This Week's The Buzz Online Spotlight  

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Money Magazine in N.Y. named Citizens Bank, with NH headquarters in Manchester. one of the best banks in the nation for its high level of customer convenience.

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WWPass in Manchester launched two new products, wwSafe and wwGate, that allow businesses more security in file storage and access.

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BiteHarder in Laconia, a division of Welch Manufacturing Technologies, Ltd. in Laconia, released a diamond coated carbide runner sharpening tool for snowmobiles, the industry’s first.

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Relyco in Dover named Bruce Steinberg president. Previously, Brian served as senior VP of sales and business development.

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Calling All Cargo in Dover hired Grady O’Neil, former co-director of youth programming at Seacoast Repertory Theatre in Portsmouth, as administrative specialist.

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Memorial Hospital in North Conway promoted Kathy Bennett to VP, community relations and development from her position as director of marketing and public relations.

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St. Joseph Healthcare in Nashua hired Aki Shishido as a certified nurse midwife at Full Circle Midwifery Care in Nashua. Shishido received her degree from NYU College of Nursing in N.Y.

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PJS in Seabrook hired Sue Hazzard, former director of White House travel and special assistant to President Clinton, as managing director, government services.

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Stay Work Play NH in Manchester elected Matt Toy to its board of directors. Matt Toy is senior VP of customer experience at Dyn Inc. in Manchester.

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The Manchester Young Professional Network (MYPN) in Manchester awarded Chris Wellington, business development specialist at the NH Department of Resources and Economic Development in Concord, its Professional of the Year Award and named The Mint Bistro in Manchester its Business of the Year. MYPN also elected Katie Marble, employment attorney and owner of Marble Law Firm in Bedford, Sarah Mockler, associate director of employer relations in the office of career services and center for experiential learning at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, and Alexandra Puglisi, owner of the Café la Reine in Manchester, to its board of directors.

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KPinC Consulting in Campton was awarded a NH procurement Technical Assistance Program contract to provide proposal training to NH companies.

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Cobb Hill Construction in Concord won an Excellence in Construction Award from the National Associated Builders and Contractors in D.C. for its work on the Endicott Hotel in Concord.

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North Branch Construction in Concord hired Roland Pothier as project manager and estimator. Previously, Pothier owned his own residential construction business in Derry.