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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 45 A P R I L 2 0 , 2 0 1 5 SymQuest Group Inc., an information technology company in Westbrook, was ranked Northern New England's No. 1 Managed Services Provider in Penton Technology's eighth annual MSPmentor 501 Global Edition. e list and report identifi ed the world's top 501 managed service providers. cPort Credit Union in Portland and Midcoast Federal Credit Union in Bath were named a "Category's Best Diamond Award" winner by the Credit Union National Association Marketing & Business Development Council, a national network com- prised of over 1,200 credit union marketing and business development professionals. cPort was recognized in the community event category for its "College Aspirations Scholarship Program" while Midcoast won in the brand/corporate identity category. Carl Smith of Virtual Managed Solutions LLC, a technology services fi rm in Caribou, was selected by the U.S. Small Business Administration to receive its 2015 Veteran Small Business Owner of the Year Award for Maine and Deborah Gustin of Pie Nana Inc., doing business as Irish Setter Pub, was selected to receive the 2015 Women in Business Champion Award for Maine. CouponsDaily.com named the town of Skowhegan one of its 15 Budget-Friendly Destinations in the Northeast. Bryan Dench, an attorney at Skelton Taintor & Abbott in Auburn, presented a continuing legal education seminar on confl ict of interest issues that arise after acquisitions to the Bermuda Bar Association in Hamilton, Bermuda. Bernstein Shur, a law fi rm in Portland, announced that attorney Asha Echeverria received a Martindale-Hubbell "AV Preeminent" rating. Comfort Keepers, an in-home care orga- nization in Scarborough, was named a "Leader in Excellence" for 2015 by Home Care Pulse, a research fi rm pro- viding satisfaction and quality assurance surveys for the private duty home-care sector. It also attained "Provider of Choice" and "Employer of Choice" rec- ognition, based on survey results. Argo Marketing Group in Lewiston was recently announced as a bronze w inner of the 2015 MVP Quality Award, pre- sented by CUSTOMER magazine. 5–7pm | Hilton Garden Inn Hilton Garden Inn Hilton Garden Inn Bangor, May 28 Get out from behind your desk to meet and mingle with other business execs at a special reception for Mainebiz readers. Mainebiz is coming to six new regions of the state to continue facilitating face-to-face networking for the business community. admission is free complimentary hors d'oeuvres cash bar For more information, or to register, visit mainebiz.biz/OTRBangor or call 207.761.8379 x341 R E G I O N A L S P O N S O R FOLLOW US @MBEVENTS #OTRBangor15 P R E S E N T I N G S P O N S O R PROFESSIONAL THEATRE FOR MAINE Neil Simon's Season Underwriters: Austin Associates, Platz Associates, Sun Journal, WOXO, Z105.5, LAalerts.com Sponsored by: Butler Bros., Evergreen Subaru, Patrons Insurance, SymQuest, Visbaras Law, Excalibur Title thepublictheatre.org 782-3200 A comic masterpiece about showbiz, aging, wbiz, agin wbiz, agin wbiz, agin wbiz, agin wbiz, agin and friendship. Professional Theatre in Lewiston/Auburn www.NonprofitMaine.org We help nonprofits help Maine. >$200 million in state income tax revenue Maine's nonprofit wages generate every year