LEWISTON — The Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce will host a free Lunch and Learn workshop regarding LEAN processes, entitle “I Was Blind, But Now I See! Effective Use of Visuals to Manage Processes and Motivate People,” from noon to 1:15 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, at The Chamber, 415 Lisbon St., Lewiston. Using LEAN […]
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Chip Morrison hangs it up at the Androscoggin chamber after 20 years
LEWISTON — Chip Morrison was overseeing 10 states, plus Maine, for a national retirement-planning company from his office in Great Falls Plaza when management told him they were moving the job to Detroit. He’d moved to Auburn from Washington, D.C., 18 years before to be city manager, and he didn’t want to leave. At the […]
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Bill would put passenger rail on track for Lewiston and Auburn
AUGUSTA — Expanding passenger rail service from Portland to Lewiston-Auburn has been a decades-long struggle for local business and rail advocates, and a bill before the state Legislature could finally help advance that effort. State Rep. Jared Golden, D-Lewiston, is hoping his bill will provide the push needed to link the Twin Cities to Amtrak’s […]
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Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce awards local businesses
LEWISTON — Several hundred business and civic leaders filled the Ramada Lewiston Hotel and Conference Center on Thursday night to cheer on winners of the Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce’s annual awards. It was the 126th annual meeting of the local chamber. Special recognition in a surprise award presentation went to Michael Malloy, chairman of the chamber’s […]
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Local groups join to provide happier holidays
LEWISTON — The Chamber and YPLAA are teaming up with Androscoggin County Head Start, Advocates for Children, Tri County Mental Health and Safe Voices to brighten the holidays for local families in need. The goal is to donate as many gifts as the groups have members, 1,400 presents. From now until Dec. 19, the public […]
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Former Maine Gov. McKernan named to top U.S. Chamber post
PORTLAND — John “Jock” McKernan, former Republican Maine governor and husband to longtime U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, has been named president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, a nonprofit research and advocacy arm of the larger Chamber organization. McKernan will also serve as senior adviser to Thomas Donohue, president and CEO of the Chamber, […]
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How to support our sister city Lac Meganitc
Our thoughts and prayers are with the city of Lac Megantic after the unspeakable devastation that occured earlier this month. The Farmington Chamber of Commerce initiated a ‘Sister City’ proclamation in 1991 with our neighbors across the border. There has been a fund set up at TD Bank by the town of Farmington for those […]
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Golf with the best on Friday, September 20
The Franklin County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that it is teaming up again this year with Seth Wescott to host the 11th annual Scholarship Golf Classic to be held Tuesday, September 20, 2013 at the renowned Sugarloaf Golf Club. The tournament will begin with an 8 a.m. shotgun start, so arrive early […]
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Letter from Chamber board of directors
Hello River Valley, Are you utilizing all the tools that the Chamber offers you? Introducing the Events Calendar: this can be accessed on our Chamber website as well as in the Chamber insert (P.S. You are reading it right now). If your business or organization has a promotion, event, etc. going on and would like […]