AUGUSTA — Showcase Maine, FAME’s annual celebration of its successful partnerships with Maine’s business, lending, governmental and higher education communities, continues virtually for 2020. This year’s award recipients include: Business at Work for Maine Award: Origin. Origin is being honored for helping to return manufacturing to Maine by revitalizing old textile mill equipment and manufacturing […]
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Camden National Bank earns national award
CAMDEN — Greenwich Associates, a leading independent research firm, named Camden National Bank a Customer Experience Leader for 2020. This marks the third year in a row Camden National Bank has been recognized for its retail banking customer experience, and the first year it’s also awarded for its small business banking customer experience. Camden National […]
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MCHP appoints Ken Albert board chairman
LEWISTON — Maine College of Health Professions has appointed alum Ken Albert, chief executive officer of Androscoggin Home Healthcare and Hospice, as its board chairman. A 1986 graduate of the college’s nursing program, Albert has been on the board since 2017. He will lead the eight-member board, which is charged with serving as stewards of […]
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Free software startup course offered by CEI’s Women’s Business Center, Tortoise Labs
Female entrepreneurs with ideas for software or software-enabled startups anywhere in the state can enroll in the 2021 cohort of Propeller, a free, six-week online course operated by CEI’s Women’s Business Center and Tortoise Labs. The course is designed to guide women from all backgrounds as they build their businesses, while overcoming barriers that disproportionately […]
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Skelton Taintor & Abbott hires Reeve Wood
AUBURN — Skelton Taintor & Abbott announces the hiring of Reeve Wood as Of Counsel, focusing on title work and real estate transactions. Wood began his career as a teacher in New York and then moved on to work as an investigator of police misconduct for the City of New York. A native of Brunswick, […]
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CMMC gets A grade for safety
The Leapfrog Group issued the grade for fall 2020.
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Franklin Savings Bank receives SBA District Director Award
FARMINGTON — The Maine district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration presented Franklin Savings Bank with the SBA District Director Award during a virtual ceremony Dec. 3. The award recognizes the efforts taken by Franklin Savings to greatly increase the use of SBA programs in the bank’s lending portfolio. The mission of the U.S. […]
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New Ventures Maine gives grant to Little Ridge Farm
LISBON FALLS — New Ventures Maine has selected Little Ridge Farm as its fall 2020 Western Maine Marketing Mini-grant recipient. This business was the unanimous winner selected from a strong group of applicants from Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties. Little Ridge Farm was founded in 2007 by Keena Tracy. It is a certified organic farm […]
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OTELCO hires Stephen Collins
NEW GLOUCESTER — OTELCO has hired Stephen Collins as an OSP project manager/analyst in the company’s New Gloucester office. Collins has a bachelor’s degree in business administration and majored in finance. He worked most recently as a consultant and is a resident of Auburn.
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St. Mary’s hires Dr. Marc L. Demers
LEWISTON — St. Mary’s Health System, a member of Covenant Health, has hired Dr. Marc L. Demers for its general surgery team. Demers received his medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Maine Medical Center in Portland and completed his surgical oncology fellowship at the University of Texas M. […]