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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 33 F E B R UA R Y 6 , 2 0 1 7 of IBEW 567 to its board of directors. e organization also announced its 2017 offi cers including Steve Flynn, president; Kate Jeton, vice president; Janis Childs, secretary; and David Shorette, treasurer. Friends of Casco Bay elected Malcolm Poole to its board of directors. Poole president of Poole Group of Cos., a hold- ing company focusing on commercial real estate, marine construction and stormwater environmental controls. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] The Central Aroostook Chamber of Commerce, Presque Isle Elks Lodge, Presque Isle Kiwanis Club and Presque Isle Rotary Club recently announced its annual awards. Winners included Richard Hallett, retired, Lifetime Achievement Award; Deborah Gray, owner, Life By Design, Citizen of the Year; Governor's Restaurant & Bakery, Business of the Year; Jim McKenney, past president of the chamber, President's Award. Drummond Woodsum, a law fi rm in Portland, announced that seven of its attorneys were selected as Lawyer of the Year for inclusion in the 2017 edi- tion of e Best Lawyers in America. AVANGRID utilities in Maine and New York were named "Utility Customer Champions" by Market Strategies International in the 2016 Utility Trusted Brand & Customer Engagement study of residential customers by Cogent Reports. Central Maine Power, one of the utilities' Maine companies, placed fi rst among electric utilities in the East and in the top quartile of electric utilities overall in the 2016 study. Austin Associates PA, a CPA fi rm in Auburn, said Autumn Dow earned her CPA license from the Maine Board of Accountancy. Dow specializes in corporate tax returns for small busi- ness owners and nonprofi ts. U.S. Sen. Angus King was presented with the Navy's highest civilian honor, the Distinguished Public Service Award, in recognition of his commit- ment to the Navy, Marine Corps and Department of the Navy as a whole. The Nonantum Resort in Kennebunkport was named to e Knot's Best of Weddings for a fi fth time. e award represents the high- est-rated wedding professionals across America, as reviewed by real couples, their families and wedding guests. e resort also won the WeddingWire Couples' Choice Award for 2017. For the art and soul of a vibrant downtown... For the local mill with a whole new life… 877.700.6800 | mainecf.org Stewards for charitable giving. Helping donors help Maine. For all Maine gives, it's no wonder we give back. R EGI ONAL S PONS OR S PR ES ENTI NG S PONS OR www.mainebiz.biz/OTRportland 207.761.8379 x341 F O R M O R E I N F O PORTLAND March 16 | 5–7pm | Ocean Gateway FOLLOW US @MBEVENTS #OTRPortland17 Join us at our first stop in the 2017 On the Road with Mainebiz event series at the Ocean Gateway in Portland. Don't miss the largest networking reception of the year! AT TENDANCE IS FREE BUT SPACE IS LIMITED! Please be sure to register ahead.