Business

Business briefcase


Published: August 19, 2008

Milestones

Buendia's Landscaping of Peabody was recently welcomed by the Peabody Chamber of Commerce as a new member.

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Basic Baby Rentals of Peabody was recently welcomed by the Peabody Chamber of Commerce as a new member.

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USAlliance Federal Credit Union of Danvers was recently welcomed by the Peabody Chamber of Commerce as a new member.

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GVA Williams has been selected by Brookwood Financial Partners as exclusive agents for the Cherry Hill Corporate Center in Danvers.

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Sidelines Sports Bar and Grill at 105 Canal St. in Salem recently had a grand reopening.

Giving

Metro Credit Union, with branches in Peabody at 68 Main St. and Swampscott at 260 Humphrey St., is collecting school supplies for children in need. Until Aug. 30, they will accept donations of backpacks, pencils, pens, notebooks, crayons and any other new school supplies.

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Sponsorships are available for HAWC's 30-year anniversary celebration, which will be held Saturday, Oct. 18, at the Ipswich Country Club. Anyone who would like to join presenting sponsor Kelly's Roast Beef should contact Alicia Black 978-744-2299, ext. 27, or aliciab@helpabusedwomen.org.

People

Donald Bowen Jr. of Meridian Associates in Beverly, Anthony Fusco of Glovsky and Glovsky in Beverly, and Brenda Smith of Brenda J. Smith Consulting in Marblehead were recently elected as new corporators at Beverly Cooperative Bank.

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Mary Lou Crane was recently appointed elder care adviser at SeniorCare Inc., a social service agency serving the communities of Beverly, Essex, Gloucester, Hamilton, Ipswich, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Topsfield, Rockport and Wenham.

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Dr. John Patti of the North Shore Medical Center was elected vice chairman of the American College of Radiology board of chancellors during the ACR's 85th annual meeting and conference in Washington, D.C.

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Dennis Wassung Jr. was recently hired as an equity analyst at Cabot Money Management, an independent wealth management firm in Salem.

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Andrew Carpentier, a recent graduate of Fitchburg State College, has joined Cummings Architects of Ipswich.

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Carolanne Cavalieri of Marblehead, owner of Marketing and PR Solutions, has been named public relations/public education liaison for the Licensed Private Detectives Association of Massachusetts, a not-for-profit organization.

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Erin Cyr, owner of Whole Soul Healing in Beverly, will graduate from Goddard College this summer with a bachelor's degree in health arts and sciences.

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Kevin Bottomley, president of Danversbank, was recently elected chairman of the board of the Massachusetts Bankers Association for a one-year term.

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Robert Rosen, who was previously vice president of commercial lending at the North Shore Bank in Peabody, was recently named senior loan officer at the Massachusetts Community Development Finance Corp.

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John Fletcher and Claudia Kaufman of Marblehead and Jim Regis of Salem were elected new members of the board of directors at the annual meeting of the Marblehead Arts Association.

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Danvers attorney Lawrence Morse recently made a presentation to SCORE Chapter 411, a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration, on "Choice of Business Entity" for startup businesses.

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Daniel Bennett, owner/broker of Dan Bennett Real Estate in Danvers, recently completed the Loss Mitigation Certification Course of the Massachusetts Association of Realtors.

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Pam Rochna of Salem, an independent consultant with Passion Parties, recently received recognition as a Top Monthly Achiever in Sales.

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Phil Pitts has been appointed hardwood installation products market manager in the construction and distribution division of Bostik Inc. in Middleton.

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Robert McNamara has been appointed director of sales and marketing for the construction and distribution division at Bostik Inc. of Middleton.

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Monique Laurencelle has joined the law offices of Rosalyn Stults of Salem as an associate. Laurencelle's practice will emphasize family, probate, child advocacy and real estate law.