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In the Spotlight: Franklin Savings Bank honored four employees with Vision Awards during its employee recognition event. Brian Lamontagne was honored for commitment and dedication to customers, staff and community. Gloria Pickering was chosen for customer service and volunteerism. Linda Deleel was recognized for contributions to growth, customer retention, quality control, and customer experience. Shelbie Swanson was honored for sales goals, quality service and willingness to assist others.

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SLC Group Holdings of Nashua has committed $100,000 in support of the Nashua Performing Arts Center through a contribution and the NH CDFA Tax Credit Program.

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Pallas Capital Advisors hired Christopher Ayer to the firm's expanding team of experienced wealth advisors and client relationship management professionals. Ayer, previously a financial advisor and managing director at Ameriprise Financial Services, will also head the new Portsmouth office.

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Concord Housing + Redevelopment hired Tom Buckman as head of the special projects group. Buckman has more than 30 years of experience in residential construction, project development, and project management. 

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Spaulding Youth Center in Manchester received a grant of $10,000.00 from the Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism. The grant will directly support Spaulding’s initiative to implement a physical fitness program for students with autism.

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Brady Sullivan Properties secured new leases within two key downtown Manchester office buildings. Forcivity, a full-service Salesforce consultancy, relocated its headquarters to 1000 Elm Street. Drummond Woodsum Law and Central Rivers Power took occupancy at the Jefferson Mill on Commercial Street.

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Bank of New Hampshire was recently ranked as the number one performing bank in NH for 2019. Financial Management Consulting Group is a nationally recognized consulting firm, specifically focused on the comprehensive analysis of financial institutions overall performance.

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Cheshire Medical Center in Keene hired Krista Davison, AuD, F-AAA, to its audiology department. She earned a doctorate in clinical audiology from the University of Connecticut and a bachelor of science in communication sciences and disorders from the University of New Hampshire. Davison has been practicing audiology for more than five years and is certified by the American Academy of Audiology.

Pictured above (l-r): Shelbie Swanson, personal banker; Brian Lamontagne, branch manager; Gloria Pickering, personal banker; and Linda Deleel, commercial loan documentation manager are the recipients of a Vision Award from Franklin Savings Bank. They were each bestowed an award in front of their peers at the bank’s annual Employee Recognition Night.