1932 – 2015 SOUTH PARIS — Charles E. “Buster” Morse, 83, of South Paris passed away Sunday, Oct. 4, at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington, Mass. Buster was born in Newry on Feb. 15, 1932, a son of Cyrus Clark and Edna (Jordan) Morse. He attended schools in Hanover, Newry, Bethel and Locke […]
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Quick Start workshops offered
Community Concepts in Paris and Lewiston are hosting the Quick Start Workshop Series, a series of six workshops for anyone who is thinking of starting a new business or has recently started a business. They are designed to provide all of the essential information and material for starting a business, from forms for registering a […]
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Community Concepts names Yardley CEO
LEWISTON — Shawn Yardley has been named chief executive officer of Community Concepts. His appointment came as the result of a national search, during which time Cathy Kidman served as Community Concepts’ interim CEO. Yardley has a statewide reputation for leading successful efforts to address complex issues. He is an original member of the Public Health […]
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Business startup workshop series offered
The Community Concepts Finance Corp., in conjunction with SCORE, will offer Quick Start, a series of six workshops for those thinking of starting a new business or who recently started a business. The workshops are designed to provide all of the essential information and material for starting a business, from forms for registering a business […]
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Peru selectmen asked about economic development sites
PERU — A program manager with Community Concepts met with the Board of Selectmen on Monday evening at the Town Office to discuss economic development opportunities for the town. Mia Purcell, program manager of economic development in Oxford County for Community Concepts Finance Corporation, said she does not have a staff, which made it difficult […]
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Community Concepts offering workshop
BETHEL — Community Concepts Finance Corp. is offering a marketing workshop from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 5, at the Bethel Inn Resort, 21 Broad St. Linda Varrell, founder and president of Broadreach Public Relations, will provide an in-depth look at creating content on social media such as Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram and Facebook. […]
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Community Concepts CEO steps down
LEWISTON — Mike Burke, the longtime president and chief executive officer of Community Concepts, stepped down Wednesday. Mike Carey, incoming chairman of Community Concepts’ board of directors, said Maine-based organizational and leadership consultant Cathy Kidman will serve as interim CEO while the board searches for a permanent replacement for Burke. Carey issued a statement on […]
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Community Concepts promotes Lajoie
LEWISTON — Community Concepts recently promoted Dennis Lajoie to the executive team as the new vice president of economic development and housing. Lajoie also maintains his current role as CEO of Community Concepts Finance Corp., a title he has held since February of 2012. Lajoie works primarily at Community Concepts’ Lewiston office at 240 Bates […]
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Community agency helping small businesses grow
PARIS — Donnie Allen at Tilton’s Market in Buckfield remembered how hard it was getting a bank to believe in a closed store. Allen, the store’s owner-operator, bought the market from the Tilton family in the spring of 2013 and reopened the completely renovated the building four months later. Without a history of ownership, the […]