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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 29 J U N E 1 5 , 2 0 2 6 and Kristin Grant to assistant vice presi- dent and executive project manager. Editor's note: is is a corrected version of a promotion that ran earlier with the wrong prior title: Cumberland County Federal Credit Union promoted Ryan Grund to president and CEO, effective July 1. Grund has served as CFO since 2013. [ A P P O I N T M E N T S ] Maine State Credit Union in Augusta added Rebecca Gildred to its board of directors. Gildred is executive director of United Midcoast Charities in Camden. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] The SHRM Maine State Council, an affili- ate of the Society for Human Resource Management, announced the recipients of its 2026 Human Resources Awards. Michael Dunn, human resources offi- cer for the state of Maine, captured the "2026 Maine HR Leader of the Year Award;" David Vasconcelos, president and co-owner of ProSearch, was the recipi- ent of the "Maine HR Volunteer Leader of the Year Award;" and Kristine Avery, senior vice president and chief human resources officer for Kennebec Savings Bank, was the "2026 Rebecca Webber Lifetime Achievement Award" winner. NBT Bank in Portland announced that it was selected as a recipient of a 2025 gold level "Healthy Workforce Designation" by Cigna Healthcare. ITNAmerica, a national nonprofit trans- portation network for older adults and people with mobility challenges based in Westbrook, said it was named to the "Forbes 2026 Accessibility 200 List," which recognizes global impact-mak- ers working to make the world more accessible through innovation, service, technology, design, mobility, communi- cation and more. Penobscot County Sheriff 's Office Detective Sergeant Dayerrick Ireland was presented with a U.S. Department of Justice/United States Attorney's Office "Hometown Hero Award" during a ceremony held at the United States Attorney's Office in Bangor. Rinck Advertising in Lewiston, in partner- ship with the Manufacturing Institute, earned a "2026 Silver Anvil Award" from the Public Relations Society of America for the role Novonesis, a global biosolu- tions leader, played as the national flag- ship host site for Manufacturing Day 2025 at the company's North America headquarters in Franklinton, N.C. Brann & Isaacson, a law firm in Lewiston, said that seven its attorneys were rec- ognized in the 2026 edition of New England Super Lawyers and four were included in the 2026 edition of New England Rising Stars. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Maine named InterMed in Portland as one of only 45 providers in the country that qualified for recognition as a top primary care practice in its second annual Care Provider Recognition Program. Thomas College in Waterville announced that Alexis Spencer, a psychology and biology major from Sabattus, was one of only three students in the country accepted into the National Science Foundation Support for Research Excellence summer research program. Aroostook Partnership, in conjunction with Husson University's Institute for Strategic Leadership and Workforce Development, announced that 12 professionals com- pleted Leadership Aroostook, a profes- sional development initiative. Graduates included Derek Baker, Huber Engineered Woods; Heather Bouchard and Jacob King, Northern Maine Development Commission; Taylor Bradbury, MMG Insurance; Brooke DeMerchant, Loring Job Corps Center; Krystle Gadaire, McCain Foods; Ruba Haddad, Katahdin Trust Co.; Hollie McAfee, F.A. Peabody Insurance; Eric Sanderson, city of Caribou; Carrie Smith, Versant Power; Morgan Stevens, NorState Federal Credit Union; and Michelle York, Thompson Financial Group. e U.S. Small Business Administration recognized the Maine's top SBA lending institutions in 2026. TD Bank was selected as the "Top SBA 7a Lender;" Maine Community Bank and Bangor Savings Bank were the "Top SBA 504 Lenders;" the "Top Credit Union SBA Lender" was Atlantic FCU; Granite State Development Corp. was the "Top SBA Certified Development Company;" Northern Maine Development Commission captured the "Top SBA Microlender" award; and M&T Bank was named the "Maine SBA Rising Star." Looking for exciting business events? 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