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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 29 A P R I L 6 , 2 0 2 0 The Maine Community College System added Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, Kathie Leonard and Peter DelGreco to its board of trustees. Roosevelt is the for- mer president and CEO of Goodwill Northern New England, Leonard is president and CEO of Auburn Manufacturing and DelGreco is presi- dent and CEO of Maine & Co. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] Nicole Cote of Hannaford Supermarkets in Bar Harbor defeated 21 other con- testants to win the National Grocers Association's 2020 Best Bagger Championship and a grand prize of $10,000. Readiness Associates, a consulting firm in Portland that helps clients prepare for and recover from natural and man- made disasters, said Michael Boardman, founder and CEO, was selected to par- ticipate in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology I-Corps Spark program. The Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce announced that Union River Lobster Pot in Ellsworth will receive its "2020 Top Drawer Award," presented annually to a business or organization that has made a substantial contribution to the growth and development of the com- munity, region and or state. CTech 2 from Caribou Technology Center was the overall scholarship winners at the Junior Achievement of Maine's 14th annual Titan Challenge for high school students across the state. Brian Newell, Alex Bouchard, Cullin Caverhill and mentor Karson Wilcox from MMG Insurance made up the winning entry in the competition that pitted teams of three students against each other as they attempted to manage a virtual company in a competitive market- place. Regional winners included IDEXX Laboratories, SRTC 4 from Sanford Regional Technology Center: Conrad Nicely, Hannah Warren, Ellis Civiello and men- tor Betty Olson from Camden National Bank; Tyler Technologies, Cape 2 from Cape Elizabeth High School: Joey Labrie, Luke O'Kelly, Tyler Rodenburger and men- tor Matt Jones from Tyler Technologies; Systems Engineering, Scarborough 3 from Scarborough High School: Ethan Jasa, Trevor Parenteau, Dawson Gendreau and mentor David Marks from Systems Engineering; Thomas College, Erskine 3 from Erskine Academy: Cole LeClerc, Riley Kunesh, Jay Austin and mentor Natusha Fate from Kennebec Savings Bank; Bangor Savings Bank, Bangor 3 from Bangor High School: Madison Tritt, Amorica Boggins, Elijah Hoshide and mentor Amy Smith from Bangor Savings Bank; Machias Savings Bank, JBHS 2 from Jonesport-Beals High School: Skyla Libby, Kiley Alley, Lauren Crowley and mentor Lucille Bragg from Machias Savings Bank; and UMaine, Presque Isle, Caribou 1 from Caribou High School: Malachai Willey, Owen Martin, Emily Adler and mentor Tori Barber from Katahdin Trust Co. Benchmark Litigation, a guide to leading litigation attorneys and firms in America, named Preti Flaherty, a law firm in Portland, as its "2020 Litigation Firm of the Year in the state of Maine." e award honors litigators and law firms in all 50 states and 10 practice areas for outstanding performance in the previous year. VIP Tires and Service in Auburn announced that Brian Haskell and Brent Runnals earned ASE World Class Technician status. Haskell and Runnals are technicians for the company. e American Council on Renewable Energy awarded Sen. Susan Collins with its "Renewable Energy Champion Award" for 2020. Maine Medical Partners, Westbrook Pediatrics, which is a part of the MaineHealth system, was named a "HPV Vaccine Is Cancer Prevention Champion Award" winner for its efforts to protect adolescents from cancers caused by HPV in Maine. The Rotary Club of South Portland-Cape Elizabeth announced that Anton Wagner was presented with the "Service Above Self Award" by Rotary International. No more than 150 individuals are selected annually to receive this award, which recognizes demonstrated exem- plary continuing humanitarian service. RE/MAX Shoreline in Portland said the Buckspan Deering Team received the "Chairman's Club Award" from RE/ MAX LLC. e team also ranked as the third RE/MAX Team in Maine for 2019. ERA Dawson Bradford Co. in Bangor said it was named one of nine finalists for the "2019 ERA Real Estate Gene Francis Memorial Award." e agency also announced that Pauline Rock was one of three finalists for the "2019 Top Sales Associate Award" and Gus Ofili was one of three finalists for the "2019 Rookie of the Year Award." Do you have a grand opening, a new product/service, a significant milestone or accomplishment? Share your business news with Mainebiz at mainebiz.biz/press-release We are always looking for news and information about businesses in Maine.