In the elections this week, we have seen drastic changes in the makeup of some local and nationwide offices.
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Signs of progress: Midcoast chamber brings you housing and bridge updates
Bath broke ground this week on an 84-unit housing project, and the replacement of the Frank J. Wood Bridge should open before the end of the year.
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Meet Mitch Newlin, the Gelato Fiasco dynamo
The Brunswick native rose from working behind the counter as a high schooler to a store manager in college to CEO today.
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7 chamber updates with a side of policy
The Bath-Brunswick-Topsham Regional Chamber of Commerce has a few events and policy pieces to highlight.
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Maine company cranks out thousands of otter T-shirts after Swifties donate $2.3 million
Liberty Graphics in Midcoast Maine is tackling the biggest order in its history: 35,000 copies of a vintage 1990s T-shirt worn by Taylor Swift.
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Maine company will reissue otter T-shirt Taylor Swift wore in ‘Showgirl’ film
Liberty Graphics in Midcoast Maine will reprint the shirt as part of a fundraising campaign to benefit the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California. Swifties donated more than $1.3 million in a day.
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How to know when to pull the plug on an event
Chamber columnist Cory King talks about the difficult decision to postpone the haunted hayrides amid volunteer shortage.
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H-1B visa’s $100,000 price hike leaves Maine employers worried about impact
President Donald Trump imposed the fee on foreign workers hired to fill professional positions, claiming the program was being abused. Business and immigrant advocates say that’s not true and that the fees will hurt small businesses.
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Another perspective on things that irk Brunswick businesses
Let’s be honest: With the state of our politics, how stretched out every business owner is, the uncertainty of costs and other irritations, fears and issues that demand our attention bandwidth, it can be easier than ever to lose our temper on inconveniences or become apathetic. I get it. I am juggling launching a brand-new […]
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Meet the BFFs behind the mobile bookstore for Maine romance fans | Column
Despite a decline in reading for pleasure, two former Barnes & Noble coworkers have found a niche with Novella.