The Buzz Online

This Week's The Buzz Online Spotlight  

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Lincoln Financial Foundation in Concord donated $101,289 to 11 NH nonprofit organizations in economic and workforce development grants: NH Humanities Council in Concord, $17,500; Families in Transition in Manchester, $11,533; Concord Area Trust for Community Housing in Concord, $10,000; Keene State College in Keene, $10,000; NH Food Bank in Manchester, $10,000; More than Wheels in Manchester, $10,000; American Red Cross of NH in Concord, $9,763; Rubia in Manchester, $7,000; Women for Women Coalition in Manchester, $7,000; Granite State Independent Living in Concord, $5,000; Second Start in Concord, $3,493.

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John Hoyt, executive director at Concord Housing + Redevelopment in Concord, was appointed to a statewide commission on housing issues.

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St. Mary's Bank in Manchester donated $1,000 to the Robie's Country Store Historic Preservation Corporation in Hooksett.

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Centrix Bank in Bedford donated $25,000 to NeighborWorks®Southern NH in Manchester to contribute to the nonprofit's Twentieth Anniversary Capital Campaign.

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VivaFit, a new personal fitness training service provider geared toward individuals 50 and over, opened in Hampton.

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Five Rivers Conservation Trust in Concord acquired 256 acres in Dunbarton to be placed under conservation easement.

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Waterstone Mortgage Corporation, a national mortgage lender, is expanding by opening branches in Manchester and Newington.

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The Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce in Dover welcomed Apex Design Studio to its new Dover location. 

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Cobb Hill Construction in Concord completed construction on the Grafton County Enterprise Center in Plymouth.

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HPM Insurance in Milford partnered with Blue Steel Cyclery in Manchester to provide bikes and helmets to four children chosen by SHARE Outreach in Milford.

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NH Center for Nonprofits in Concord selected Krista Dupre, accountant at Nathan Wechsler & Co. in Concord, to its inaugural Hoffman-Haas Fellowship class.

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NH Federal Credit Union in Concord appointed Alfred Irving, retired, and Georges Roy, retired, to its supervisory committee.

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Four attorneys at Nelson Kinder + Mosseau in Manchester were listed in the 2013 New England Super Lawyers directory.