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KPinC Consulting in Campton managed a winning proposal that resulted in a defense systems technical area tasks contract worth $3 billion over 5 years.

 

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The League of NH Craftsmen in Concord elected new officers and members to its board of trustees: Alice Veenstra, community development consultant at Veenstra Consulting in Canterbury, president; Charles Bauer, shareholder and director at Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell in Concord,VP; William Mitchell, art teacher at Pittsfield Middle High School in Pittsfield, member at large; Michael Kraatz, glassworker in Canaan, member at large; and Kim Peaslee, patent attorney at Devine Millimet in Concord, member at large.

 

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TripAdvisor in Mass. honored four properties owned by Roedel Companies in Wilton with certificates of excellence. The properties honored were the Hilton Garden Inn in Manchester, La Quinta Inn in Manchester, Holiday Inn Express and Suites in Merrimack, and the Courtyard by Marriott in Nashua.

 

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Nathan Wechsler & Co. in Concord hired Stephanie Kondvar as an associate. Previously, Kondvar attended SNHU in Hooksett.

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Peter Harris Creative in Keene launched Brand Fundamentals, a marketing communication business, which operates out of the Hannah Grimes Center for Entrepreneurship in Keene.

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Centrix Bank in Bedford became a top-level sponsor for the Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce’s Downtown Dinner & Movie Series.

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Ernst & Young in Manchester awarded Kevin Davis, president and CEO of Bauer Performance Sports Ltd. in Exeter, the  2014 New England Region Entrepreneur of the Year award.

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The Mayhew Program in Bristol received a $5,000 grant from Lincoln Financial Foundation in Concord to support its summer programming and school year mentoring.

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New England College in Henniker hired Brad Poznanski, former VP of enrolment management at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, as its VP of enrollment.

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NH Electric Coop (NHEC) in Plymouth named Gail Paine, former board of directors member at NHEC, as NHEC director emeritus.

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The Greater Manchester/ Nashua Board of Realtors in Bedford awarded Gail Athas, realtor at Keller Williams Metropolitan in Bedford, the Realtor of the Year award; Tracy Hawkins, business development and closing manager at Market Street Settlement Group in Manchester, the Affiliate of the Year award; and John MacGilvary, realtor at Verani Realty in Londonderry, the Good Neighbor award.

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The Portsmouth Parking Shuttle in Portsmouth launched a real-time tracking application.

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The 3M Foundation in Minn. donated a $3,000 grant to the Dover Mini Maker Faire in Dover.

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The Bank of America Charitable Foundation in N.C.awarded a $5,000 grant to Easter Seals of NH in Manchester to provide job training and employment opportunities.