BRIDGTON — DFD Russell Medical Centers has hired Annamarie Pond for its DFD Bridgton team. Pond will begin seeing patients beginning July 6. She earned her undergraduate psychology degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She graduated magna cum laude, as a Commonwealth Scholar and in an Honors Research Fellowship. Pond earned her doctorate degree […]
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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
State fixes glitch in liquor law overlooked for 45 years before sellers feel the pinch
When regulators discovered a problem overlooked for half a century, state legislators rushed to rewrite the statute before it hurt Maine’s hospitality businesses.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Gov. Janet Mills offers $1,500 bonus to jobless Mainers who get hired
The state will pay unemployed workers as much as $1,500 each if they take jobs in June or July, as recovering businesses struggle to hire enough help.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Is Biddeford the next hot spot for food trucks?
An area entrepreneur wants to transform a vacant lot in the middle of downtown into a food court for food trucks and mobile food vendors.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Mainer’s idea to put the pot in the lobster sparks new research
Using Charlotte Gill’s highly publicized method of exposing lobsters to THC, a team of scientists set out to determine if there was science behind the sensation.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Iconic Portland building that housed Brian Boru pub may face the wrecking ball
The mutual insurance company MEMIC bought the property in 2019 and is now seeking city permits to demolish it.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Working: Safe keeping: Fortier’s turns 100
The locksmith shop on Lisbon Street in Lewiston has been in just two families for a century.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine summer tourism relies on foreign student labor. But not this year.
Closed embassies, international travel restrictions and a backlogged visa process mean only a fraction of the usual number of students will make it to the U.S., leaving seasonal employers scrambling.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
‘It’s an employee’s market’: Students help fill the demand for labor in Maine
With many Maine employers looking everywhere for workers, the local prospects look good for students seeking summer jobs this year.
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Owner of Belgrade boat business says he can ‘finally run’ after years of controversy
Shawn Grant, embroiled in controversy for the last few years, is focusing on business growth at Brightside Marine.