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Business seminar

BANGOR – The Richard E. Dyke Center for Family Business will present the first seminar in its yearlong series, “The Business Roadmap: From Plan to Prosperity” 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, at the center on the Husson College campus.

Accountant Chris Longtin of Leighton & Longtin will conduct the interactive seminar, “Cash Flow: The Lifeblood of Your Business.”

David Green of the WardGreen Group and SCORE will guide participants through a hands-on approach to developing a business plan.

Allen Campbell of TD Banknorth will give the banker’s perspective of a business plan.

A $15 fee includes lunch. To reserve a space, call 973-1053 or e-mail cfb@husson.edu.

Dog trainer certification

BANGOR – Don Hanson, shop owner and director of behavioral counseling and training at Green Acres Kennel Shop, has earned Level I recertification through the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers.

Hanson was one of the first dog trainers certified by the council in 2001, and was one of the developers of the certification test and program. Those holding certification must get recertified with the council every three years, documenting a minimum of 36 hours of continuing education in council approved courses. Hanson attended 154 hours of approved classes between 2005 and 2007.

In business since 1965, Green Acres Kennel Shop at 1653 Union St. is an American Boarding Kennel Association accredited facility offering boarding, daycare and grooming for dogs and cats, and pet behavior consultations and training classes. Call 945-6841 or visit www.greenacreskennel.com.

Owners and directors

BANGOR – WBRC Architects-Engineers announced that Ray Bolduc and Paul Brody have joined the firm’s owners, John Rohman, Steve Rich, Al Bromley, Rob Frank, Doug Whitney, Mike Pullen, Richard Rollins and Richard Graves as owners and members of the board of directors. Michael Czarniecki has retired.

“As we expand the WBRC ownership family, we are extremely pleased to welcome Ray and Paul. The increased level of importance of both civil engineering and landscape architecture is obvious in this changing environment,” CEO John Rohman said. “We are very fortunate to have this level of expertise at the WBRC table.”

Ray Bolduc will head the firm’s civil department. He has more than 16 years of experience specializing in site, civil and master permitting and design for a full range of projects in the commercial, civic, educational and health care market sectors. Bolduc also provides expertise with planning board and public presentations.

Paul Brody is head of the firm’s landscape architecture department where he continues to apply more than 12 years of design and management experience to program development, site inventory and analysis, master planning, site design and permitting for all market sectors. Brody also provides public presentation and Charrette facilitation, rendering and presentation graphics as well as project management and coordination for a variety of project types involving multiple disciplines.

After 34 years with the firm in Bangor, Mike Czarniecki has retired.

A lot has changed since he joined the firm in 1974. The firm was called Webster, Ebbeson, Baldwin, Day; they rented a 2,000-square-foot office space in the Eastern Trust building at 6 State St. for 10 employees. Now WBRC Architects-Engineers is located in Bangor, Portland and Sarasota, Fla., and has 72 employees.

John Rohman, CEO, said, “We could not be more proud of who we are today at WBRC. Without Mike, we would not be here. Mike has been an integral part of our growth and his true love of design will be missed.”

As a project architect, project manager, studio director and principal, Czarniecki has had worn many hats. The projects he worked on number in the hundreds, including Bangor Central Fire Station, Belfast Elementary School, Bangor Savings Bank on Main Street, Ashland Elderly Housing, Orono’s Church of Universal Fellowship, Bluenose Inn in Bar Harbor, the Hancock County Jail and Augusta’s new Kennebec Valley YMCA.