The Buzz Online

This Week's The Buzz Online Spotlight  

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Franklin Pierce University in Rindge hired Andrew Card, former acting dean of the George H. W. Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University in Texas, as president of the university.
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Holy Rosary Credit Union in Rochester promoted Nicole Huntress from her position as assistant branch manager to branch manager of its Rochester main office.

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Live Free and Start, a joint initiative of the Governor's office, the New Hampshire Business Finance Authority and the Department of Resources and Economic Development announced that it has selected Montagne Communications and Grapevine Marketing, both of Manchester, for strategic communications, website design, SEO and social media services. Grapevine Marketing will develop Live Free and Start’s new website and online marketing campaigns. Montagne will provide public relations services for the initiative. Live Free and Start is tasked with creating jobs and making it easier for technology companies to start, grow and succeed in NH. A spring launch of the website is scheduled. For more information on what Live Free and Start is doing for innovative startups, visit www.livefreeandstart.com.

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Manchester Country Club in Bedford hired Daniel Weitzel as director of agronomy. Previously, Weitzel was director of agronomy for Carl M Freeman Golf Properties in Delaware.

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Healthcare Global Magazine named Dartmouth-Hitchcock in Lebanon as one of the top 10 hospital employers in the Northeast.

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The NH Association of Insurance Agents in Concord elected Christopher Nicolopoulos, former associate at Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau and Pachios in Concord, as president and CEO.

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The Monadnock Humane Society (MHS) in Swanzey appointed Amee Abel, former volunteer and founder of Monadnock Therapy Pets at MHS, to volunteer coordinator.

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Resonetics in Nashua opened a manufacturing site in Calif.

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Riverbend Community Mental Health Center in Concord presented Concord Community Music School in Concord with a Champions For Mental Health Award. The school received the award for its work providing musical opportunities to people with mental health challenges.

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Bank of NH in Bedford hired Steven Reynolds as VP of the wealth management and retirement plans officer. Reynolds is a former principal at Nashua Capital Management in Nashua.

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Red Oak Apartment Homes, Inc. in Manchester acquired Richmond Vista Apartments in Manchester and renamed it Redstone Apartments.

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ClearChoiceMD in Manchester opened an urgent care center in Keene.

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High Liner Foods, Inc. relocated its U.S. corporate headquarters to Portsmouth.

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Hoyle, Tanner & Associates, Inc. in Manchester hired Carl Quiram as municipal business development manager for New England region. Previously, Quiram worked as the director of public works at Goffstwon Public Works in Goffstown.