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This Week's The Buzz Online Spotlight  

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Granite Commercial Real Estate in Bedford earned national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise from the Center for Women & Enterprise in Massachusetts.

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The Fairchild Dairy Teaching and Research Center at UNH in Durham won a 2013 Quality Milk Award from Dairy One, a national, nonprofit dairy farmers cooperative in N.Y.

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City Year NH in Manchester appointed five new members to its board of directors: David Cassidy, executive VP and director of lending and credit at Centrix Bank in Bedford; Chris Dolloff, president and CEO of Cityside Management Corp. in Manchester; Emily Gray Rice, attorney and shareholder at Bernstein Shur Law Firm in Manchester; Kerri St. Jean, senior VP of HR at the Northeast division of Comcast Cable in Manchester; and Justine Vogel, president and CEO of RiverWoods in Exeter.

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TripAdvisor in Mass. awarded The Mill Fudge Factory in Bristol a 2014 Certificate of Excellence for its hospitality. 

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The alternative dispute resolution section of the NH Bar Association in Concord elected new officers: Steven Slovenski, attorney at Mesmer & Deleault in Manchester, chair; Roger Phillips, attorney at Phillips Law in Concord, vice chair; and Diane Gasper, attorney at Howie Law in Salem, clerk.

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Concord Hospital Trust in Concord awarded $32,000 in scholarships to 10 students seeking careers in health care.

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GFA Federal Credit Union in Peterborough hired Lisa Hall as branch manager. Previously, Hall worked as branch manager for Monadnock Community Bank, which was acquired by GFA in 2012.

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Eckman Construction in Bedford promoted Preston Hunter to VP of the company from his position as director of business development and client relations.

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LaBelle Winery in Amherst won the gold medal in the category of red blends at the 37th Annual International Eastern Wine Competition along with winning a silver for its Americus wine and a bronze for its Riesling. The winery also submitted eight wines to the Big E Northeast Gold Wine Competition where each were awarded medals.

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NH Vocational Rehabilitation in Concord hired Mellissa Brier and Ken Griffin as vocational rehabilitation counselors to work out of its Nashua regional office.

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The NH Liquor Commission in Concord announced a new store location in Londonderry at the Londonderry Travel Plaza off of exit 5.

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The NH Association for Justice in Concord awarded Anna Goulet Zimmerman, partner and attorney at Manning and Zimmerman in Manchester, its 2014 President’s Award.

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Stebbins Commercial Properties, Inc. in Manchester sold the industrial space at 31 Auburn St. in Manchester to S.E.D. LLC in Manchester to be used as a martial arts studio.

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TD Charitable Foundation in Manchester donated $10,000 to the Laconia Area Community Land Trust in Laconia to support its Homeownership & Financial Success Center.