Maine Seafood Value Breaks Record
Portland, Maine — Maine’s lifeblood commercial fishing industry once again broke records for the value of marine species at the dock in 2015, state officials said. Fishermen in the state topped $631 million at the dock with their catch last year, surpassing the previous year’s total by more than $33 million. Last year’s total catch also broke previous records. Lobsters constituted more than three-quarters of the total value at more...
People in Business: March 2016
Nicolaas Bekker, of Lyme, has been named a vice president and Norwich branch manager for Ledyard National Bank. Bekker has nearly 20 years of customer service experience, first in the hospitality industry and then in banking. He earned a master’s degree in film and television studies from the University of Amsterdam. He began his banking career in Fairfield County, Conn. Since arriving in the Upper Valley in 2010, Bekker has served as...
People in Business: March 2016
Nicolaas Bekker, of Lyme, has been named a vice president and Norwich branch manager for Ledyard National Bank. Bekker has nearly 20 years of customer service experience, first in the hospitality industry and then in banking. He earned a master’s degree in film and television studies from the University of Amsterdam. He began his banking career in Fairfield County, Conn. Since arriving in the Upper Valley in 2010, Bekker has served as...
‘Shut Up, My Spot Is On’
Los Angeles — Who was the least valuable player in last year’s Super Bowl? Viewers might say it was the tousle-haired young boy in the Nationwide Insurance spot, talking about all the cool things he missed because he was killed in a household accident. Headline writers dubbed it the “Dead Kid” commercial. Social media buzzed with outrage. The company was forced to issue a statement explaining it didn’t mean to upset anyone....
People in Business: Jan. 31, 2016
Alison Bruce, of East Corinth, has been promoted to senior vice president at Ledyard National Bank. Bruce celebrated her 16th anniversary with the bank last year. Her new title is an acknowledgement of how her role has expanded as compliance and Bank Secrecy Act officer, information security officer, Community Reinvestment Act officer, privacy officer and security officer. As senior vice president, she is responsible for overseeing...
