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V O L . X X I I N O. X X V I I I D E C E M B E R 1 2 , 2 0 1 6 28 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 children, adults and families, said that Catherine Lorello-Snow, director at the Spurwink Mental Health Center, received the "Agnes E Flaherty Leadership in Nursing" award from the American Nursing Association of Maine. DMM Inc., a direct marketing and digital document provider in Scarborough, said it achieved the G7 Master Qualifi cation awarded by Idealliance, a not-for-profi t industry group dedicated to guiding print production best practices, specifi - cations and standards worldwide. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins received Maine Community Action's 2016 "Star of Community Action" award. S.W. Collins Co., a lumber and building materials store in Caribou, was named a member of the LBM Century Club by LBM Journal, a media company serving America's lumber and build- ing material industry. The Franklin County Chamber of Commerce recently presented its annual business of the year awards. Winners included Senior Planning Center, the small business of year; Touch of Class, in the medium category; Leap Inc., in the large category; and Franklin County Children's Task Force, as civic organization of the year. Baker Newman Noyes, an accounting and consulting fi rm in Portland, announced that Melinda Irish was selected as one of Maine Society of Certifi ed Public Accountants' "2016 Women to Watch." Irish is a senior manager and a member of the fi rm's audit practice. Hancock Lumber's Eastern White Pine Mills in Bethel and Ryefi eld earned certifi cation into the U.S. Department of Labor's Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program. Littler, a law fi rm in Portland, received Tier 1 ranking for the Portland metro- politan region in the U.S. News Media Group and the "Best Lawyers 2017 Best Law Firms" rankings, in the employment law, management and litigation and labor and employment practice areas. Shaheen & Gordon PA, a law fi rm in Saco, received Portland metropolitan Tier 2 and 3 rankings for the Portland metropolitan region in the U.S. News Media Group and "Best Lawyers 2017 Best Law Firms" rankings in media- tion; personal injury litigation-plain- tiff s; medical malpractice law-plain- tiff s; tax law; and trusts and estates law. Murray Plumb & Murray, a law fi rm in Portland, said John Bannon, land use and zoning; Peter Murray, estate and probate; Richard O'Meara, schools and education; and Michael Traister, busi- ness litigation, were selected to the "2016 Super Lawyers" list. Skelton Taintor & Abbott, a law fi rm in Auburn, received Tier 1 ranking for the Portland metropolitan region in the U.S. News Media Group and "Best Lawyers 2017 Best Law Firms" rankings in insurance law, labor law/ unions, medical malpractice-plaintiff s, product liability litigation-defendants, tax law and trusts and estates. Verrill Dana, a law fi rm in Portland, received a national ranking for its health care practice (Tier 2) and 47 metropolitan practice areas in the U.S. News Media Group and "Best Lawyers 2017 Best Law Firms." A total of 46 practice areas in the fi rm's Portland offi ce were recognized while the fi rm's Augusta offi ce was recognized in the government relations practice. e fi rm also received practice recognition at its Boston and Stamford, Conn., offi ces. Additionally, the fi rm said 14 of its attorneys were recognized at the 2016 Maine Supreme Judicial Court Katahdin Council Recognition event at the Cumberland County Courthouse for completing 50 or more hours of pro bono service in the previous year. e Occupational Safety and Health Administration presented Casco Bay Energy Co., a natural gas power pro- duction facility located in Veazie, with its Voluntary Protection Program Star Certifi cation for worksites with comprehensive, successful safety and health management systems. The Young Agents of the Maine Insurance Agents Association recently presented its annual awards. Winners included Dawn Halkyard, offi ce supervisor and com- mercial lines customer service agent at F.A. Peabody Co. in Houlton, Young Insurance Professional of the Year; Kayla Dill, senior marketing representa- tive at MMG Insurance in Presque Isle, Young Agent Committee Member of the Year; and MMG Insurance in Presque Isle, Company of the Year. Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport received an "A" ranking from e Leapfrog Group, a national patient safety watchdog. e hospital has been designated as a "Straight A's" hospital for never receiving a grade lower than an "A" from the Hospital Looking for exciting business events? Go to mainebiz.biz/calendar to view and post events. @ Call us today! Helping businesses stay competitive with specialized employment services • Temporary, Temp-to-Hire, and Direct-Hire • Skilled Trades • Flagging, Construction, Light Industrial, General Labor • Administrative, Finance/ Accounting, General Office • Safety/Worksite Services 1-800-639-8802 mainestaff.com Direct Personnel / Project Staffing / Project Staffing / / Project Flagging / Project Flagging / Let us go to work for you! Melinda Irish

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