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In the Spotlight: Northeast Credit Union in Portsmouth appointed David Paciencia, Donald Kenney, and Daniel Raposa to supervise its board of directors. (Pictured above left to right). Paciencia is a retired school district superintendent who volunteers for community organizations. Kenney is the retired chairman and CEO of Equiserve, a stock transfer agency based in Massachusetts, and he has more than 35 years of experience in the financial industry. Raposa, Exeter Health Resources' director of advancement, has a background in education and health care fundraising and has connections in many communities served by the credit union. The supervisory committee provides advice, assistance, and support to the board as well as oversight of operations and responsibilities. 

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Cornerstone VNA in Rochester, a local nonprofit home health and hospice care organization, received more than $8,500 from The Fabulous Find, a boutique-style resale shop in Kittery, Maine, that partners with different local nonprofits each month, which each receive a share of the proceeds.

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Portsmouth Regional Hospital is using a new procedure called TransCarotid Artery Revascularization (TCAR) to treat carotid artery disease and prevent future strokes. TCAR is a minimally invasive approach for patients who are at high risk for surgery. Carotid artery disease is a form of atherosclerosis, or a buildup of plaque, in the two main arteries in the neck that supply oxygen-rich blood to the brain. If left untreated, it can often lead to a stroke.

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CHA Consulting, Inc., an Albany, New York-based engineering consulting firm with offices in NH, acquired JBS Project Management, a project and construction management firm of about 30 employees based in New York City. 

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The annual HK Powersports Land & Lake Poker for Easterseals NH raised $118,000 this year as hundreds of participants traveled on or around Lake Winnipesaukee, collected sealed playing cards from a variety of checkpoints with games and raffles before heading to the Naswa Resort.

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Business Transition Strategies in Pembroke, which provides buy-side, sell-side, and valuation M&A advisory services to companies, hired Carl Vercollone as an advisor. With more than 30 years’ experience in banking, he has worked with large multinational corporations structuring and arranging complex asset-specific financing transactions.

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Brookstone Builders, Inc., construction managers and general contractors headquartered in Manchester, was chosen to support a renovation project for St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua. Brookstone Builders will support the team in renovating the interior of an existing medical office located on Nashua’s Daniel Webster Highway.

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NH Federal Credit Union (NHFCU) and the NH Food Bank have partnered to accept donations during InTown Concord’s Market Days Festival and at a Plaza Block Party & Member Appreciation Day at NHFCU in Lee. Approximately 316 meals for the hungry will serve the needy in NH.

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Manchester-Boston Regional Airport selected Bellwether Community Credit Union to provide automated teller services (ATMs) at two locations within the terminal. The initial agreement is for three years with two one-year extension periods.

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Cranmore Mountain Resort in North Conway recently broke ground on a beginner-friendly, lift-serviced mountain bike park that is projected to open June 2020. The park will feature five miles of beginner/intermediate flow trails off Cranmore’s South Quad, in addition to a skills park near the base of the mountain. 

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Market Square Architects PLLC, in Portsmouth, hired Christine Castaldo, AIA, LEED as a senior project architect.  Castaldo has 30 years of experience in the field.

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Concord Hospital recently took the AARP’s Employer Pledge recognizing the value of experienced workers and recommitting to the value of hiring across an age-diverse workforce. The AARP Employer Pledge Program encompasses a nationwide group of employers who believe that the multigenerational workforce yields a strong pipeline of talent, protects business continuity and taps into new resources to address labor shortages.