliminating as many sleep-related deaths as possible. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins was hon- ored with the "Congressional Lyme Champion Award" from the Center for Lyme Action for her leadership in the pursuit of a cure for Lyme disease. RE/MAX Shoreline in Portland announced that John Robinson was named the No. 2 RE/MAX Commercial Agent in New England for 2019 and that Tom Ranello was named the No. 3 individual RE/ MAX agent in Maine for 2019 and a "RE/MAX Platinum Award" winner. Maine Medical Partners, Westbrook Pediatrics, which is a part of the MaineHealth system, was named "HPV Vaccine Is Cancer Prevention Champion Award" winner for out- standing efforts to protect adoles- cents from cancers caused by HPV in Maine. Geiger, a promotional products distributor in Lewiston, presented its quarterly "Geiger Star Awards" to Crystal Coolong and Tara Praven. Coolong is an order verifier supervi- sor in Total Care while Praven is an assistant manager in Credit and Collections/Accounts Receivable. e firm also said it was honored with two "Gold Pyramids," one for an employee incentive and recogni- tion program and the second for a client branding program, and a "Silver Pyramid" in the cat- egory of promotional video in the Promotional Products Association International's Pyramid Award Competition. Verrill, a law firm in Portland, announced that its website, verrill- law.com, was recognized by the AVA Digital Awards as a "Gold Winner" in its 2020 awards compe- tition. e firm also said it received the "2020 Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project Firm Pro Bono Achievement Award," presented during the Maine State Bar Association annual busi- ness meeting and awards luncheon. Coffee By Design in Portland said that Jeremy Behne, director of cof- fee, received his Q Arabica Grader certification from the Specialty Coffee Association of America's Coffee Quality Institute. Q graders are qualified to provide accurate and quantitative scores for coffees. The University of Maine at Augusta reported that it earned the "2020-21 Military Friendly School" designa- tion and was named a "2020 Best for Vets" by Military Times.

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