When Diane Jackson was 16, her father left his executive job at Boston’s Logan International Airport and moved the family from Massachusetts to Maine to run The Outpost grocery store on Thompson Lake in Otisfield. “He was going to chuck that world and come to a place he’d always loved,” Jackson said. It was the […]
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Andro chamber offering new legal workshop series
LEWISTON — How your divorce can impact your business. Minding trademarks. Pursuing a client in small claims court. The Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce is kicking off a new workshop series next week that it’s calling LA Law with those and 16 other topics over 10 months, all taught by local lawyers. Chamber President Matt […]
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‘Ready to do big things’: State, county chambers looking for interns
LEWISTON — The Maine State Chamber and Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce have teamed up for a pilot program to figure out why more companies don’t offer internships and to start turning that around. “I think for businesses, it’s a great opportunity for retention of Maine talent and recruitment of out-of-state talent,” Androscoggin County Chamber […]
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New Andro chamber president gets down to business
LEWISTON — Matt Leonard used his 40-hour, San Diego-to-Maine road trip to think. About woman-, veteran- and immigrant-owned business initiatives. About developing a new logo for the Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce. About doing something about that toll in New Gloucester. On Sunday, he pulled into town and immediately headed to chamber President Chip Morrison’s […]
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The Buzz: Mini-golf, a retail mystery & dust off that life vest
You know it’s nearly summer when we can start talking mini golf. Tabers will unveil a new, fully redesigned 18-hole miniature golf range at the end of the month, bringing that 1955 course into 2015. “It is a massive overhaul,” owner Dan Hargreaves said. “We’ve gone to a much more in-tune-with-the-land golf course. There’s undulations […]
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Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce: At your service
The Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce continues to be the largest business membership and advocacy organization in the state; a position it achieved just over a year ago, even though the economy of Lewiston-Auburn and greater Androscoggin County is still smaller than that of the Portland area. But the L-A economy is continuing its vigorous […]