AUBURN — Former chamber head Matt Leonard has created a new event to match-make entrepreneurial veterans leaving the service with business owners looking to leave their companies to someone else. Called the Maine Small Business Exchange, it’s being held Feb. 16-17 at the Auburn Hilton Garden Inn. More than a dozen veterans from around New […]
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Auburn has clear choices
In the upcoming election, Auburn has some clear choices to make. Auburn will cease to exist if consolidated with Lewiston. Not only will the city of Auburn be erased from existence, its neighborhood schools such as East Auburn Elementary will almost certainly be eradicated in favor of Lewiston’s big box school way of doing things. […]
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L-A Rotary to welcome Matt Leonard, Mark Cater
AUBURN — Matt Leonard and Mark Cater will be the featured guest speakers at the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Clubfrom noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, at The Village Inn, 165 High St. Leonard is the founder and CEO of Military Talent Source, LLC. Military Talent Source (MTS) is a specialized firm that conducts military recruiting and veteran […]
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Former chamber president creates company matching veterans with businesses
AUBURN — Several weeks ago, Matt Leonard took a call from a newly retired colonel who’d moved to Maine because he and his wife had vacationed here and loved the state. He had 30 years in the Air Force, three master’s degrees and zero job prospects — he’d applied, but no one was calling him back. […]
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Lewiston-Auburn chamber board accepts president’s resignation
LEWISTON — The local Chamber of Commerce board of directors voted unanimously Tuesday to accept the resignation of President Matt Leonard who resigned last week over an assault gun raffle. Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce board Chairwoman Stephanie Gelinas wrote in an email to chamber members that because it is a personnel issue, “the […]
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L-A Chamber president quits over semi-automatic rifle raffle
UPDATE: Chamber board accepts president’s resignation LEWISTON — The president of the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce abruptly resigned Wednesday over the fallout from a public raffle for a custom-built, semi-automatic rifle that had been announced by the chamber the day before, on Election Day. In a news release, Matt Leonard called the timing of […]
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A path to fix the flawed overtime rule
Recently, the Department of Labor released a new rule that will dramatically increase overtime pay obligations for employers in Lewiston, Auburn and across the country. The DOL’s proposal, which goes into effect Dec. 1, would more than double the current salary threshold of $23,660 per year to $47,476. On behalf of nearly 1,200 area businesses […]
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Brakey makes Maine a better place
When it comes to supporting economic development for the Lewiston-Auburn community, Sen. Eric Brakey is a tireless advocate for residents. It is no secret that Maine has its challenges. Maine is one of the highest taxed states in the nation and that has made it difficult to attract job creators here. With leaders such as […]
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The Buzz: Essays, dunk tanks, expansions — it’s on!
Eric Agren has heard it at least once a day for nearly a month. “How’s that contest going?” To ensure everything’s fair, the Fuel owner, who announced July 14 that he was letting his high-end French restaurant in Lewiston go to the person who pens the most compelling essay, says he has to be fairly […]
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Sports tourism in Lewiston-Auburn: The race is on
The Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce this week joined Auburn city staff to bid to become the first place in the Northeast to host the Savage Race, a brutal obstacle course that promises an amazing time — and mud in your underwear. Next month, Lewiston will host the Color Me Rad 5K for the […]