FARMINGTON — ​​​​​​​Origin USA has hired Don Miller, a seasoned financial leader with more than 30 years of financial and operational leadership experience, as chief financial officer. Miller joins the apparel, footwear and nutrition company after having served a nine-year tenure with BackOffice Associates (now “Syniti”), where he served in multiple leadership positions of increasing […]

AUBURN — Skelton Taintor & Abbott shareholder Jim Pross has been appointed to the city of Auburn’s Ethics Panel by Mayor Jason J. Levesque. The Ethics Panel is authorized to review matters relating to conflicts of interest and the incompatibility of employment positions and issue advisory opinions. Pross joins the five-member panel for a three-year […]

AUBURN — The Center for Workforce & Professional Development at Central Maine Community College will offer a high-pressure boiler operator course beginning Monday, Jan. 20, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Boiler operators control high-pressure boilers that supply steam to heat buildings and generate power for industrial purposes and are employed in industrial and manufacturing […]

LEWISTON — The Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce is hosting a workshop, “5 Generations in the Workplace & How to Manage,” on Thursday, Dec. 19, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the chamber office, 415 Lisbon St. Led by Mary LaFontaine, presenters will include a baby boomer and someone representing Gen X, Gen Y […]

LEWISTON — Greg Aptt, Fern Cohort, Donald Ingerson, Toma Bakoula, Morgan Gammon and Nick Reavis graduated Oct. 17 from the Customized Welding Training Program, offered by Western Maine Community Action at the CareerCenter in Lewiston and Oxford Hills/Nezinscot Adult Education. The students completed 72 hours of hands-on welding instruction and safety training, 20 hours of […]

LEWISTON — Dr. Paul Vinsel of West Bath has joined Tri-County Mental Health Services as a physician prescriber for its Opioid Health Home Service in Lewiston. In addition to his work at TCMHS, Vinsel practices as an emergency department staff physician at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston and as the physician lead for the […]

RUMFORD — Safeco Insurance recently honored Rebecca Dolloff of the Advantage Ins./Weber Agency with the Award of Distinction for Outstanding Performance. The award recognizes outstanding independent insurance agents who are among the top producers in the country. Only 150 agents across the country that sell Safeco personal lines policies are selected.  

PORTLAND — The Maine Public Relations Council is combining two of its annual events into one jam-packed night full of networking, education and celebration on Wednesday from 4-7:30 p.m. Taking elements of the council’s yearly conference and awards, the event will include a workshop, refreshments and recognition of industry talent. Attendees will get the opportunity […]

PORTLAND – Chris Bicknell, executive director of New Beginnings, and Misty Parker, economic development manager for Lewiston, recently completed the 2019 John T. Gorman Fellowship. The intensive program is designed to strengthen their ability to make a measurable difference in the lives of disadvantaged Mainers. This is the third cohort for the program, which was […]

AUBURN — The Center for Workforce & Professional Development at Central Maine Community College will offer a CompTIA A+ certification course starting Jan. 6. It will run Mondays and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. until Feb. 19. The course aims to give students the confidence to pass the certification tests to add ‘A+ […]