Business briefs

PEOPLE

Liberty Bank has promoted Fanita Borges to residential sales manager and Pamela Hippolyte to affordable mortgage lending officer.

The following individuals recently joined the Affordable Lending Team: Linda Urbanec, affordable lending originator; Dante Galvez, affordable lending originator; Ivan Cruz, affordable lending originator; and Sofia (Ana) Mendonca, loan officer assistant.

Borges can be reached at (860) 704-2166 or fborges@liberty-bank. com.

WORKSHOPS

The Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce is offering training sessions help businesses with their Search

Engine Optimization. Steve Bibby, owner of Stratedia, will be conducting free SEO trainings for Mystic Chamber members. Mystic Chamber members can register at www.mysticchamber. org.

Training Session 1: Basics in SEO, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 4–5 p.m.,Andiamo, 247 Greenmanville Ave. Mystic.

Training Session 2: How to Optimize Your Google Listing, Wednesday,

March 29, 4–5 p.m., location TBD.

Training Session 3: Social Media Trends, Wednesday, April 26, 4–5 p.m., location TBD.

SCORE:

“The ABCs of a Business Plan and Understanding a SWOT Analysis,” sponsored by CorePlus Federal Credit Union, presenter Tanisha Baptiste of the Small Business Administration, Thursday,

March 9, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Zoom.

Contact for questions/info: Anne Driscoll, anne.driscoll@scorevolunteer. org.

NETWORKING

Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT Annual Meeting & ECTy Award Celebration will be held Thursday March 30, 5-9:30 p.m., at Foxwoods Resort Casino. $80 per person on or before March 13, or $90 per person after. $720 per reserved table of eight.

The annual awards honor excellence in community engagement, innovation, customer service, and business best practices.

Young Professionals of Eastern CT “YPSocial” will be held at Florence Griswold Museum, Thursday, March 9, 5-7 p.m.. The museum is at 96 Lyme

St., Old Lyme. Free to members; $15 for non-members. Sponsored by Homestead Funding.

EVENTS

The Connecticut Sun will host a golf tournament to benefit the Connecticut Sun Foundation May 11 at the Mohegan Sun Golf Club, 7 Dows Lane, Baltic.

GRAND OPENING

Dollar General has opened at 1686 Route 12 in Gales Ferry. This location an expanded party preparation selection. To commemorate the opening, Dollar General plans to donate 100 new books to a nearby elementary school to benefit students ranging from kindergarten to fifth grade. In partnership with the Kellogg Company, the donation will be part of a planned donation of more than 60,000 books in fiscal 2022 across the country to celebrate new DG store openings. For more information about the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and its grant programs, visit www.dgliteracy.com.

HONORS

Bob’s Discount Furniture has been recogned by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group as one of ‘America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity.’ This award recognizes Bob’s impact and commitment to fostering and celebrating a diverse and inclusive workforce.