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STG restored its building in Portsmouth and undertook a total interior re-design. The company is celebrating 20 years.

In the Spotlight: Spencer Thomas Group is celebrating its 20th year in business providing management consulting and senior project resources to companies worldwide. Barbara (O’Grady) Cassidy, Portsmouth native and company principal, brought the company back to NH in 2009. "When I saw this building, nestled in the Atlantic Heights neighborhood, I knew it was where we should be” says Cassidy. 

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Eversource named John Greene as community relations specialist. He will be responsible for representing Eversource to municipalities and business organizations in the northern region of the state, including communities in the Berlin, Chocorua and Tilton areas.

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Two employees of Bensonwood in Walpole, Jay Lepple and Hans Porschitz, recently completed a four-day training and received U.S. Certified Builders Passive House Institute certificates. The passive house standard is a rigorous, voluntary standard for energy efficiency in a building, which reduces the building's ecological footprint and results in ultra-low energy buildings that require little energy for space heating or cooling.

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JSA Inc., an architecture, planning and interior design firm, has hired Sara Curtis marketing coordinator in the Portsmouth office. Curtis has more than 25 years of marketing experience from multiple disciplines.

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Jim Brett, president and CEO of the New England Council, the oldest regional business organization in the nation, was recently inducted into the Northern New England Junior Achievement Hall of Fame. Brett is the first Alumni of Junior Achievement to be inducted.

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Smoky Quartz Distillery in Seabrook is celebrating National Bourbon Heritage Month. While 95 % of the bourbon industry is in Kentucky, Smoky Quartz Distillery is proud to be in the other 5% and a local and veteran-owned and operated company.

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Bar Harbor Bank & Trust has made a $7,500 pledge for the CATCH “Your Home” Capital Campaign to be paid over three years. This gift will help CATCH reach its goal of raising $1 million to purchase, renovate and unite CATCH offices.

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NBT Bank hired Eliza Berry as Branch Manager for the bank’s Keene Office. Berry has more than 10 years of experience in the financial services industry in the U.S. and Australia.