This Week's The Buzz Online Spotlight

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The Endowment for Health in Concord appointed Sue Fulton as its CFO. Sue formerly served the Endowment as a grants and financial manager.

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Junior Achievement of Northern New England in Massachusetts added Christine Timmins Barry to its board of directors. Barry serves as president and CEO of Windham Professionals in Salem.

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North Branch Construction in Concord promoted Jamie Stewart to project superintendent from his former position as carpenter and foreman.

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St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua hired three new membes to its endocrinology team: Robert Levine, medical director of the Thyroid Center of NH in Nashua; Margaret Flynn, former fellow at Tufts-New England Medical Center in Massachusetts;  and Michelle Campbell, former adjunct faculty nursing instructor for University of NH in Durham.

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Researchers at University of NH in Durham released data that suggests grafting melons onto the rootstocks of hybrid squash leads to a higher yield of melons from the plant, potentially increasing revenue for NH farmers.

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Jewett Construction in Raymond hired Dan Ray as its pre-construction project manager.

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Fire Training Structures in Arizona selected B2W Estimate, a program by B2W Software in Portsmouth, to help streamline the company’s bidding process.

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Franklin Savings Bank in Franklin promoted Garrett Henry to VP and information technology officer from his position as assistant VP, information technology officer.

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The Business and Industry Association(BIA) in Concord awarded its NH Advantage Award to the NH Center for Public Policy Studies in Concord.

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University of NH in Durham and Albany International Corp. in Rochester partnered to increase the number of STEM K-12 teachers in the state.

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New England College in Henniker opened its Veterans Resource Center to support its students that have served in the military.

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Merchants Fleet Management in Hooksett hired Kenneth Johns, former VP of sales at GE Capital Fleet Services in Alabama, as its regional sales manager for Alabama and Mississippi.