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V O L . X X X N O. I X A P R I L 2 9 , 2 0 2 4 36 U S I N E S S M A I N E I N S H O R T N E W S WO R T H Y P E O P L E A N D P E R F O R M A N C E S The Mitchell Institute in Portland elected Tony DiSotto, Kate Wilkinson and Jonathan Moody to its board of directors. DiSotto is the Maine market president of KeyBank, Wilkinson is senior vice president and senior client advisor with Spinnaker Trust and Moody is superin- tendent of schools in MSAD 54. United Way of Kennebec Valley in Augusta named TJ and Kerry Smart as campaign co-chairs for its 2024 fundraising season beginning in September. TJ Smart serves as the COO at Milestone Funeral Partners and Kerry Smart is program coordinator for the Harold Alfond Institute for Business Innovation at Thomas College. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] Legacy Properties Sotheby's International Realty, a luxury property realtor in Portland, said that it was listed No. 404 in the "2024 RealTrends 500" national brokerage rankings and was named as a "RealTrends Verified Best Brokerage." The Nimble Group LLC, a human resources services company in Cumberland, was certified as a "Women's Business Enterprise by the Center for Women & Enterprise." The LA Metro Chamber announced its 2024 Annual Award Winners including Mark Adams, president and CEO, Sebago Technics Inc., "Ray Geiger Chamber Champion Award;" Chantel Pettengill, founder and co-owner, Pettengill Academy, "eresa Samson Women's Business Leadership Award;" Mark Rodrigue, owner, Rogue Life Maine, Rogue Wear and Maine Awards, "Ken Additon Economic Development Champion;" Panolam Surface Systems leadership team (John Eberly, operations manager; Brad Trip, materials manager; and Susan Hagerstrom, human resources manager), "Leading rough Change Award;" Sonia Bermonty, founder, Operation: You Matter and Greg Whitney, president, The Drop-In Center, "Heart of the Community Award;" and Cara Cookson, director of victim services, Office of the Maine Attorney General and Neil Kiely, CEO, Androscoggin Bank, "President's Award." Malone Commercial Brokers in Portland announced that it captured two "CoStar Impact Awards." e firm was recognized as "Sale of the Year" for the acquisition of 95-97 Darling Ave. in South Portland by Fork Food Lab from East Brown Cow and "Lease of the Year" for its role in the establishment of Coastline Direct Primary Care at 144 U.S. Route 1 in Scarborough. WHO WE ARE MAINE MADE: Family-owned businesses make up 80% of Maine businesses, 80-90% throughout the U.S. A nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization dedicated to the success of family-owned businesses in the state of Maine. GDP & WORKFORCE: Family Businesses create 70-90% of GDP globally annually. Employ 62% of U.S. workforce. TRANSITION: There is a 30 / 13 / 3 % chance a family-owned business will pass from the 1st to the 4th generation. With over 50 programs a year there's something for everyone! CEO's, Next Gens, Women Leaders, Working Parents, EOS and more! Join Today! | Institute for Family-Owned Business | www.fambusiness.org AND WHY THE IFOB MATTERS Thank you to our Founding Sponsors: WHAT WE DO Celebrating