Northern Community Investment Corporation (NCIC) is pleased to introduce Mark Butterfield as the latest addition to the NCIC staff. Mark will fill the role of Business Resource Manager, serving as the primary lending agent for the organization. Mark brings with him 25 years of commercial lending and economic development experience. Mark's resume includes work with the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME), Bangor Savings Bank and Fleet Financial Group. Upon relocating with his family to the region, he worked with the Omni Mt. Washington Resort for the past eight years.

Environments for Health (E4H), an architecture firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry, is adding staff at each of its locations throughout the country. Having formed in 2016 through the merger of three firms- MorrisSwitzer Environments for Health, Ascension Group Architects, and daSilva Architects—E4H now has offices in Dallas, New York, Boston, Maine and Vermont. A privately-held company, E4H has more than three decades of experience, and more than 5,000 projects completed. The new hires comprise an 8% increase in their staffing overall.