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V O L . X X X I I N O. X I M AY 1 8 , 2 0 2 6 40 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 Award" recipient; Leonard Kimble, Great Falls Comedy Club, was the win- ner of the "Ken Additon Economic Development Champion Award;" Jennifer Tiner, Lewiston Public Schools, captured the "Leading rough Change Award;" and Tyla and Keith Davis received the "Heart of the Community Award." Franklin Savings Bank was named "Volunteer Business of the Year" by the city of Ellsworth. Katie Winchenbach, founder of Fearless by Katie Winchenbach based in Windham, was named "Best Rising Entrepreneur" at the Global Beauty Awards. Morgan Stanley announced that Andrew Thomas, Brian Mavor, Eric Blakeman, Gary Bergeron, James Olson, Jay Cross, Jeremiah Burns, Lance Prichard, Mark Leighton, Richard Rosu-Myles, Stephen Roop and Todd Doolan in the firm's Portland wealth management office and Jeffrey O'Sullivan in the firm's Bangor wealth management office were named to Forbes Magazine's list of "America's Top Wealth Advisors." Norway Savings Bank said that Jacob Ouellette, vice president and invest- ment officer in the bank's asset management group, earned the Certified Financial Planner desig- nation. e bank was also named a "Best Wellness Employer" and received Gold Certification designa- tion from Wellness Workdays and was recognized as a "Best Place for Working Parents" by the Best Place for Working Parents. Husson University in Bangor unveiled a plaque honoring Bob O'Keefe for his support of the university's softball program. Together with his wife, Fran, O'Keefe helped create the soft- ball field, the Fran O'Keefe Hitting Pavilion and made a $2.4 million estate gift to the university that will be divided between several initiatives. The Associated General Contractors of Maine in Portland announced its "2026 Build Maine Awards." Winners included H.E. Callahan Construction Co., Sabattus Pond Sleeper Dam, in the Municipal/ Utility Division; Consigli Construction Co., University of Southern Maine Crewe Center for the Arts, in the Building Division; Cianbro, Southport Swing Bridge Rehabilitation, in the Bridge Division; N.S. Giles, Floating Concrete Research Platform, in the www.mced.biz THANK YOU THANK YOU We couldn't do it without you. to our 2026 sponsors. Create lifelong memories at the ballpark