LEWISTON — Geiger has promoted Robert Wozniak to chief financial officer. Retired chief financial officer Bob Blaisdell will join Geiger’s Board of Directors. Wozniak joined Geiger in 2021 and held the role of vice president of finance that included deal pipeline creation, advancing Geiger’s international footprint through acquisitions, and working with the leadership team on […]
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SeniorsPlus announces new nutrition director
LEWISTON — SeniorsPlus, the designated Area Agency on Aging serving Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties, announces Patrice Currie of Auburn is its new nutrition director. Currie was director of food services at Mercy Hospital in Portland for 11 years, and prior to that worked in other areas of the food and hospitality industry. As part […]
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UPS faces rising labor costs, strike risk in upcoming union fight
The current five–year contract had also kept labor costs predictable, shielding UPS from wage spikes that hurt profit and service at non–unionized rival FedEx.
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Webinar offered on selling to government
LEWISTON — A lunch-and-learn Zoom webinar titled on how Maine Procurement Technical Assistance Center assists small businesses to sell to the government will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16. It is presented by the Eastern Maine Development Corp. and Maine Procurement Technical Assistance Center, in partnership with the Lewiston-Auburn Metro Chamber […]
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UScellular donates $112,600 in wireless hot spots and service to YWCA Central Maine’s After School Access Project
LEWISTON — UScellular has donated 100 wireless hot spots and two years of service to the YWCA Central Maine as part of its After School Access Project. More than 40 million people in the United States lack reliable access to high-speed internet, leaving to youth lacking proper internet access. The project provides free mobile hot […]
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Twitter makes first interest payment on Musk buyout debt
The company paid a group of seven banks, led by Morgan Stanley, which became stuck with the debt after they were unable to sell it to outside investors.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sees low inflation as more likely long-term challenge
While central banks still have a long way to go to smother the worst bout of inflation in decades, with prices on the downtrend the debate is now shifting to what happens after this fight is over.
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More Maine public schools get solar energy from Livermore Falls
The installation of an array on a farm in Livermore Falls, paid for by the federal government, will help power five public schools in the state.
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Megan Madore joins Fontaine Family Real Estate group
AUBURN — Fontaine Family real estate group announces Megan Madore has joined the team at its Auburn location. Madore grew up in Sabattus, where she attended Oak Hill High School. She continued her education at Husson University where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree. While working as a paralegal at a local law firm […]
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There’s an ugly side to Maine harness racing
Horses have been subjected to drugging and abuse, with more than 600 violations issued by the state governing body for the sport since 2016.