The Buzz Online

This Week's The Buzz Online Spotlight

*****

Impact Monadnock in Keene selected Monadnock United Way in Keene and Spark NH to head a comprehensive early childhood initiative in the Monadnock Region, which will target children in the region from birth to age 5 and their families.

*****

St. Mary’s Bank in Manchester donated $15,000 to the Granite YMCA in Manchester to support its capital campaign.

*****

First Colebrook Bank in Colebrook acquired Abikay Business Solution in Bedford and is now offering payroll services to its customers through this new division. First Colebrook is also changing its name to Granite Bank.

*****

Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock in Keene hired Currier Neily to family medicine department as an APRN. Currier received her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Northeastern University in Mass.

*****

Concord Hospital in Concord elected Valerie Acres, partner at Sheehan Phinney Capitol Group in Concord; Frederick Briccetti, physician at NH Oncology Hematology in Concord; and Robert Segal, COO and treasurer at Sanel Auto Parts in Concord, to its board of trustees.

*****

Don Marcotte Flooring in Barrington received the Super Service Award from Angie’s List in Ind. for its outstanding customer service in 2014.

*****

Concord Regional Health Care in Concord elected David Ruedig, first VP of investments at UBS Financial Services in Concord, to its board of trustees.

*****

Granite United Way in Laconia and Plymouth promoted several people within its central region team: Suan Amsburg to director of Whole Village Family Resource Center in Plymouth from her position as director of corporate and foundation relations; Kevin Conway to resource development operations manager; and Scoop Welch to central region area director from her position as director of resource development for Merrimack, North, and Central counties.

*****

St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua appointed Cindy Arcieri to VP of patient care services and chief nurse executive from her position as director of oncology services.

*****

Granite State Management & Resources in Concord promoted Jason Golden to COO from his position as CIO.

*****

The Beara Irish Brewing Co. in Portsmouth announced a collaboration brew with Rising Sons Brewery in Ireland.

*****

Labor unions IBEW, T-9 Council, and Communications Workers of America local 1400 ratified tentative collective bargaining agreements with FairPoint Communications in Manchester.

*****

The Argosy Foundation in Wis., Autodesk in Calif., the Norwin S. and Elizabeth N. Bean Foundation in Manchester, and Texas Instruments in Texas donated $164,000 to FIRST in Manchester to support its Junior STEAM Ahead program.