Brothers Gene, left, and Peter Geiger stand near the solar panels at Geiger in Lewiston. The Geigers publish the Farmers’ Almanac. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) LEWISTON — Pete Geiger, the editor of the Farmers’ Almanac, pauses at the entryway of the 50,000-square-foot fulfillment center at Geiger, the family-owned promotional products company that produces the […]
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Lewiston-based Geiger buys U.K. firm to expand global footprint
LEWISTON — Geiger, the largest family-owned-and-managed promotional products firm in the world, announced Monday it is buying the largest family-owned-and-managed promotional products firm in the United Kingdom. CEO Gene Geiger said the move expands his company’s reach. Over the past three years, Geiger has heard from more U.S.-based clients with operations all over the world. “These […]
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Geiger earns Pyramid Awards
The Geiger IT department was recently recognized with three Pyramid awards in the technology category. The Promotional Products Association International recognized Geiger IT for its leadership in technological achievement in a variety of applications, awarding the company the 2018 PPAI Gold Pyramid for Blogs, a Silver Pyramid for eCommerce on their PopUP Stores and a Silver […]
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What if there were one Lewiston-Auburn School Department?
Competing Lewiston and Auburn merger signs on the rotary in Auburn. If Lewiston and Auburn voters approve merging the two cities Nov. 7, it would mean that in 2020 L-A would have the largest school district in Maine. Portland schools have about 6,790 students. A combined L-A school district would have more than 9,000, giving […]
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Lewiston-Auburn: Merging will create single powerhouse
Jim Howaniec made a very compelling argument in favor of merging the Twin Cities last week. Yes, the same Howaniec who serves as spokesman for the Coalition Opposed to Lewiston Auburn Consolidation. He says he’s opposed to the merger, but his own experience strongly supports merger. So do we. Howaniec served as Lewiston’s mayor some […]
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Make city government more efficient
There are few guarantees in life, but if you are sure you cannot do something, you are right. Our vocal opposition was sure that merging Lewiston and Auburn won’t work even before we got organized. The glass they hold is always half-empty. Clearly, the Lewiston and Auburn Joint Charter Commission has been conditional with words […]
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Joint Charter Commission’s presentation was short of facts
I recently joined about 100 other residents at the Franco Center in Lewiston to listen to the Lewiston-Auburn Joint Charter Commission present its findings about merging our two great cities. As a Lewiston City Councilor and a member of the Coalition Opposed to Lewiston-Auburn Consolidation, I worry that what was presented at the meeting may […]
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Lewiston-Auburn Charter effort pivots to study local government options
AUBURN — For charter commissioners and their consultants, the goal is to get the best information about combining Lewiston and Auburn to the public. That’s true whether they’re ready to send their proposed Lewiston-Auburn charter to the polls in November or after that, they said Monday night at the Auburn Public Library. “We have not […]
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Lewiston-Auburn Charter group to form department consolidation groups
LEWISTON — With a draft charter for a combined Lewiston-Auburn written, the charter commission is ready to move to the topic people care about the most — how a unified Twin Cities would actually operate. “We are looking at who is interested to lead those discussions,” said Gene Geiger, chairman of the Lewiston Auburn Joint […]