New London
The nomination for Newport-based Lake Sunapee Bank cited the bank’s contributions to many organizations and causes throughout the Lake Sunapee Region.
“In addition to generous monetary sponsorships and donations, bank employees do community work, including serving on many local boards and playing other key volunteer leadership roles in our communities,” the nomination reads.
Lake Sunapee bank also grants citizenship awards and scholarships to graduating students from area high schools.
Tanya Wilkie, of Sunapee, is being honored as a community member who “selflessly gives of her time, money and support to local organizations, such as the Lake Sunapee Region Visiting Nurse Association and New London Hospital,” the Chamber said in a news release.
A nurse-educator by training, Wilkie had a 20-year career at the Sugar River Valley Regional Technical Center’s Health Science Technology program at Newport Middle High School before her 2013 retirement. As a volunteer, she has served on the boards of New London Hospital and the Lake Sunapee Protective Association, where she served as president. For the past year, she played an active role on the “Building for Health” capital campaign committee that raised donations in support of New London Hospital’s new Newport Health Center.
In addition to honoring Wilkie and Lake Sunapee Bank, the Chamber’s annual meeting will provide a review of the organization’s 2016 accomplishments and 2017 goals. Attendees will also hear from Randy Pierce, of 2020 Vision Quest, who with his guide dog, Quinn, has climbed all 48 of New Hampshire’s 4,000-foot peaks in the White Mountains.
Tuesday’s event begins at 5 p.m. in the Ware Student Center at Colby-Sawyer College. Cost is $35 for Chamber members and $40 for non-members. Register online at lakesunapeeregionchamber.com/events. For more information, visit lakesunapeeregionchamber.com.
After 15 years on South Main Street, Title Mortgage Solution has relocated its Hanover mortgage lending office to 7 Lebanon St., Suite 105. The new office, behind Salt hill Pub and Talbots, is twice the size of the previous space and features more private offices as well as a closing conference room and state-of-the art technology, the company said in a news release. “Our entrance is on the first floor in a courtyard and there is plenty of natural light,” Josh Bennett, vice president and loan officer of Title Mortgage, said in the release. “This new space is already feeling like home.” Title Mortgage Solution which employs 13 people, has done more than $1 billion in mortgage financing since opening its doors in 2000. It opened an office in Burlington in March.
A new State Farm Insurance office has opened at 240 River St. in Springfield. In a news release from the Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce, owner Jerry Farnum said his family has a long association with the Springfield community “and I want to continue that tradition, providing jobs and services to the community I grew up in — the community we are raising our kids in.” The Springfield office employs four individuals, including Farnum’s son Sean. The office can be reached at 802-885- 2939.
A four-session series of workshops to help farmers build their skills in managing their labor force will be offered Jan. 30 and Feb. 6, 13 and 27, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Kilton Public Library in West Lebanon. Sponsored by NOFA-VT and UNH Extension, the series is designed to guide participants through the legal aspects of employment law. Additional topics include training employees to create efficient teams and operations, setting clear expectations for daily goals, building effective communication and performance management skills, and calculating the true costs of each employee to determine when it makes sense to hire people versus buy equipment. Presenters include Rachael Armstrong, founder, executive director and lead attorney at Farm Commons; Ellen Polishuk, co-owner of Potomac Vegetable Farms in Northern Virginia; Belinda J.H. Peavey, vice president of talent management and organizational performance at Dartmouth-Hitchcock; and Pat McCabe, a human resource professional with the University of New Hampshire. Cost for each workshop is $25 per person (includes lunch). Register at http://bit.ly/2dTouJx. For more information, email seth.wilner@unh.edu or call 603-863-9200.
The Upper Valley chapter of SCORE is offering a morning workshop on The Art of Negotiating on Feb. 2, from 9 a.m.-noon, at SCORE office, 20 W. Park St., Suite 316, Lebanon, in the Citizens Bank Building. This workshop will provide a framework for thinking about negotiating. Techniques will include preparation and thinking through key outcomes, prioritizing “must haves” versus “would be nice” outcomes, and identifying potential deal breakers. The presenter will be Morris McInnes, a former professor at Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan School, Sawyer Business School, and Manchester Business School in the United Kingdom. McInnes also was an assistant controller of a Fortune 200 company based in Texas, then finance director of a company listed on the London Stock Exchange, and finally financial vice president of a large multinational company based in Kuwait. Cost is $30, two for $60. Veterans free. For more information or to reserve a spot, visit www.uppervalley.score.org, email score@valley.net or call 603-448-3491.
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