AUBURN — VIP Tires & Service recently announced the following promotions: Tim Winkeler to president and CEO, formerly president and chief operating officer. Scott Pickard to chief financial officer, formerly vice president of finance. Gary MacCausland to senior vice president of operations and merchandising, formerly vice president of operations. John Quirk to executive chairman, formerly […]
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Walmart wrestles with how to respond to active shooters
Walmart wrestles with how to respond to active shooters
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PHOTOS: Aerial view of Bates College construction project
A bird’s-eye view of Bates College and the Bonney Science Center being built at Campus Avenue and Bardwell Street.
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New owner for Turnpike Mall in Augusta
Sun Equity Partners bought the property at the corner of Western Avenue and Whitten Road in Augusta with plans to lease new spaces and find tenants for more than 70,000 square feet of vacant retail space.
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Former Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca dead at age 94
The auto executive and master pitchman who put the Mustang in Ford’s lineup in the 1960s died at age 94 in Bel Air, California.
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The Buzz: Smokey’s Greater Shows coming to Auburn Thursday
* The carnival is opening a week late — and it wasn’t the weather holding it up
* Chamber hires consultant in search for new president
* New grads for Lewiston Construction Skill Training Program
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‘Bad dreams’ and ‘appreciation’ stay with former super carrier Sadie Landry
It’s been nearly three decades since Sadie Landry delivered a newspaper and yet there are still nights when the bad dreams come. “I’m out delivering and I can’t remember where the paper goes,” Landry says of those dreams. “I can’t remember who gets the paper and where it goes. I’m 41 years old and I […]
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Senate says ‘no’ to letting cities and towns levy their own sales taxes
But the House votes later Thursday to narrow the bill to allow only a 1% tax on lodging, in hopes of attracting additional Senate votes.
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Grand Rounds doubling its Lewiston workforce
The San Francisco-based health care company expects to end 2019 with 200 employees here.
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New law to make Maine first state with paid sick time that covers more than getting sick
The law, effective Jan. 1, 2021, will require businesses with 10 or more employees to give their workers as much 40 hours of paid time yearly for illness or family emergencies.