Update: Central Maine Heathcare says no to Bates Mill, lays off 28 LEWISTON — Before developers can begin construction on the $70 million redevelopment of Bates Mill No. 5, some cleaning needs to be finished. According to City Administrator Ed Barrett, the city recently applied for a $200,000 federal cleanup grant to help address the environmental […]
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Industrial real estate forecast: Lewiston-Auburn in for strong 2017
PORTLAND — Broker Kevin Fletcher had the 120,000-square-foot former Cascade Auburn Fiber on the market for two weeks before it went under contract. He sees the activity on Center Street in Auburn and in downtown Lewiston and he hears rumors — good ones — about behind-the-scene progress on Bates Mill No. 5. He told a […]
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Bates Mill No. 5 and Lewiston from above
A fresh blanket of snow covers Lewiston in this video taken above Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston on Wednesday afternoon. Bates Mill No. 5, with its distinctive saw-toothed roof, is at left center.
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LAEGC hosts Create II event at Bates Mill on Thursday
LEWISTON — Mingle, have a cocktail, get inspired. That’s what John Holden hopes people take away from the Lewiston-Auburn Economic Growth Council’s second annual Create event Thursday. Grand Rounds and Guideline Technologies will be featured as two West Coast companies that have recently grown and expanded into Lewiston. “We want to just have a conversation […]
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Rinck Advertising makes music video after unexpected client breakup
LEWISTON — Breakups are pretty good inspiration for musicians. It seems to work for the creative people at Rinck Advertising in Auburn. This year, Gorton’s Seafood of Gloucester, Massachusetts, ended its nine-year relationship with Rinck, according to the marketing agency. To process the agency’s feelings, Rinck president and Johnny Cash fan Laura Davis turned to music. Specifically, “We’ll […]
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Patrick Dempsey remembers roots as he wows Chamber crowd
AUBURN — Actor Patrick Dempsey can trace his career origins, in part, to Lost Valley — and a unicycle. In Lost Valley’s ski lodge in front of a packed and excited Chamber of Commerce breakfast crowd Thursday, Dempsey talked about growing up here, the Dempsey Challenge, the future, the 1980s, getting active and remembering your […]
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What You Need to Know: Lewiston City Council
Lewiston City Council Workshop and regular meeting June 21, 2016 Lewiston City Hall Out-of-state recyclingWhat happened: Lewiston will become a destination for recycling from Vermont, New Hampshire and Quebec, councilors agreed Tuesday.What it means: Councilors voted to expand Casella’s lease at the recycling facility near the city’s landfill south of downtown. The expansion lets the company hire […]
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What You Need to Know: Lewiston City Council
Lewiston City Council Workshop and regular meeting May 17, 2016 Lewiston City Hall Beer and pups What it means: What goes together better than craft beer and playful puppies? That seems to be the thought behind organizers of the Great Falls Brew Fest and sponsoring group the Androscoggin County Humane Society as they plan to […]