The Buzz Online

This Week's The Buzz Online Spotlight

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The Indoor Environment & Energy Efficiency Association in Va. honored Brian Hooper with the 2015 Skip Snyder Humanitarian Award for his leadership as president and co-founder of Building Dreams for Marines in Nashua. Hooper is VP of MSI Mechanical Systems in Salem and a 2013 Business NH Magazine Business Leader of the Year.

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Rivier University in Nashua awarded Karen Daley an honorary doctorate of humane letters to recognize her work as nurse, public health advocate and educator.

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Wason Associates in Portsmouth negotiated the sale of The Shire Riverview in Vt. to Saltaire Properties, Inc. in Mass.

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Jewett Automotive Design & Construction, a division of Jewett Construction in Raymond, completed construction on the Toyota dealership for Rockingham Motors in Salem.

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North Branch Construction in Concord completed phase II of the Bow Highlands housing project in Bow.

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The Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce in Manchester awarded Ellie Cochran, retired, its 2015 Citizen of the Year award for her lifelong commitment to philanthropy and giving back to NH.

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The HNH Foundation in Concord elected three members to its board of directors: Pamela Brown, founder and president of Brown Performance Group in Central Harbor; Kathleen Mongan Thies, faculty at the department of nursing at the University of NH in Durham; and John Hunt, NH State Representative in Concord.

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Northeast Credit Union in Portsmouth donated $500 to the Howe Library in Hanover to support its annual mini-golf classic.

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Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock in Keene hired Jim Boden as its director of annual giving in its development office. Previously, Boden served as the development officer for Valley Regional Hospital in Claremont.

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DeStefano Architects in Portsmouth promoted Robert Harbeson to commercial studio manager.

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St. Mary’s Bank in Manchester approved a $3,000 community outreach grant for the Presentation of Mary Academy in Hudson to bring technological advances to the school.

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Autofair Automotive Group in Manchester donated $50,000 to Families in Transition in Manchester to support construction of its family shelter and resource center on Lake Avenue in Manchester.

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Homewood Suites by Hilton Gateway Hills in Nashua opened its pre-opening office down the street from the under-construction hotel. It also named Adam Robitaille as general manager, former director of sales and marketing at Hilton Hotels Worldwide in Mass., and Jayme Putnam as sales manager, former director of sales at Fairfield Inn by Marriott Boston Manchester Regional Airport in Manchester.