BUSINESS SERVICES
Polaris Direct, a nationally acclaimed direct marketing services and printing company based in Hooksett, has promoted John Strand from general manager of personalization services to director of operations. In his new role, Strand will oversee data processing, mailing and client services.
HEALTHCARE
HCA Healthcare’s Portsmouth Regional Hospital and Parkland Medical Center has earned eight Healthgrades Awards for exemplary care in multiple categories. Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance at nearly 4,500 hospitals nationwide to analyze the risk of mortality and complications experienced during a hospital stay.
Dr. Elisabeth B. Wilson has been named to succeed Cathleen Morrow as chair of the Department of Community and Family Medicine at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health and Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine. Wilson is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and is active in the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine and the North American Primary Care Research Group.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock has added podiatrist Dr. Jonathan Lee and Dr. Samuel Kunkel, an orthopedist, to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Manchester’s staff.
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives has announced that North Country Healthcare, Berlin,
has earned a 2021 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired recognition as a
certified level 8 on a scale of 1 to 10. Participating organizations
received a customized benchmarking report, an overall score and scores
for individual levels in eight segments: infrastructure; security;
business/disaster recovery; administrative/supply chain; analytics/data
management; interoperability/population health; patient engagement; and
clinical quality/safety.
EDUCATION
The University of New Hampshire has
achieved a renewed platinum rating — the highest possible under the
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s
rating system — in recognition of its ongoing and increasing
sustainability
achievements. UNH is one of only nine higher education institutions in
the nation to earn the platinum rating from STARS, the Sustainability
Tracking, Assessment & Rating System. Among the STARS platinum
schools in the U.S., UNH has the fifthhighest score.
CONSTRUCTION
North Branch Construction, Concord, has announced the addition of Bronson Raspuzzi and Jessica Raymond to the company’s staff, as well as the promotion of Thomas Hannan. Raspuzzi
joins the firm as a project manager, and Raymond is a project
coordinator. Hannan was promoted from project coordinator II to project
manager. A recent ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the official completion
of $17.8 million in improvements at the Cooperative Middle School in
Stratham. The project, completed a month ahead of schedule, was handled
by Harvey Construction of Bedford, with architecture and engineering services provided by Mainebased Harriman.
ENERGY
With Bart Fromuth’s promotion to CEO of Freedom Energy Logistics, Auburn, Kurt Chapman has
been named to succeed Fromuth as chief operating officer. Chapman
joined Freedom in 2012 and most recently served as chief revenue
officer.
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
Limoncello producer Fabrizia Spirits, Salem,
has introduced a new Crema di Pistachio liqueur. It is sold in 750 mL
bottles and is initially available in New Jersey, New Hampshire,
Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Fabrizia
Spirits’ full product line includes its signature Fabrizia Limoncello,
Fabrizia Blood Orange Liqueur and a Limoncello crème liqueur called
Crema di Limoncello.
HOSPITALITY
The 68-room Quality Inn Merrimack has been sold to Nai Allied LLC, Wason
Associates Hospitality Real Estate Brokerage Group of Portsmouth has
announced. The hotel, which is located on 2.6 acres, has seen “steady
improvement” in room revenues over the years, according to Earle Wason,
who brokered the sale.
ENGINEERING
Nathan Cote has
joined TFMoran Inc. as a civil project engineer in the Bedford office.
He has over 14 years of experience, including project management and
engineering for electrical and natural gas systems, stormwater
management and geotechnical projects.
GOVERNMENT
The New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration has promoted Lisa Crowley to
director of the Taxpayer Services Division, the agency’s largest
division. Crowley joined NHDRA in 2002 as a tax auditor in its Document
Processing Division, eventually becoming supervisor. She succeeds Debra Bourbeau, who is retiring after spending the last 36 years as a state employee.
LAW
Attorney Derek J. Kaufman has
joined the law firm of McLane Middleton in Manchester as an associate
in the corporate department, advising clients on many issues, including
entity formation and governance, due diligence, and mergers and
acquisitions.
MANUFACTURING
Bedford-based contract manufacturer LSNE says it has doubled the sterile drug product lyophilization capacity at its Madison, Wis., manufacturing facility.
Laconia-based Orion Entrance Control Inc., a provider of building access technology solutions, has partnered with precision mechanical engineering firm Tansa Global to
bring to market full-height turnstiles using Infinity software that the
firm says provides real-time occupant counting data at entryways,
perimeters, lobbies and elsewhere. Tansa Global’s full-height turnstiles
secure many of the most famous venues in the world, including the
Eiffel Tower in Paris and the host stadiums of the 2022 FIFA World Cup
in Qatar and the 2016 FIFA World Cup in Japan.
NONPROFITS
The New Hampshire Women’s Foundation has named Devan Quinn as
its director of policy, overseeing research, policy and advocacy
programs. Quinn began her career working on campaigns for Annie Kuster,
Joanne Dowdell and Maggie Hassan before joining then-Gov. Hassan’s
office. She has worked as a domestic violence crisis center advocate and
as a policy analyst for a children’s advocacy nonprofit. Most recently,
she managed grants for children’s mental health programs for the UNH
Institute for Health Policy and Practice.
Betsy Paine, senior staff attorney for the Court Appointed Special Advocate Program of New Hampshire, has been
appointed chair of the Endowment for Health board of directors,
replacing Mike Ostrowski, whose term concluded. Paine previously worked
for 21 years at The New Hampshire Circuit Court as a domestic violence
specialist and grant coordinator. In addition, Mike Devlin, most
recently director of grants and initiatives at Harvard Pilgrim Health
Care Foundation, has joined the Endowment for Health board.
The Concord-based Boys & Girls Clubs of Central New Hampshire and the Penacook Community Center are
exploring a merger, enabling the combined organization to offer
comprehensive care and services for children from infancy to age 18, the
two organizations said. Under a merged entity, both organizations would
continue to operate under their existing names. BGCCNH operates six
early childhood centers and 19 before- and after-school programs across
the Lakes Region and Central New Hampshire.
Penacook Community Center operates one child care center for infants, toddlers and
preschoolers, and also manages before- and after-school programs in the
Boscawen and Penacook Elementary Schools.
AARP has launched the Veterans and Military Families Health Benefits Navigator, a
new tool aimed at providing information and resources to help veterans,
military families and their caregivers navigate their healthcare
options. It provides veterans with information about what is required to
qualify for healthcare benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs or Department of Defense. For more information, visit AARP.org/VetsHealth-Navigator.
Catholic Charities NH has promoted Danielle Capelle to
director of mental health services. Since 2016, Capelle worked as a
licensed clinical mental health counselor out of the nonprofit’s
Manchester and Concord offices, where she co-developed the
“Families Coping with the Opioid Crisis” and “Talking to Teens About
Suicide” community outreach programs.
TECHNOLOGY
Laborie Medical Technologies Corp., a
Portsmouth-based medical technology company, has acquired Pelvalon
Inc., a privately held medical device company located in Redwood City,
Calif. Pelvalon is the developor of the Eclipse System, a non-surgical,
patientcontrolled device for women suffering from fecal incontinence, or
FI, a pelvic floor disorder that affects one in 10 women. The system
has been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration.
Tech repair provider uBreakiFix has
opened its newest location in Salem at 12 South Village Dr. The store
offers repair services for smartphones, tablets, computers, game
consoles, smart speakers and drones, among other devices. uBreakiFix
was founded in 2009 in Orlando, Fla., and now has more than 700
locations across the U.S. and Canada.
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Mascoma Bank’s Community Development Lending Group has
provided federal Historic Tax Credit bridge and construction funding
for the rehabilitation of the historic Monadnock Mills building in
downtown Claremont. Also working with Claremont Savings Bank, Chinburg
Properties is developing the nearly 54,000-square-foot project, which
will bring in more than 80 residential units and continue efforts to
revitalize the city’s downtown mill area.
Randy Woods has
joined Bank of New Hampshire’s Laconia branch as vice president and
information technology manager in the bank’s IT department, bringing
over 20 years of experience with customer analysis, risk assessment and
performance measurements. Bank of New Hampshire, Bedford, also welcomed Kevin Colburn as a mortgage loan officer, working with the bank’s retail lending team, serving the southern region of the state.
Amy Lehr has
been promoted to senior vice president of commercial credit and
administration at Savings Bank of Walpole, Keene. Lehr joined the bank
in 2002 as a vice president and commercial loan officer. In her new
role, Lehr will focus on commercial credit analysis and loan
administration.
The American Bankruptcy Institute has honored Robert J. Keach with
its 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest recognition given by
the ABI that recognizes a recipient’s deep commitment to the leadership
and governance of the organization. Keach is co-chair of Bernstein
Shur’s Business Restructuring and Insolvency Practice Group, and served
as president of the ABI, co-chairing the ABI’s Commission to Study the
Reform of Chapter 11.
Bob Sharpe, of
Windham, has been promoted to assistant vice president and commercial
loan portfolio manager at Merrimack County Savings Bank, where he’ll
manage commercial credit risk from the Bank’s Nashua office. Prior to
joining the Merrimack in 2020, he worked as a risk management consultant
with Darling Consulting Group and as a bank examiner with the
Massachusetts Division of Banks.
Doug Petersen, CEO of Workers Credit Union in Massachusetts, has been
named 2021 CEO of the Year by the Cooperative Credit Union Association.
The annual award honors the people who make a difference by their
personal embrace of the credit union system and its values and
principles, according to CCUA. The organization represents more than 200
credit unions in four states.
Brenda Lane of
Swanzey has joined Optisure Risk, Manchester, as a commercial lines
account manager. With over 38 years in the insurance industry, her
experience includes commercial lines underwriting for a major insurance
carrier, specializing in all lines of coverage for contractors,
retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers.
REAL ESTATE
The
sale of three buildings and three vacant lots at 30 Ohio Ave.,
Manchester, has been sold by JAB Ohio Ave Inc., to DA Boisvert Electric.
Tom Dickson of Stebbins Commercial Properties represented JAB
and assisted the buyer in the transaction. According to the Hillsborough
County Registry of Deeds, sale price was $350,000.
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