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DuBois & King is pleased to announce that Courtney Hart, EI, has joined the firm’s Building Services Division as a mechanical engineer. Courtney holds a bachelor’s degree in architectural engineering technology from Vermont Technical College. She previously worked for a Vermont mechanical contractor providing mechanical design services for commercial buildings, hospitals, and hotels.

DuBois & King is pleased to announce that Grace Glynn has joined the firm’s Environmental Services Division as a field naturalist. Grace holds a master’s degree in field naturalist and ecological planning from the University of Vermont and a bachelor’s degree in botany from Connecticut College.

Jim Brown, President of The Bank of Bennington, announced the promotion of Scott Dikeman to Senior Vice President of Commercial Lending. Dikeman, who joined the bank in 2018, will take over for retiring Senior Vice President David Bardin. David has enjoyed a storied banking career in Southern Vermont, where his name is synonymous with business banking itself.

The Board of Directors of Union Mutual Insurance Company voted unanimously last week to elect Lisa L Keysar to the role of President and CEO. Keysar is the fifteenth person to assume the role and the first woman to head the Company since its founding in 1874. Keysar succeeds Michael Nobles who passed away this summer.

The Vermont State Dental Society (VSDS) is pleased to announce that Dr. Rebekah Lucier Pryles, President-Elect of the VT State Dental Society, received national recognition this week as an ADA 10 under 10 (ten professionals nationally who demonstrate excellence in the first ten years of their careers).

V/T is delighted to announce the addition of Yves Bradley to its highly successful team at V/T Commercial Real Estate. Yves has established himself as one of the premier commercial real estate brokers in Vermont. He has been actively involved in the profession since 2004.

Today, Burton officially welcomed new SVP of Global Marketing, Kelly Murnaghan, and new Executive Creative Director, Adrian Josef Margelist. Both Kelly and Adrian report to Burton CEO John Lacy and have officially started in their respective roles.

Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) is pleased to welcome Todd Deuso to the Northeast Logistics team. Todd comes to DFA Northeast Logistics with a strong background in transportation, logistics and management.

Casella Waste Systems, Inc (“Casella”) (NASDAQ: CWST), a regional solid waste, recycling and resource management services company, was recently awarded the Best Investor Relations by a Senior Management team in the small to mid-cap category by IR Magazine.

TPW Real Estate is excited to announce the addition of Andy Paluch to their Real Estate team as the company further expands into the Rutland real estate market.

Linda Rossi, State Director of Vermont Small Business Development Center (VtSBDC), announced the appointment of Katherine Paterson as the organization’s Program Operations Analyst.

Stowe institution Edelweiss Mountain Deli announces that Vermont native and former Vermont Chamber of Commerce Vermont Chef of the Year, Christian Kruse, has joined the culinary team as Executive Chef.