The NH Automobile Dealers Association appointed Marshall Jespersen as its new chairman of the board of directors. Jespersen is the dealer principal of ICL, a retail group with six locations in NH and Massachusetts. He is a former nominee for the nation’s prestigious Time Dealer of the Year Award in 2016.
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Trystar in Minnesota acquired Oztek Corp, a Merrimack-based manufacturer of commercial and industrial power conversion and power electronics products. Oztek products include battery inverters and energy storage power conversion systems, bi-directional DC power supplies, printed circuit power supplies for motor drives and inverters, as well as silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR) controllers and firing boards.
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The NH Women’s Foundation in Concord hired Lauren Wool as director of grantmaking. Wool previously spent nearly 20 years in nonprofit community impact, most recently as senior area director, Seacoast region.
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Swim With A Mission (SWAM) in Manchester hired Christina Young as director of development. Young is an experienced advancement and communications professional. SWAM works to boost resources available to support veterans and their families.
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TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, recently awarded a total of $7 million to 37 nonprofits across the bank's footprint through the 17th annual Housing for Everyone grant program. Granite United Way was awarded $250,000.
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Bar Harbor Bank & Trust donated $2,000 to Cornucopia Project, a nonprofit in Peterborough providing hands-on nutrition education in NH. The donation will be used to support the organization’s Scholarship Fund so that high school students from low- and moderate-income households can learn about food production from the ground up while gaining job skills.
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The NH Business Committee for the Arts in Manchester elected three new members to its board of directors: Janet Ackerman, commercial lending senior relationship manager at TD Bank; Bob Carey, a shareholder at the Orr & Reno law firm; and Jeff Gendron, senior portfolio manager and investment strategist at Ledyard Financial Advisors.
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Goodwin Recruiting in Exeter was recognized for the fourth year in a row as a Forbes ‘Best Executive Recruiting Firm’ and ‘Best Professional Recruiting Firm’ in America.
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Merchants Fleet, a fleet management company in Hooksett, won the 2023 SEAL Environmental Initiative Award for its revolutionary Electrify Fleet program.
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