GREENE — Shelter +7 Inc. of Greene and Archtype Structures, LLC, of West Gardiner have teamed up with The Fontaine Family—The Real Estate Leader to market and sell Shelter +7’s “Ultra High Performance Building Shell System” across Maine. With this collaboration in place, Shelter +7’s next generation building shell system now has all the necessary […]
August 2017
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Online workshop on self-employment
New Ventures Maine is offering an online, one-hour, tuition-free workshop on self-employment from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31. The workshop is open to adults in Maine who are interested in starting a small business. The workshop is to help people decide if self-employment is the right choice. The class covers the pros and […]
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Auburn approves merger ballot language after amendment fails
AUBURN — The City Council on Monday set the ballot language for November’s merger referendum, but only after a last-minute attempt to alter it ultimately failed. The amendment, offered by Councilor Robert Stone, would have resulted in Auburn’s ballot featuring different language for the merger question than Lewiston’s, which was approved by the Lewiston City […]
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Workshop offered on building confidence
FARMINGTON — New Ventures Maine is offering a workshop on building confidence, intended to help those attending build their careers. The three-session workshop runs from 10 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays, Sept. 12, 19 and 26, at the New Ventures office, 108 Perham St., Suite #2, Farmington. This class would be helpful for anyone who is […]
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Self-employment workshop offered
LEWISTON — New Ventures Maine is offering a free, two-hour self-employment workshop from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, at the Lewiston Public Library, 200 Lisbon St. The workshop is offered to help people decide if self-employment is the right choice. The class covers the pros and cons of owning a business, the steps needed […]
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Workshop to explore careers
PARIS — New Ventures Maine is offering a workshop on exploring careers. The class will be held from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12, at University College, 256 Main St., South Paris. The class will tackle what to consider when choosing a career path and explore education and training options and help find resources. To register […]
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New Ventures workshop Sept. 20
LEWISTON — New Ventures Maine announces it is offering an AARP Foundation program, Work for Yourself@50+, at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20, at Seniors Plus, 8 Falcon Road, Lewiston. The facilitator will be Karleen Andrews, microenterprise specialist for the Western region of New Ventures Maine. AARP Foundation’s Work for Yourself@50+ will help low- and moderate-income […]
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Chamber breakfast Sept. 14
AUBURN — The Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce will host a breakfast meeting at 7 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 14, at the Hilton Garden Inn Auburn Riverwatch, 14 Great Falls Plaza, Auburn. The speaker will be Tom Rainey, executive director of the Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development. The topic will be the Top Gun Track […]
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Community Credit receives awards
LEWISTON — Community Credit Union was named the 2016 recipient of the CUNA Desjardins Financial Education Awards for youth and adult financial education, the Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Award and the Louise Herring Philosophy-in-Action Award. President/CEO Jen Hogan traveled to Washington, D.C., to the Governmental Affairs Conference to accept the awards. The Desjardins Youth and […]