LEWISTON — As of Monday, 125 businesses, most of them local, had signed up to take part in the rebranded LA Metro Marketplace business networking trade show. It will be held Thursday inside the atrium at Bates Mill No. 1, over three floors. The Lewiston-Auburn Economic Growth Council had held the popular Maine B2B networking […]
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New chamber president Beckie Conrad: Let’s go be great
LEWISTON — Beckie Conrad’s heard the area has an image problem. “I’m told we’re judged by our housing stock and our empty mills,” said Conrad, new president of the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce. She flashed pictures on a screen behind her: Unattractive tenements, a looming brick complex. “These houses are in Portland and […]
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New leader, new questions
LEWISTON — Three weeks into her new job, Beckie Conrad is ready to start talking about tourism, farm-to-table, downtown development, Bates College and boosting bottom lines. She started as the new president of the Lewiston-Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce on March 27, taking over a nearly 1,200-member chamber that had been without a head since […]
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Beckie Conrad named new LA Metro Chamber president
LEWISTON — After a search that drew more than 50 applications from across the country, the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce named Beckie Conrad its new president and CEO on Wednesday. She’ll take over the post March 27. Conrad, who lives in Auburn, said she originally moved to Lewiston to attend Bates College and […]
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Beckie Conrad named new LA Metro Chamber president
LEWISTON — After a search that drew more than 50 applications from across the country, the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce named Beckie Conrad its new president and CEO on Wednesday. She’ll take over the post March 27. Conrad, who lives in Auburn, said she originally moved to Lewiston to attend Bates College and […]