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V O L . X X I I I N O. V I I A P R I L 3 , 2 0 1 7 36 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 by Benchmark Litigation, a published guide to America's leading litigation fi rms and attorneys. Northern Pride Communications Inc., a telecommunications tower-service fi rm in Topsham, said it received offi - cial Small Business Administration HUBZone Certifi cation under the newly expanded eligibility criteria. Norway Savings Bank presented its 2016 employee awards. Mike Noble, vice president of facilities and pur- chasing, was named 2016 employee of the year. Other winners were Randy Easler, vice president, retail loan center manager, president's award; Tammy Bailey, underwriter II, best supporting role award; and Michelle Morse, audit-risk special- ist, culture champion of the year. e bank also presented culture awards to the following recipients: Jamie Brochu, retail loan center, and Owen Maguire, Brunswick, achieve- ment award; Janice deLima, CRA, Mike Grant, information technol- ogy, and Traci MacDonald, Brunswick, branding award; Brittany Robidoux, asset management group, and Terry Seavey, retail administration, com- munications award; Amy Fox, loan servicing, and Jennifer Russell, Norway, customer service award; Becky Buchanan, Standish, and Kelcey Raasumaa, business intel- ligence, empowerment award; Ryan Dillingham, information technol- ogy, Kyle Hodgkins, Exchange Street, and Kelly Sturmer, Standish and Gorham, leadership award; and Rob Harville, commercial lending, Sacha Marston, retail loan center, and Jake Ouellette, asset management group, team player award. Length of service awards were also presented to Delma Patenaude, Cooks Corner, 40 years; Debbie Ward, retail administration, 35 years; Holly Chase, retail lending, and Diane Andrews, fi nance, 30 years; and Roxanne Ames, marketing, 25 years. Burns & McDonnell, an engineer- ing design fi rm in Portland, ranked No. 16 on the "2017 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For" list, which is published by Fortune in partnership with the Great Place to Work Institute. is is the sev- enth year that the fi rm earned this recognition. Baker Newman Noyes, an account- ing and consulting fi rm in Portland, debuted on the Boston Business Journal's list of the largest accounting fi rms in Massachusetts. S P O N S O R E D B Y FOLLOW US @MBEVENTS #MBWLF17 USM Abromson Center, Portland Thursday, April 6 7:30–10:30am S AV E T H E DAT E Register at mainebiz.biz/WLF Family Wealth Management Partners UBS Financial Services Inc. PA N E L I S T S Anne-Marie L. Storey: Partner at Rudman Winchell Barbara Babkirk: Master Career Counselor and principal at Heart At Work Associates Dawn Harmon: Director and Shareholder at Perkins Thompson Joan M. Fortin: Shareholder & Director of Attorney Recruiting at Bernstein Shur G U E S T S P E A K E R S Karen Dobbyn HR Consultant at KMA HR Consulting Jean Hoffman Founder of Putney / CEO / Entrepreneur Christina McAnuff Executive Director of Olympia Snowe Women's Leadership Institute Join us for the 7th Annual Mainebiz Women's Leadership Forum: The gender wage gap — why is this still a thing? This year's event will discuss the reality of the gender wage gap here in Maine. The goal of this forum is to share ideas for solutions and strategies that can help bridge the gap today. Seven Congress Square, Por tland, Maine 04101 (207) 775-6148 PortlandMuseum.org Find out what Business Par t ner ships at the PM A can do for your company. C all the Development Depar t ment at (207) 699 -4065 or visit PortlandMuseum.org/Join. 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!

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