The Buzz Online

This Week's The Buzz Online Spotlight  

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The NH SBA in Concord announced its 2013 lender awards: the top three lenders were Northway Bank in Berlin by largest number of total 7(a) loans, TD Bank of NJ by largest amount of money loaned in NH in the form of 7(a) loans, and Granite State Development Corporation in Portsmouth by both largest number of loans and largest amount of money loaned in the form of 504 loans.

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Jewett Construction in Raymond completed two projects, construction of the Pinkerton Place retail and business complex in Derry and rennovation of a boat storage building at Kittery Trading Post in Maine.

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Daniel Cohen, former VP at UBS in Manchester, formed an independent investment advisory firm called Cohen Investment Advisors in Bedford.

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The Citizens Bank Foundation in Manchester partnered with the Main Street Initiative of Laconia (MSI) in Lacoina as part of its Growing Communities initiative. The partnership will include a $35,000 donation to MSI to begin a facade-improvement program in downtown Laconia.

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The Lakes Region Tourism Association awarded two scholarships to NH college students, James McManus, a junior at Plymouth State University in Plymouth, received the Mel Borrin Scholarship and Kaitlyn Mercier, who attends Lakes Region Community College in Laconia, recieved the Mildred A. Beech Scholarship.

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St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua was named a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® by The Joint Commission, a top healthcare accreditation organization in Ill., for the third year in a row.

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Precor, a fitness equipment manufacturer in Wash., donated $3,000 to the YMCA of Greater Nashua in Nashua to support its Healthy Eating and Physical Activity (HEPA) standards.

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Jason Lyon, CEO of The Common Man Restaurant Family in Ashland, received a Distinguished Alumni Award from Plymouth State University in Plymouth.

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Family Physical Therapy Services, Inc. in Bedford hired Steve Lisowe, formerly industrial rehabilitation director at Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network in Salem, as a physical therapist.

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Beverly Hodsdon resigned from her position as membership and business resource manager for the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce in Dover to return full-time to Joyce Design Solutions in Brentwood. 

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Extreme Networks, Inc. of Calif. acquired Enterasys Networks in Salem.

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Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green in Manchester and Devine Millimet in Manchester were named among the 2014 "Best Law Firms" by U.S. News Media Group  and Best Lawyers.

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Full Circle Consulting in Concord hired Ellen Koenig, former director of education and resources for NH Center for Nonprofits in Concord, as senior consultant.