This Week's The Buzz Online Spotlight
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CATCH Neighborhood Housing in Concord received $400,000 in tax credits to renovate a new office space on Loudon Road.
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DARCI Creative in Portsmouth hired Jake Provencher, graduate of Boston University in Massachusetts, as its finance and traffic manager. This addition will allow the agency to offer turnkey video services to its clients.
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Buddy Phaneuf, owner of Phaneuf Funeral Homes and Crematorium in Manchester and president of the Cremation Society of NH in Manchester, began a new radio venture on 107.7 The Pulse in Bow. The new show, “Dying to Talk,” discusses often shunned issues, such as the role of medical examiners and veterans funeral benefits.
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St. Joseph Hospital and Merrimack Valley Pediatrics, both in Nashua, hired Michele Mandel as a pediatrician. Previously, Mandel completed her pediatric residency at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Connecticut.
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TD Bank in New Boston promoted Rebecca Sanborn to store manager from her position as assistant store manager in Amherst.
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Burke Advertising in Bedford promoted Jessica McKenna from her position as multimedia designer to art director.
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Essex Orthopaedics & Optima Sports Medicine in Salem hired Joshua Philbrick as an orthopaedic surgeon. Philbrick previously completed a fellowship in hand surgery at Excelsior Orthopaedics in N.Y.
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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) certified Primary Bank in Bedford as a participating lender, allowing the bank to offer guaranteed loans to local small businesses through SBA programs.
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Pierce Atwood in Portsmouth and Massachusetts hired Suzanne King, former partner in the labor and employment division of Schwartz Hannum in Massachusetts, as a partner in its employment practice group.
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Eastern Bank in Manchester donated $5,000 to the Manchester Police Athletic League in Manchester to support its youth athletic programs.
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North Branch Construction in Concord began its renovation of the Southern NH University baseball stadium in Hooksett.
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Marsha Vander Mey, photographer at Harper Point Photography in Amherst, was selected by the Professional Photographers of America to have several of her photographs featured in the 2015 International Photographic Competition.
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E-Volve Health in Manchester, a part of the Elliot Health System in Manchester, partnered with Amerinet Inc. in Mo. to provide clients with electronic medical record consulting services.