• Mainers report being ripped off by nearly $6 million in scams last year
• Hospitality official tells chamber: Twin Cities need more lodging, restaurants
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Photo Gallery: Strainrite Companies installs new high-tech equipment
The Strainrite Companies in Auburn has leased 10,000 square feet of warehouse space a few miles down the road to make more room for increased production at its First Flight Drive headquarters. The company has installed a one-of-a-kind high-tech mesh tubing line machine and plans to start a second shift, hiring 10 to 11 people.
Auburn’s Strainrite expanding and hiring
• An Auburn Dunkin’ on the move?
• New Lewiston company ready to respond ‘whenever havoc strikes’
• How much are we cleaning our homes in Maine these days compared to the rest of the country? So much.
Connecticut flooring company expands to Lewiston
• The Twin Cities’ 2021 economic forecast — going up
• Mainers’ makeup spending — going down
Auburn’s Mu Noi Brunch chef on Food Network’s Supermarket Stakeout tonight
The episode is described as the spiciest ever.
Jerky, cupcakes, cycling tours: Meet L-A Chamber’s Top Gun Class of ’21 entrepreneurs
• Companies will vie for a spot in the $25,000 statewide pitch-off this spring
Holy Donut opens in Auburn; new Dunkin’ gets underway in Lewiston
• And a new restaurant for Knox Street?
Bangor concrete company expands to Auburn
• Major expansion at Gammon’s Garden Center & Landscape Nursery
• New owners for a historic Lisbon Street property
Sabattus server surprised with $1,000 tip from a stranger, gives $100 bills to coworkers for Christmas
• The Holy Donut update!
A new buffet is opening in Lewiston
• $7 million solar proposal in Auburn
• Business expansion on Lisbon Street