The Buzz Online

This Week's The Buzz Online Spotlight  

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The Dept. of Housing and Urban Development in D.C. rated the Manchester Continuum of Care, a group of local service areas and providers striving to end homelessness, as highest in the country, awarding it a score of 148.25 when the average score in the country is 113.5. This scoring puts Manchester in a prime position to secure a renewal of its $1.2 million funding.

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Seven lawyers at Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer in Littleton, Manchester, and Portsmouth were named to the 2015 NH Super Lawyers List by Super Lawyers in Minn.: Gary Burt, commercial litigation and personal injury litigation; Gregory Clayton, commercial litigation; Doreen Connor, appellate practice; Anne Cramer, health care law; John Monson, corporate law; Thomas Pappas, commercial litigation; and Jonathan Ross, family law.

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McGowan Fine Art in Concord completed an art installation at Financial Strategies Retirement Partners in Bedford.

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Arts in Reach in Portsmouth elected Tharon Cottrell, president of INHOUSE Worldwide in Portsmouth, to its board of directors.

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Granite State Manufacturing in Manchester hired Doug Thomson as VP. Previously, Thomson was VP of business development at Motive Power & Equipment Solutions, Inc. in S.C.

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The NH Community Development Finance Authority in Concord approved five Community Development Block Grant awards to five NH municipalities: Town of Allenstown, $500,000; City of Claremont, $300,000; City of Concord, $345,000; Town of Conway, $462,300; and Grafton County, $300,000.

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The NH Motor Speedway in Loudon will open the North East Motor Sports Museum at the south entrance to the track in spring 2015.

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EVR Advertising in Manchester hired Jim Fennell, former writer for the Union Leader in Manchester, as director of content services.

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Jewett Construction Co., Inc. in Raymond hired Rachel Pangburn as accounting assistant.

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The MPS Group in the Netherlands awarded the Macfarlane Research Greenhouses at University of NH in Durham the top grade for sustainability for the second year in a row, making it the only research greenhouse in the world with this sustainability certification.

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YMCA of Greater Nashua in Nashua hired Stephanie Pfenning as director of marketing. Previously, Pfenning worked as director of member engagement and marketing at the Stateline Family YMCA in Wis.

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Manchester Community Health Center in Manchester and Child Health Services in Manchester merged into one operation.

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Stibler Associates, LLC in Manchester announced Genella McDonald will take over as president from her position as an interior designer at the firm.