Some bus routes in Greater Portland may have reduced service starting next week because of staff shortages.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, New England
Contracts ending, Northeast organic dairies ask consumers to jump in
Horizon Organic plans to stop buying milk from 89 organic dairy farms in the Northeast because it doesn’t want to transport the milk from the region to its plant in New York.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston contractor buys 90-year-old Lisbon bowling alley
The property was sold for $130K at foreclosure auction.
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Lewiston Adult Ed offers Construction Training Program working with local employers
LEWISTON — Lewiston Adult Education is offering its Construction Training Program starting in February for people looking to build a foundation for a construction career. The program is free to eligible participants. Students can earn a Work Ready credential, Occupational Safety and Health Administration 10, a 10-hour training in basic safety and health information for […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools & Education
Maine borrowers will benefit from Navient student loan settlement
The student loan servicer would cancel some debts and pay restitution to some borrowers under an agreement with attorneys general in Maine and other states.
Posted inBusiness, News
December retail sales slipped after a record holiday season
Many economists expect the caution that consumers displayed last month to carry over into this year and potentially slow the economy.
Posted inBusiness, Giving Back
Auburn Savings Bank employees donate to Dempsey Center, Hope Haven Gospel Mission
AUBURN — Auburn Savings Bank employees Kim Croteau and Ashley Pennington each donated $500 they were awarded from the bank’s U Make Us Better employee recognition program to The Dempsey Center and the Hope Haven Gospel Mission. Each organization received $500. The bank’s program honors employees who go above and beyond in their work and […]
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
AVCOG hosts free online e-commerce payment webinar
AUBURN — The Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments is presenting the free webinar E-Commerce Payment Processing on Jan. 27 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. It’s open to businesses, entrepreneurs and nonprofits in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties. As a business owner, it is important to adapt, but expanding into e-commerce can seem overwhelming. In […]
Posted inBusiness, Giving Back
Bearfoot Realty donates to Rightstart’s Christmas for Teens Program
OXFORD — Bearfoot Realty raised $28,000 in donations from local clients, business partners and community members for Rightstart’s Christmas for Teens Program with its Dec. 8 holiday open house at Oxbow Beer Garden. It was Bearfoot’s ninth holiday open house to raise funds for the nonprofit program, achieving an all-time record for annual donations. The […]
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Board changes, retirements announced at Franklin Savings Bank
FARMINGTON — Richard Walker has announced his retirement as chairman of the Franklin Savings Bank board of directors. Elected chairman in 2017, he has been a member of the board since 1991. Former bank President Peter Judkins of Farmington has been elected by the board to assume the chairmanship in January 2022. Walker recently sold […]