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V O L . X X X N O. X I I M AY 2 7 , 2 0 2 4 24 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 Brann & Isaacson, a law firm in Lewiston, promoted Meghan Myers to partner. Myers provides estate planning and estate and trust administration ser- vices to individuals and families. Penobscot Valley Hospital in Lincoln pro- moted Melissa Pelkey to CEO, effective July 1. Pelkey, a registered nurse, was previously chief nursing officer. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] Home Remedies, a home store in Portland, was included on Architectural Digest's list of "Home Décor Stores to Shop Now and Always." New Dimensions Federal Credit Union in Waterville said it finished first in the Morning Sentinel's "Reader's Choice 2024 Awards." Camden National Bank and Bar Harbor Bankshares, the parent company of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, were both recognized by Forbes as one of the "World's Best Banks." e recognition results from a collaboration between Forbes and Statista to conduct a con- sumer survey that evaluated feedback from more than 49,000 banking cus- tomers across 33 countries. The Maine Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy in Augusta was named "2024 State Coalition of the Year" by the National Jump$tart Coalition. e award recognizes the sound structure and management of a state coalition; its effectiveness and innovation in reaching, support- ing and assisting teachers; its public awareness activities; its effectiveness in carrying out Jump$tart's State Coalition Common Strategy; and the level of participation and collabora- tion within the coalition itself. Woodlands Senior Living said that its locations in Bridgton and Lewiston earned the Joint Commission's "Gold Seal of Approval" for demonstrating continuous compliance with the com- mission's performance standards. KeyBank in Portland announced that it received a "Greenwich Excellence Award" in the category of Relationship Manager Proactively Provides Advice - Northeast Region. e award recog- nizes the proactive advice provided to clients throughout the year and reflects our commitment to being a trusted presence in the small and middle mar- ket business communities. Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife named Josh Smith, game warden of division A in Gray, as its "Maine Game Warden of the Year" as part of its annual awards. Other award winners included Josh Beal, game warden sergeant of the Downeast region of the state, "Supervisor of the Year;" Roger Wolverton, retired chief pilot, "Legendary Game Warden of the Year;" Preston Pomerleau and K9 Gordon, "2023 K9 Search and Rescue of the Year Award;" Game Warden Chad Robertson and K9 Storm, "2023 K9 Conservation Case of the Year Award;" Game Warden Tennie Coleman, Game Warden Investigator Josh Smith, Harry Wiegman and Cody York, "2023 Meritorious Service Award;" Kevin Slater, Mahoosuc Guide Service founder, "Wiggie Robinson Legendary Guide Award;" Nick Mangino, Andrew Smart, Avery Boucher, Chris Carney, Steve Milton, Charles Brown, Dan Christianson, Matt Tenan, Brad Richard, Alan Curtis, Scott Osgood, Eric Rudolph, Joshua Lugdon, Marc D'Elia, James Gushee, Nick Raymond, Garrett Moody, Josh Theriault, Matthew Norcia, Joe McBrine, Jake Scott, Andy Glidden, Josh Bubier, Jeffrey Spencer, Chris Hilton, Seth Powers, Brandon Sperrey, Paul Mason, Arron Rideout, Jonathan Parker and Kale O'Leary, "2023 Exemplary Service Awards;" and Al Cowperthwaite, former execu- tive director of the North Maine Woods, "Colonel's Award." In addition, the Maine Warden Service Association presented awards to Bobbi-Jo Wallace, Ashley Winslow, Alex Michaud, Amos Abbott, Breah Pyburn, Dennis Lowe, Nick Watson, Gerard Zegers and Lillian Amborn. Husson University in Bangor said Brien Walton, director of the Dyke Center for Family Business, was invited to speak at the White House during a round- table discussion focusing on tackling the climate crisis through actionable methods of spurring the develop- ment of clean energy and climate technologies. Berman & Simmons, a law firm in Lewiston, said 12 of its attorneys were named "2024 New England Super Lawyers," including three who were selected as "2024 Rising Stars." Budget Document Technology in Lewiston announced it was selected by Xerox to be a member of its "CEO Club." Looking for exciting business events? 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