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Alden Credit Union

Chicopee-based Alden Credit Union board member and attorney David Hodge, of Holyoke, has been nominated to the bench of the state Superior Court as an associate justice by Gov. Charlie Baker. Judicial nominations are subject to the advice and consent of the Governor’s Council.

BayCoast Mortgage Co.

Swansea-based BayCoast Mortgage Co. has promoted loan officer Michael Taveira to vice president and senior loan officer.

Hancock Assoc.

Danvers-based engineering and surveying firm Hancock Assoc. has hired Erik Swanson as a senior project manager after eight years as the owner of his own engineering firm.

Reading Cooperative Bank

Veronica Russo has been promoted to vice president of residential and consumer lending at Reading Cooperative Bank. Russo was previously an assistant vice president and senior underwriter in the bank’s residential lending department.

Reading Cooperative Bank’s Stephanie Johnson, a mortgage loan officer, has been voted onto the board of directors at Reading Community Television.

Redgate Capital Partners

Boston-based development firm Redgate Capital Partners has hired Reid Joseph as an executive vice president in charge of the company’s acquisition strategy and investment fund growth. Reid joins the firm from Westbrook Partners.

UniBank

Whittinsville-based Unibank is expanding its commercial lending team with the hiring of Tom McGregor as a senior vice president and chief commercial lending officer and Todd Mandella as a senior vice president and senior commercial loan officer. Both are joining the firm from United Bank.