RANGELEY — The Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce announces that the 15th annual Mountain Holly Days event has been scheduled for Dec. 7-9. This year’s event will include shopping and dining specials, refreshments, horse-drawn wagon rides, Christmas carolers, special festivities, family activities, tasting events and contests. Shoppers will enjoy many special offers from local businesses, find unique gifts […]
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Winthrop Holiday Parade scheduled for Dec. 1
WINTHROP — The annual Winthrop Holiday Parade will take place at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, sponsored by the Winthrop Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce. Lineup starts at 2:30 p.m. at the top of Main Street near Cumberland Farms. Snow date is Sunday, Dec. 2. The parade is an opportunity to promote a business or […]
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Chamber breakfast hosts New Mainers Project
WINTHROP — The Capital Area New Mainers Project will talk about their efforts in the community in central Maine at the Winthrop Lakes Region Chamber’s breakfast from 7:15 to 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 1. The Chamber breakfast will be held at the Winthrop Commerce Center Community Room, 16 Commerce Plaza. This event is free and open […]
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Gubernatorial candidates forum planned for Lewiston
LEWISTON — To help kick off campaign season Sept. 10, the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce is holding a gubernatorial candidates forum that’s free and open to everyone. It will be held at the Ramada Conference Center, with a reception starting at 4:30 p.m. and an hourlong discussion beginning at 5:30 p.m. The four […]
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L-A chamber hosts block party
The sidewalk in front of the Roak Block in Auburn was busy during the LA Metro Chamber of Commerce’s Summer Block Party for Business After Hours on Thursday evening. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) The sidewalk in front of the Roak Block in Auburn was busy during the LA Metro Chamber of Commerce’s Summer Block Party for […]
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LePage says immigrants could ‘go home,’ jabs Medicaid expansion
PORTLAND — Gov. Paul LePage on Wednesday weighed in on the controversy over the Trump administration separating children from their parents at the border, saying the families could “go back home.” “The parents have a right to take their children and go back home,” LePage said to assembled news media after an appearance at the […]
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Co-op advocate: ‘Silver tsunami’ of retiring business owners coming
POLAND — People wring their hands about an aging population in Maine that’s close to retirement but don’t worry enough about those who own the companies where they work, according to Rob Brown. “The people who employ that workforce are also aging, and they’re aging even faster,” Brown, director of business ownership solutions at the […]
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Can I tell you about my company? And can I hire you?
LEWISTON — Recruiter Danielle Tardif at Adecco had 70 job openings, temporary positions that can become full time. Mindy Gervais at Boston Brands of Maine was hoping to hire for three third-shift positions. At the Walmart Distribution Center, it was 25 jobs. “We have a hiring deficit just like everybody else,” said General Manager Rich […]
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Chamber, WGME pair up for ‘Make It Here’ TV campaign
LEWISTON — The Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and WGME unveiled a two-year “Make It Here” image campaign Thursday at the LA Metro Marketplace event. A fast-paced video presented at the event showed off the food, the people and the work of Lewiston-Auburn. Videos will run on Channel 13 for the next two years. […]
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Lewiston chamber’s rebranded B2B set for Thursday
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 […]