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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 37 A P R I L 1 7 , 2 0 2 3 coordinator, was named the 2023 recipi- ent of the Maine Recreation and Park Association's "Dr. Bill Eckart' Young Professional of the Year Award." Pierce Atwood, a law firm in Portland, recognized attorneys and staff for their pro bono and community service efforts. Award winners included: Olga Goldberg, "Lancaster Pro Bono Attorney of the Year Award;" Daniel Bailey and Halli Marshall, "McKusick Community Impact Award;" and James Erwin and Bev Doucette, "Scribner Firm Impact Award." RE/MAX Shoreline in Portland announced that numerous agents were recognized as "2022 RE/MAX Brand Top Producers for the State of Maine." Harper Lee Collins was listed as the No. 1 "Individual RE/ MAX Agent in Maine" while Nick Guerrette, Crystal Tropeano, Peter Hawkes, Erin Finley, Scott Sheppard, John Robinson and Karen Thompson were all ranked among the "Top 25 Individual Agents." Celent, an international research and advisory firm focused on technology for financial institutions, recognized Bangor Savings Bank with its "Model Bank 2023 Payments Innovation" award for the FinTech Switch, the bank's programma- ble payments technology. e technology enables cardholders to select multiple funding sources for a single transaction in the future, ultimately leading to faster and more convenient payments. Words from the Woods, an advertising agency in Portland, said it was named a "Gold Best Advertising Agency" in Portland Radio Group's "Best of the 207" awards. Parker Demelia, Samuel Tjalsma, Ben Cushman, Joseph Elliott and Isaac Young from Poland Regional High School won the omas Cup, a statewide over- night IT and innovation competition held at Thomas College in Waterville. Each team member received a $10K scholarships to the college. Hannaford named Paul Messer, District 1, Bangor; Moe Bilodeau, District 2, Turner; Patrick Doak, District 3, Bar Harbor; and Mike Ruel, District 4, Saco, as "District Store Managers of the Year." The Boulos Co., a commercial real estate firm in Portland, said that Drew Sigfridson was named it's "2022 President's Award" as broker of the year in its Portland office and Kendra Hardesty, recently promoted to marketing manager, was "Most Valuable Boulian" for 2022 in Portland. Mainebiz seeks to honor the young professional and rising stars of Maine's business community for our second NextUp: 40 Under Forty Awards. NOMINATE BY 7/21! MAINEBIZ .BIZ/NOMINATIONS S PONS OR ED BY Nominate an outstanding young Maine leader today!