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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 25 N OV E M B E R 1 3 , 2 0 2 3 Central Maine Healthcare in Lewiston promoted Stephany Jacques to president of Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital. Jacques had been serving as interim president since May. [ A P P O I N T M E N T S ] Portland Ovations added Jerry Edwards, Nate Henry, Corey Hinton and Connor Smart to its board of directors. Edwards, also known as Genius Black, is a multifaceted musical artist, photographer and podcaster; Henry is a small business relation- ship manager at Bangor Savings Bank; Hinton leads Drummond Woodsum's tribal nations practice group; and Smart is a certified public accountant. e organization also elected Sayad Moudachirou as president of its board. Preti Flaherty a law firm in Portland, announced that David Van Slyke, the firm's managing partner, was elected to the Board of Regents of the American College of Environmental Lawyers. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] U.S. Sen. Susan Collins became the 15th person to win the "Naval Heritage Award." e award is presented to Americans who have supported the nation's sea service, and whose lives and career exemplify the core value of honor, courage and commitment. Berman & Simmons, a law firm in Lewiston, said that nine of its attorneys were selected to the "2023 New England Super Lawyers" list and two others were recognized as "2023 New England Rising Stars." Schoodic Arts for All in Winter Harbor announced that Warren Harden, an artist from Winter Harbor, won the "Schoodic Arts for All WOW Award." Thomas College in Waterville was included in a list of "Top Performers in Social Mobility for Northeast Region Universities" by U.S. News and World Report. Channel 8 WMTW in Portland earned 12 "First Place" and "Merit" awards during the Maine Association of Broadcasters annual News and Creative Awards gala. e sta- tion received top honors for "Best Newscast," "Best Weathercast," "Best Sportscast," "Best Sportscast: Play-By-Play Program," "Best Locally Produced Program" and "Best Self-Promotion Campaign." Compotech, a defense technology company in Brewer, announces was named one of Composites World's "Top Shops" for a second time. e company also received recognition from the city of Brewer to com- memorate its recent achievements. Verrill, a law firm in Portland, said 17 of its Maine-based attor- neys were recognized in the 2023 edition of New England Super Lawyers, including eight who were named "Rising Stars." The city of Auburn presented its "John Jenkins Hands & Hearts Leadership & Service Award" to Dan Campbell, a longtime high school running/ track coach and a former drug abuse counselor. The Institute for Family-Owned Business in Portland presented numerous awards during its 23rd Maine Family Business Awards gala. Mahoosuc Guide Services in Newry received the "Geiger Environmental Leadership Award," Hancock Lumber in Casco won the "M&T Bank Innovation & Technology Award," the "Horch Roofing First Generation Award" was presented to Maine Med Cleaning Service in South Portland, the Cote Corp. in Auburn took home the "Chalmers Insurance Group Customer Service Award," the "Shep Lee Community Service Award" went to Gorham Sand & Gravel in Buxton, Brodis Blueberries in Hope received the "Maddy Corson Small Business Award," Pratt Abbott Garment Care in Westbrook was named the "Renys Large Business of the Year" and Janet Cole Cross of Cole Cross Connections LLC was presented with the "BerryDunn Lifetime Achievement Award." Northern Light Mercy Hospital in Portland announced that Jim Ciampi received the "2023 Forsley Award." e award recognizes Ciampi's decades of service on the boards of Cheverus High School, Deering Pavilion and the Italian Heritage Center. Auburn Manufacturing Inc., a Mechanic Falls-based manufacturer of advanced textiles for extreme-heat environ- ments, was named an "Exporter of the Year" by Export-Import Bank of the United States. The Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce announced its annual Chamber Business Awards winners. Elizabeth Sutherland was named the "Norbert X. Dowd Award" winner, Waterfront Concerts was the "Spirit of the Region Cultural Award" winner, Tiller & Rye will receive the "Small Business of the Year" award, ERA Dawson Bradford Realtors was named the "Large Business of the Year" winner, Tom Judge of Lifeflight of Maine will receive the "Community Service Award," Bangor Region YMCA is the "Non-Profit of the Year," David Dunning was named the "Sarah Dubay Professional Service Award" winner and the "Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award" will go to Global Secure Shipping. All awards will be presented in January. Manifesting Main - Asset Mapping Downtown Ellsworth, a study of Ellsworth's downtown assets as well as many forward-thinking growth opportunities for the city completed by Heart of Ellsworth, received the "2023 Maine Smart Growth Award: Exemplary Smart Growth Planning Initiative." Allen Insurance and Financial in Camden said that Leann Cailler and Joella Rossignol, personal insur- ance account executives, earned the Safeco Insurance Award of Distinction for 2023. Joella Rossignol Leann Cailler Looking for exciting business events? Go to mainebiz.biz/calendar to view and post events. @ Join MDF in congratulating our 2023 Champion Award recipients Their innovative and impactful approaches help drive economic improvement and improve lives Learn more at mdf.org 2 Beech Street, Suite 203 | Hallowell, ME | 207.622.6346 AWARDS Kenneth M. Curtis Award: (Leadership Maine Alum) Claudette Ndayininahaze, Allagash Class, Exec. Dir., In Her Presence Champion of Education & Workforce Development Award: Inclusion Maine and Founder, Muhammad Humza Khan Champion of Rural Economic Development Award: LP Building Products — Houlton and Ryan Bushey, Human Resources & Safety Mgr. ICL Distinguished Alum Award: Tony Payne, Beta Class, Senior VP, External Affairs, MEMIC President's Award: University of Maine System William F. King, Jr., Downtown Champion Award: Phyllis Young, Retired BOD Chair, Heart of Ellsworth Claudette Ndayininahaze Ryan Bushey Muhammad Humza Khan Tony Payne Phyllis Young

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