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wbjournal.com | June 7, 2021 | Worcester Business Journal 23 Build with Us. Grow with Us. gardnerma.com p 978.632.1780 • f 978.630.1767 • Chamber@gardnerma.com Why locate your business in Greater Gardner? Flexible and ready workforce More aordable residential market Excellence in healthcare and education Quality of life: attractions, dining, shopping, outdoor recreational settings Aordable commercial and industrial market rates Turnkey properties Pad-ready building sites Opportunity Zone availability Easy Route 2 Corridor highway access The Greater Gardner region of Northern Worcester County consists of the City of Gardner and 6 the surrounding towns of Ashburnham, Barre, Hubbardston, Templeton, Westminster, and Winchendon. Greater Gardner Chamber of Commerce We're not about to let an extra billion change the way we do business. Thanks billion. another Member FDIC/Member DIF Equal Housing Lender. NMLS # 583135 EQUAL HOUSING LENDER 100% local and now $2 billion in assets. We are pleased to announce that UniBank has achieved $2 billion in assets. While this newest milestone is impressive, we remain firmly committed to doing business as we always have: by providing sound financial solutions and support to our local community. UniBank • 49 Church Street • Whitinsville, MA 01588 www.unibank.com • 800.578.4270 specialist. Gardner's new role will include presenting several free marketing and small business webinars with Vision Ad- vertising throughout the year. BRIAN ALLEN is the the highest pro- ducing multifamily real estate agent in Worcester County by volume and gross sales in quarter one 2021, according to the MLS Property Information Network, Inc. in Framingham. Allen graduated from the College of Holy Cross and holds an mas- ter's degree in secondary education from Worcester State University. He sold more than $3.5 million in multifamily real estate across eight transactions. Allen's industry experience includes property owner representation in telecom leasing, zoning, and permitting. He joined Rubric Capital, a Worcester commercial real estate broker- age, in January. KRISTA KILEY has joined ERA Key as a Realtor in the Worcester office. Kiley previously worked in human services and in the restaurant industry. She earned a bachelor's degree from Albi- on College in Michigan. She is a volunteer in Grafton schools, at the Grafton Senior Center and the Grafton Food Bank. REBECCA CA- RANCI has been promoted as vice president for mem- ber resource service at GFA Federal Credit Union. Caranci first began her tenure as branch manager of GFA's Ashburnham location, and she played a critical role in GFA's acquisition of Cheshire County Federal Credit Union. She previously was the assistant vice president and branch manager at the GFA's Pearson Blvd. branch in Gardner. Bay State Saving Bank has hired DANIEL J. KELSER as senior vice president and commercial loan officer. Kelser holds a bachelor's degree in business administra- tion from Nichols College in Dudley and volunteers with The Arc of Opportunity in Fitchburg, where he serves on its board of as treasurer. Previously, Kesler worked as a commercial lender at Clinton Saving bank as well as Rollstone Bank and Trust in Fitchburg. W KILEY CARANCI