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V O L . X X I V N O. V I I I A P R I L 1 6 , 2 0 1 8 40 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 Moring, Ethan Richard and AJ Redmun; Tyler Technologies, Yarmouth – Lisbon High School (Team 2) - Izaya May, Sean Spaulding and Xavier Mason; University of New England, Biddeford – Sanford Regional Technical Center (Team 1) - Jordan Boucher, Thaddeus Forner and Katrin Spainhour; University of Maine, Orono – Hermon High School (Team 5) - James Petersen, Evan McCoy and Nicole Petersen; and University of Maine, Presque Isle – Caribou High School (Team 1) - Alex Ezzy, Evan Desmond and Nic Sleeper. Bridgette Vermette, a real estate agent in Portland, was named No. 1 individual agent in gross com- missionable income at Keller Williams Maine Realty for 2017. In nity Federal Credit Union in Westbrook received a "Citizens Award" from the Westbrook Police Department. e award was presented to Sandy Cloutier, chief risk offi cer, Ginny Perusse, senior manager of fi nancial operations, Lisa Parkman, fi nancial operations special- ist, Ashley Wainwright, teller supervisor and Caitlin Field, assistant manager, for protecting a member from becoming a victim of a real estate scam. Jeff Corey, founder of Day's Jewelers in Waterville, was named the "201 Citizen of the Year" by the Boy Scouts of America Pine Tree Council. Baker Newman Noyes, an accounting and consulting fi rm in Portland, announced that Pat Morin earned the Advanced SOC for Service Organizations Certifi cate through the Association of International Certifi ed Professional Accountants. Morin, a principal and director of the fi rm's risk and business advisory practice, is the fi rst in Maine to earn the designation. e Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts recently held a hearing titled "Small Business Bankruptcy: Assessing the System" at which Robert Keach, an attorney at Portland law fi rm Bernstein Shur and co-chair of the ABI Chapter 11 Reform Commission, testifi ed on the com- mission's Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise case recommendations. Diversi ed Communications, an inter- national media company in Portland, MEREDA is pleased to address the economic and demo- graphic composition, dynamics, and characteristics of Maine's real estate industry and its projected growth in the decade ahead. Real estate is Maine's second most important driver of GDP and, thus, crucial to the economic health of our state and our communities. But, with an aging population, an older infrastructure, increasingly fewer skilled crafts workers, record low unemployment, mounting regulatory hurdles, and a high demand for vacation, lifestyle, and ancillary properties from external audiences, how can the industry find workers to keep pace, forget about positioning for growth? On May 16, our panel of experts will share their perspectives and experiences on how Maine is dealing with the important workforce challenges. Application has been made for 3 hours of real estate broker, architect, appraiser, and legal continuing education credits. Approvals are pending. FOR MORE INFO AND TO REGISTER: WWW.MEREDA.ORG MEREDA's 2018 Annual Real Estate Spring Conference: Workforce Challenges: How Innovation Can Help Event Schedule Registration | Exhibits: 12:00 — 1:00 PM Program: 1:00 — 5:00 PM Networking: 5:00 — 6:00 PM May 16, 1–5 PM Holiday Inn By The Bay, Portland E V E N T S P O N S O R S Do your employees take pride in what you do? Find out. F O R I N F O R M AT I O N A N D TO A P P LY G O TO B E S T P L AC E S TO W O R K M E. C O M 2018 Premier Sponsor A N E M P LO Y E E E N G A G E M E N T P R O G R A M D E A D L I N E: M AY 25 SP ONSORED BY DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Portland June 14 11:30am–6pm S AV E T H E DAT E New Ventures: Ideas and advice for entrepreneurs and startups Ja-Naé Duane Author of "The Start-Up Equation" For more information and to register, go to www.mainebiz.biz/EIF FOLLOW US @MBEVENTS #MBEIF18 K E Y N O T E S P E A K E R A N E W E X PA N D E D H A L F - DAY E V E N T ! Bridgette Vermette Pat Morin

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