UPDATE: Chamber board accepts president’s resignation LEWISTON — The president of the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce abruptly resigned Wednesday over the fallout from a public raffle for a custom-built, semi-automatic rifle that had been announced by the chamber the day before, on Election Day. In a news release, Matt Leonard called the timing of […]
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2017 L-A chamber awards: The winners are . . .
LEWISTON — Four months ahead of the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce annual meeting, the names of that night’s award winners are out. Receiving the Ray Geiger-Chamber Champion Award: Peter Chalke, former CEO of Central Maine Healthcare. The Theresa Samson-Women’s Business Leadership Award: Cyndi Robbins, owner of Poland Spring Resort. The Ken Additon-Small Business […]
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Lewiston-Auburn lawyer: New federal overtime rules could cost you millions
AUBURN — Attorney Michael Malloy joked Thursday in front of a crowded chamber breakfast that he’d been tempted to “bring a bunch of time cards and light them on fire” to add dramatic flair to his talk. Yes, the new federal overtime rules are dry, he said. “They’re kind of regulatory wormholes that lawyers love […]
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Sports tourism in Lewiston-Auburn: The race is on
The Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce this week joined Auburn city staff to bid to become the first place in the Northeast to host the Savage Race, a brutal obstacle course that promises an amazing time — and mud in your underwear. Next month, Lewiston will host the Color Me Rad 5K for the […]
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Central Maine Healthcare CEO talks up Bates Mill No. 5 plans
AUBURN — Peter Chalke called plans to reinvent and renovate Bates Mill No. 5 “more than just a construction project.” In front of a packed house at the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce breakfast on Thursday, the head of Central Maine Healthcare said it was also about more than finding space for his hospital […]
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Minimum wage hike campaign says opponents misused research data
AUGUSTA – Advocates for raising Maine’s minimum wage to $12 an hour by 2020 say their opponents are distorting research data in an attempt to mislead lawmakers and the public in advance of a statewide ballot question in November. The opponents — a coalition of Maine business organizations including the state’s restaurant association and the […]
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The Ark reopens as The Olive Branch Cafe with expanded menu
The name’s new and the menu’s expanded, but it’s still entirely meat- and dairy-free. The Olive Branch Cafe, formerly The Ark, officially reopened Thursday in the former Pizza Hut on Lisbon Street in Lewiston. Director Tony Cuffori said it closed several months last summer for a major renovation. Everything was painted, walls were added and […]
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Poliquin tells Chamber he’s trying to clean up the ‘mess’ called Congress
LEWISTON — Maine 2nd District U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin was lauded by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce during the monthly breakfast meeting of the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce on Thursday. Poliquin, a Republican, was presented with the national business advocacy group’s Spirit of Business award for his work and voting record in Congress […]
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Emerging markets topic of January Chamber breakfast
AUBURN — Tae Chong, a business adviser with Coastal Enterprise Inc.’s StartSmart Program, will be the guest speaker at the January Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce breakfast. The breakfast will be held at 7 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, at the Hilton Garden Inn Auburn Riverwatch. Chong’s topic will be emerging markets and an emerging workforce. StartSmart […]
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Androscoggin Chamber president: LePage comments against delegation ‘deplorable’
LEWISTON — The president of the Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce reacted Friday morning to news that Gov. Paul LePage had allegedly said Lewiston lawmakers should be “rounded up and executed in the public square.” “I want to be clear: the Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce finds it absolutely deplorable to wish violence upon a […]