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Creative Norway announces new director

NORWAY — Creative Norway is pleased to announce that local community organizer Jessica Cooper has been named the new executive director of the organization.  “Jess Cooper is everything an organization could hope for in leadership,” said Jonathan Leavitt, founder and former executive director. “She is passionate about the need for creative opportunities, she is knowledgeable […]

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SBA announces opening of PPP Direct Forgiveness portal

NATION — The  U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is launching a streamlined application portal to allow borrowers with Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans of $150,000 or less through participating lenders to apply for forgiveness directly through the SBA. “The SBA’s new streamlined application portal will simplify forgiveness for millions of our smallest businesses — including many […]

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MaineHealth raises wages for care team members

PORTLAND — MaineHealth, northern New England’s largest health system and Maine’s largest private employer, announced today that it is making a $61 million investment in its workforce by raising wages across its system, including setting a system-wide minimum wage for the organization of $17 per hour. The wage increases will include a market adjustment to […]

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Betsy Sawyer-Manter receives business leadership award

LEWISTON — At their Annual Awards Celebration on June 24, the LA Metro Chamber presented Betsy Sawyer-Manter, President and CEO of SeniorsPlus, with the 2021 Theresa Samson Women’s Business Leadership Award. SeniorsPlus is the designated Area Agency on Aging serving Androscoggin, Franklin, and Oxford counties. Sawyer-Manter has been the President and CEO of SeniorsPlus since […]

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NSB donates $100,000 to SMH

  NORWAY — As a rural hospital that relies heavily on the generosity of its donors to help improve the level of care we provide for thousands across our region, Stephens gratefully acknowledges a generous $100,000 gift that Norway Savings Bank made recently, to support the $500K Matching Challenge in honor of Bob Bahre. This […]

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Johnson joins Central Maine Healthcare

LEWISTON — Kara Aleixo Johnson, JD, has joined Central Maine Healthcare as system director of philanthropy. In this leadership role, Johnson is responsible for the planning and implementation of all fundraising efforts for Central Maine Healthcare, including a portfolio of major gift prospects and donors and building broad-based private support for annual giving, endowments and […]