The Portland-based Maine International Trade Center has announced the winners of the 2016 International Trade and Investment Awards, which will officially be presented on May 26 — Maine International Trade Day. Allen Insurance and Financial was named Service Provider of the Year.
“It is an honor to be recognized by MITC as Service Provider of the Year. This recognition comes at a special time in our company’s history — this is our 150th year in business,” said Mike Pierce, the president of Allen Insurance and Financial. “Our success is firmly rooted in the character and strength of the individuals, families and businesses we’ve had the privilege of working with over the generations.”
Other award winners were: Kepware Technologies, Exporter of the Year; Mt. Blue Campus, Innovator of the Year; Eimskip, Foreign Direct Investor of the Year.
Also, Adrian Kendall, honorary consul of the Federal Republic of Germany for Maine and New Hampshire and attorney at Norman Hanson & DeTroy LLC, will receive the President’s Award. Former MITC intern Joe Long will receive the Future Global Leader Award in recognition of his term as a research assistant.
