NEW HIRES Portland Gastroenterology Center has added three new providers to its practice. Dr. Matthew Grunwald, Vicki Cook and Kate Rossiter all started this fall, bringing the center’s staff to 13 doctors and seven nurse practitioners. Grunwald is board-certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology, and is a graduate of Williams College in Massachusetts and Renaissance School […]
Will Hall
Business Editor Will Hall got his first taste of journalism as a reporter for the student daily at Princeton University. He moved on to marketing and public relations roles with major companies in Boston and New York, before eventually returning to his home state as a reporter and editor for another Masthead Maine newspaper, The Forecaster. He also covered business as a freelance writer and served as digital editor of Mainebiz magazine for three years. Email Will with news tips, coverage questions or to share your take on what’s going on in Maine business circles.
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Owners of Knox County contracting business must pay customers $744,000, judge rules
Bankruptcy liens against Malcolm and Elizabeth Stewart and their failed company were recently filed, and a criminal case against Malcom Stewart continues.
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Finance Authority of Maine makes new hire, promotions
NEW HIRES The Finance Authority of Maine has hired Bert Audette as chief information officer. He brings more than 25 years of IT management experience to the quasi-independent state agency, which provides financial solutions to help Mainers pursue business and educational opportunities. Prior to joining FAME, Audette was dean of information technology at Eastern Maine […]
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MaineHealth buys Portland shopping center for $16.8 million
The purchase adds to MaineHealth’s real estate holdings near Maine Medical Center. The properties include a former Greyhound bus station that is being converted into a community food pantry.
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Dan Clarke named president and CEO of Maine Family Federal Credit Union
NEW HIRES Maine Family Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Lewiston, has named Dan Clarke as its new president and chief executive officer. Clarke has been in the credit union industry since 1988 and has held a variety of roles, including president/CEO at what is now Maine Solutions Federal Credit Union. He most recently served as […]
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John Hurley to head people operations at Baker Newman Noyes
NEW HIRES Baker Newman Noyes, an accounting and advisory firm headquartered in Portland, has named John Hurley as chief people officer. He brings more than 20 years’ experience to the role, and previously served as the senior director of human resources and employee relations at an educational software company outside of Boston. At Baker Newman […]
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Maine Summer Camps names Lucy Norvell as executive director
NEW HIRES Maine Summer Camps, a nonprofit group of 140 member camps and adventure programs, has hired Lucy Norvell as executive director. She succeeds Ron Hall, who is retiring. Norvell, who begins her new role in early 2023, has three decades of experience, including various roles over the course of 15 years with the American […]
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Krista Simonis to lead governmental affairs at Maine Credit Union League
NEW HIRES The Maine Credit Union League has hired Krista Simonis as its new director of governmental affairs. Simonis will lead efforts to advance the League’s legislative, political and advocacy agendas in both Augusta and Washington, D.C. She began her political career with a lobbying firm in California after earning a bachelor’s degree in political […]
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Bobby Papazian joins law firm Curtis Thaxter in Portland
NEW HIRES Bobby Papazian has joined the Portland law firm of Curtis Thaxter, where his practice focuses on commercial law, health care and employment, and civil litigation. Previously, Papazian practiced at an international law firm in New York and served as a law clerk in the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. He also clerked […]
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Jessica Gordon joins marketing agency Dream Local Digital
NEW HIRES Jessica Gordon has joined Dream Local Digital, a Maine-based digital marketing agency, as partner support manager and sales support. She brings experience in digital sales and media, which includes working with Morris Communications, GateHouse and Gannett/LocaliQ. For LocaliQ, Gordon served as regional major accounts sales executive, where she sold multimedia advertising solutions to […]