In the Spotlight: New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp opened a second operations center at 16 Foundry Street in Concord. The first is in Meredith. The new location is headquarters for many Concord-based staff of NHMB and Merrimack County Savings Bank in operations, executive management and finance.
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Nathan Wechsler & Company, PA hired Viola Tebah, who will perform a variety of work for clients, including accounting, compliance, financial statement preparation, income tax return preparation, and special projects. Currently in pursuit of a master of science in taxation degree from Southern New Hampshire University, Tebah expects to graduate in 2021.
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Shaheen & Gordon, P.A. welcomes Michelle Bouchard as an Associate Attorney with the Personal Injury/Workers’ Compensation Practice Group. She will practice out of the firm’s Dover office. Bouchard served most recently as a staff attorney in the Public Records Division for the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. She was admitted to the Massachusetts and New Hampshire Bars in 2018.
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Newburyport Five Cents Savings' Charitable Foundation donated $3,500 to the Prescott Park Arts Festival of Portsmouth. For 44 years, the Arts Festival served the Seacoast community with family-friendly entertainment and artistic offerings and presents more than 90 diverse arts events to nearly 250,000 people each season.
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RE/MAX INTEGRA presented Tim Morgan of RE/MAX Insight in Manchester with the RE/MAX Hall of Fame Award. At 23, Morgan is the youngest Hall of Fame Award recipient in the company’s history. The annual Hall of Fame Award recognizes associates who have earned at least $1 million in commission during their RE/MAX tenure.
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Eversource Energy in Manchester was one of 15 companies selected from 2,500 nominations to receive the 2019 Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.
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Leone, McDonnell & Roberts, PA hired Molly Burns, MSA, Robert Franger, MSA and Ryan Olver, MSA as accountants in the Dover office. All three were interned with the firm multiple times honing their skills, getting to know clients and gaining valuable work experience.
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SPENGA, a workout studio that combines spin, strength and yoga in one session, is opening a location in Nashua. Each studio has experienced instructors that guide members through a 60-minute workout.
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Nixon Peabody again achieved Mansfield Certification Plus, as part of its Diversity Lab’s 12-month certification program, which means the firm’s candidate pool for leadership and governance roles, equity partner promotions, and senior lateral positions includes at least 30% women, lawyers of color and LGBTQ+ attorneys—and also that the firm has achieved the 30% goal across the majority of categories.
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More than 100 NH attorneys were named to The Best Lawyers in America 2020 list. Best Lawyers is the oldest peer review publication in the legal profession. The following firms have attorneys named to the list:
- McLane Middleton: 43
- Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer: 21
- Shaheen & Gordon: 12
- Orr & Reno: 9
- Drummond Woodsum: 6
- Pastori | Krans, PLLC: 3
- Sulloway & Hollis: 2
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The Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce is celebrating new member Doyle Coffin Architecture, an architecture and interior design firm that focuses on sustainable design and resilient building practices. Eric Flanders, AIA, will serve as managing director of the Dover office. He has been employed by Doyle Coffin for 22 years.
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