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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 29 N OV E M B E R 4 , 2 0 2 4 Rhona Beauty in Biddeford captured the "Downtown Small Business Award;" and The Uptown Apartment Complex in Bath won the "Downtown Project of the Year Award." VIP Tires & Service in Auburn named Patricia Williams, assistant controller, as the 2024 recipient of its "Presidential Award." Drummond Woodsum, a law firm in Portland, announced that attorney Jeremy Fischer was invited to join the American College of Bankruptcy. Fischer specializes in litigation and transactions involving distressed com- mercial matters, guiding clients from the first signs of trouble through complex financial restructurings and Chapter 11 cases. e firm also said that attorney Kellie Fisher was selected as one of the American Bankruptcy Institute's "40 Under 40" honorees for 2024. Fisher is known for her expertise in bankruptcy matters, commercial litigation and trans- actions involving distressed companies. The Maine Small Business Development Centers in Portland named Stephanie Case, administrative and data man- ager, as the "2024 State Star." e U.S. Chamber of Commerce named Atlantic Sea Farms in Biddeford as a top 10 small business in the U.S. in its "e Disruptors" category. Verrill, a law firm in Portland, said nine of its Maine-based attorneys were recognized in the 2024 edition of New England Super Lawyers and another six Maine-based attorneys were selected as "Rising Stars." e Maine Association of Realtors in Augusta selected Richard Cox Jr. as its "2024 Maine State Realtor of the Year." Cox is an agent with The New England Real Estate Co. in Camden. Disability Rights Maine in Augusta named Chad Hansen its "Attorney Change Agent Award" winner, Eric McVay the "Helen M. Bailey Advocacy Award" recipient and the Maine Association of the Deaf its "Equal Access for All Award" winner. 2024-MAINE-DOWNTOWN-CONFERENCE-AND-ANNUAL-AWARDS INFO, SCHEDULE & TO REGISTER: MDF.ORG/EVENT/ Join us November 6–7, 2024 for our Maine Downtown Center Conference & Annual Awards Patricia Williams Richard Cox Jr.