LEWISTON — Geiger recently promoted Sam Stewart to program manager in Corporate Programs. Stewart began her career at Geiger in 2013 as a mail/sample room clerk. In her new role, her primary duty will be to serve as primary contact person for her assigned programs and to be responsible and accountable for their overall performance. […]
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Lewiston looking to update riverfront redevelopment plan
City officials are looking for a plan that can tie together an expanded riverwalk, new development and an enhanced Simard-Payne Memorial Park along the Androscoggin River.
Resale is making gains in holiday gift shopping
The boost is driven largely by Gen-Z and Millennials, but marketplaces of all kinds are reaping the rewards.
Tesla faces more lawsuits alleging sexual harassment
The first lawsuit was filed last month by a factory worker who claims the company’s conditions are ‘nightmarish.’
Federal Reserve to accelerate withdrawal of economic aid as prices surge
Officials expect inflation to ease in late 2022.
Florida company offers 2 free homes as worker incentive
The president and CEO of Mechanical One, an air conditioning and plumbing company, says his passion is to ‘reinvent employee appreciation.’
Supply-chain nightmare ignites economic boom along U.S.-Mexico border
By keeping production closer to its final destination, companies hope it will reduce the risk of distribution snags.
Bangor Savings Bank Foundation donates to Safe Voices
AUBURN — The Bangor Savings Bank Foundation has donated $7,500 to Safe Voices as part of its latest grant cycle. Safe Voices’ mission is to support and empower those affected by domestic violence and engage the community in creating social change in Androscoggin, Oxford and Franklin counties. In these latest grants, the foundation donated $470,000 […]
Development centered on Maine’s forests may get up to $100 million from U.S. program
A University of Maine proposal to accelerate growth of the forest bio-economy is a finalist for possible funding from a federal agency
Kamala Harris unveils plan for electric vehicle charging network
The Biden administration has released a federal strategy to build 500,000 charging stations for electric vehicles across the country and ultimately transform the U.S. auto industry.