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V O L . X X I I N O. X X V I N OV E M B E R 1 4 , 2 0 1 6 32 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 Landry/French Construction Co. in Scarborough promoted Mason Rowell to director of preconstruction services; Geoff Mitchell to director of project management; Scott Cristina and Brian Jacobs to senior superintendents; and Ryan Landry to project manager. Rowell and Mitchell were senior project managers; Cristina and Jacobs were project superintendents; and Landry was assistant project manager. Baker Newman Noyes, a CPA and con- sulting firm in Portland, promoted Daniel Levesque, Sabrina Christian, Matthew Fernandez, Jane Rankin and Michael Meserve to managers in the audit practice; Michael Bailey, Benjamin Hubert and Danielle Laverriere to seniors in the audit practice; Kelly Parks to senior in the tax practice; Nicole Shaffer to senior proposal coordinator in the marketing department; and Cheri Lozoraitis to inter- national tax specialist in the tax practice. Franklin Savings Bank in Farmington promoted Pamala Dixon to vice president and treasurer, Bett Hardy to assistant vice president and Sherri Lewis to consumer loan officer at the bank's Skowhegan branch. Dixon was previously assistant vice president and controller, Hardy was loan processing manager and under- writing officer and Lewis was loan and deposit interview clerk. [ A P P O I N T M E N T S ] Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution added Rene Menard and Joshua Hadiaris as corporators. Hadiaris is a partner at Norman, Hanson & DeTroy, a law firm in Portland, while Menard is headmaster at Thornton Academy in Saco. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] The Maine Forest Products Council pre- sented the 2016 Abby Holman Public Service Award to Dave Struble of the Maine Forest Service in recognition of his leadership, effective outreach and strong determination to insure a well- researched response to the impending spruce budworm infestation as well as his exemplary career. Portland Buy Local announced its ninth annual Indie Biz Awards win- ners: "Made in Portland," Anchorpak; "Flavor of Portland," Aurora Provisions; "Portland's Best Kept Secret," Treehouse Café; "Environmental Hero," Garbage to Garden; "Creative Crusader," SPACE Gallery; "Business to Business," Xpress Copy; "Out of Sight, Not Out of Mind," Maine Beer Tours; "Better Together," Portland Farmers' Market; "Best New Business," Sisters Gourmet Deli; and "Portland Icon," The Holy Donut. Camden National Bank honored sev- eral employees at its annual employee appreciation event. Winners included "Employee of the Year," Kathleen Dodge, branch operations, Portland; "Officer of the Year," Josh Nash, information tech- nology, Bangor; "Commitment to Core Values," Kate Bellmore, human resources, Rockport and Suzanne Cifaldo, branch operations, Rockport; "Commitment to the Customer," Brent Grace, cus- tomer assistance, Rockport and Libby Arrico, credit administration, Bangor; "Commitment to the Community," MaryBeth Munroe, Kennebunk banking center and Nancy Tracy, retail regional manager, central region, Waterville; "Commitment to the Employee," Katie Rose, commercial loan adminis- tration, Rockport and Michelle Dunn, stakeholder development, Rockport; "Commitment to Internal Service," Andrew Eugley, loan servicing, Rockport; "Bob Daigle Award for Achievement through Innovation," Megan Kennedy, deposit services, Rockport; and "Commitment to the Shareholder," Ray Jean, project management, Gardiner, and Al Butler, collections, Gardiner. Bernstein Shur, a law firm in Portland, announced that 51 of its attorneys were named to "Best Lawyers in America 2017." In addition, seven attorneys were named a "Lawyer of the Year," an honor exclusive to their legal specialty and geographic location. Baker Newman Noyes, an accounting and consulting firm in Portland, said it was named among the nation's Top 100 U.S. accounting firms by INSIDE Public Accounting for 2016. e firm was ranked No. 94. Andy Shepard, president and CEO of the Outdoor Sport Institute, and Greg Sweetser, executive director of Ski Maine, were inducted into the class of 2016 Maine Ski Hall of Fame. Islandport Press in Yarmouth said three of its children's books were awarded medals in this year's Moonbeam Children's Book Awards. "e Sugar Mountain Snow Ball," by Elizabeth Looking for exciting business events? Go to mainebiz.biz/calendar to view and post events. @ Call us today! 207-854-2422 directpersonnel.net 1-800-639-8802 mainestaff.com A corporate division of Maine Staffing Group Diverse hiring solutions for Maine's competitive economy Filling entry-level roles to specialized technical positions. Providing skilled candidates for any industry! • Healthcare • Administrative • Accounting/Financial And much more! Rene Menard Joshua Hadiaris

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