Grand openings, grants and a telethon: Seacoast business news
Grand Opening ribbon cutting at Richardson Monument Company
ROCHESTER — The Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting on Feb. 3, to announce the opening of Richardson Monument Company, Inc.’s new retail store, located at 115 Highland St., in the Shoreyville Plaza in East Rochester. Richardson Monument Company, headquartered in South Portland, Maine, is a manufacturer that has been providing quality craftmanship of granite monuments, cemetery gravestones, benches, signs, bronze markers and plaques for over 80 years.
The retail store offers various monuments to select from, and their software program develops a digital design of the stone in shape and color and engraving, based on what the customer selects. Customers are provided with the digital design to approve prior to engraving the stone so that no mistakes are made. Richardson Monument Company also ensures that the monument is delivered and installed to the specifications required by the cemetery of their choice.
For additional information, contact Richardson Monument Company, Inc. at 603-808-1175 or visit www.richardsonmonument.com.
Baker Newman Noyes celebrates relocation and opening of new Portsmouth office
PORTSMOUTH — Baker Newman Noyes, a top 100 accounting and advisory firm celebrated the opening of its new Portsmouth office with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The office at 75 Portsmouth Boulevard encourages a new kind of work. Featuring a training and education center, offices and adaptable workspaces that support the firm’s transition to a ‘hoteling’ work model, the Portsmouth office is designed to meet the needs of BNN’s hybrid workforce.
The newly renovated 6,500 square-foot office was designed with a flexible, activity-based model to support employees with dedicated workstations for focus, teamwork and integrated, flexible technology. Through the ‘hoteling’ system, employees can book cubicles, private offices and phone rooms for individual work and virtual meetings or reserve collaborative spaces, team rooms and portable monitors for group work coordination.
A “Collaborative Café” style kitchen and lounge offers a place for casual conversation and a wellness room helps support all sides of employee wellbeing. A key feature of the new location is the first-of-its-kind training center and event calendar to make the most of in-person learning, relationships and personal development.
The firm relocated from their prior office on Arboretum Drive to the new space on Portsmouth Boulevard. The office serves as the collaborative hub for approximately 30 BNN employees based in the Portsmouth area and connects BNN’s offices in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts as a central location and meeting point for the firm. While Thursday’s festivities marked the official ribbon cutting for the office space, employees began utilizing it in December.
Construction of Warner House Association’s replica Carriage House underway with support from MVSB
PORTSMOUTH — Meredith Village Savings Bank has purchased $17,500 in tax credits through the Community Development Authority to support the Warner House Association’s Carriage House Project. The project is aimed to construct a replica of the 18th Century Carriage House in downtown Portsmouth, which was demolished in the 1960s.
The Carriage House will feature a meeting room, rotating exhibits, staging area for outdoor events and an archaeology collection. Construction broke ground in November and the project is expected to be completed this spring.
“Our museum association is grateful for the support MSVB has provided to help us realize our decades-long dream of reconstructing the Carriage House,” said Corey Boucher, Treasurer of the Warner House Association Board of Volunteer Governors. “The completed structure will serve as a gathering space for many community groups and further develop and preserve the rich history of the region."
“The Warner House Association plays a vital role in preserving history and bringing educational opportunities to our community,” said Jim Carrigan, MVSB Regional Vice President. “We are very proud to provide this support to help expand their facilities and programming and we hope everyone has a chance to visit and enjoy the new space when it opens this year.”
The Warner House Association is a volunteer board of governors tasked with promoting, protecting and preserving the Warner House museum and associated buildings in downtown Portsmouth. Go to warnerhouse.org for more information.
Kennebunk Savings Bank Foundation Grants Step Up Parents $10,000
STATEWIDE — Step Up Parents was recently given a fantastic boost to its plans to start offering services in Southern Maine later this year. Kennebunk Savings Bank Foundation has awarded the organization a $10,000 grant to support its expansion through its Spotlight Fund.
“We've seen the tremendous work Step Up Parents has done in New Hampshire and are excited to help them expand into Maine where the need is equally as great,” said Bradford C. Paige, President and CEO of Kennebunk Savings. "Our commitment to the issue of substance use disorder includes support for prevention programs and recovery services, but also includes support for great organizations like Step Up Parents that are providing critical assistance to family members, and especially children, of those who are struggling."
As a mutual organization, Kennebunk Savings is proudly committed to contributing 10% of its annual earnings to area nonprofit organizations through our Community Promise program. Each year, a portion of the Community Promise commitment is directed to the Spotlight Fund, intending to use the funds to make a meaningful difference in specific issues impacting our communities.
"Expanding into Southern Maine was a natural progression for us," said Denyse Richter, Executive Director and Founder of Step Up Parents. "The kinship population and need are very similar to New Hampshire. We are excited to offer assistance to deserving Maine kinship families and proud to partner with Kennebunk Savings to help fund this exciting initiative.”
If you or someone you know is a relative caregiver raising children of a loved one struggling with substance misuse, please visit www.stepupparents.org, call 603-319-4739, or email info@stepupparents.org.
We rely solely on donations. To donate, please visit www.stepupparents.org/donate or mail to PO Box 1603, Portsmouth, NH, 03801.
Partners Bank Sponsors Make-A-Wish Maine’s 'Power of a Wish' Telethon
SANFORD, Maine — Partners Bank announces an upcoming partnership with Make-A-Wish Maine in the organization’s “Power of a Wish Telethon,” a celebratory event commemorating the organization’s 30 years of granting wishes to Maine children with critical illnesses. The telethon will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 22, from 4:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. and will air on Southern Maine’s CBS13 and FOX23. Partners Bank will sponsor the morning segment of the program as the event’s Morning Match Partner and bank employees will be staffing the phones to facilitate donations from callers.
Partners Bank looks forward to helping Make-A-Wish Maine sustainably grant wishes—making every wish come true and giving children with critical illnesses experiences of hope and joy when they need it most. Partners Bank urges everyone to tune into the telethon on Feb. 22 and to make a donation to this special cause if they are able.
This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Grand openings, grants and a telethon: Seacoast business news
