Gin & Luck Hospitality group buys Little Giant in Portland The owners of Little Giant on Danforth and Clark streets in Portland have announced the sale of their Portland restaurant to a nationally recognized hospitality group. Gin & Luck, best known for their world-famous Death & Co cocktail bars in New York, Denver and Los […]
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People & Business: Sept. 8
Dog days of summer Giving back Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution, with locations in Portland, Scarborough and South Portland, has announced it will provide a $5,000 scholarship donation to PSL Services/STRIVE. The South Portland-based nonprofit helps people with emotional and intellectual disabilities. The donation will support STRIVE WorldWIDE, a first-of-its-kind, interactive online program that teaches independent […]
People & Business: Sept. 1
Hires, promotions, appointments Portland Trails is pleased to announce the appointment of Lindsay Conrad as the organization’s first full-time Donor Engagement lead. Conrad will lead the fundraising efforts at Portland Trails, as well as steward corporate sponsors and individual donors, to further Portland Trails’ mission and meet the organization’s long-term goals. She began work July […]
People & Business: Aug. 25
Cabela’s contributes Hires, promotions, appointments Northeast Hearing & Speech, a nonprofit hearing and speech center, announced new clinicians and staff members. Audiologist Laura Keech earned a doctorate in audiology from Syracuse University and recently completed her clinical fellowship at Northeast Hearing and Speech. Keech is a certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and has […]
People & Business: Aug. 25
Cabela’s contributes Hires, promotions, appointments Northeast Hearing & Speech, a nonprofit hearing and speech center, announced new clinicians and staff members. Audiologist Laura Keech earned a doctorate in audiology from Syracuse University and recently completed her clinical fellowship at Northeast Hearing and Speech. Keech is a certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and has […]
People & Business: Aug. 18
South Portland-Cape Rotarians establish SMCC scholarship fund The Rotary Club of South Portland-Cape Elizabeth has donated $60,000 to the Southern Maine Community College Foundation to establish the South Portland-Cape Elizabeth Rotary Vocational Scholarship fund. The goal is to award at least two scholarships of $1,500 each per year. The Rotary Club for years has provided […]
People & Business: Aug. 4
Maine Medical Center named Best Regional Hospital Maine Medical Center was named Best Regional Hospital in Maine for 2021-2022 by U.S. News & World Report and recognized as “high performing” in 13 common procedures and conditions included in the annual survey of U.S. hospitals. “This is an important recognition of the quality, patient-centered care that […]
People & Business: July 28
Portland nurse wins national award Heidi Cote, clinical nurse III and clinical nurse coordinator at Maine Medical Center, was recognized for her excellence and advocacy with 2021 Distinguished CEN Award by The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing. BCEN is the benchmark for board certification across the emergency nursing spectrum; the annual national award recognizes […]
People & Business: July 28
Portland nurse wins national award Heidi Cote, clinical nurse III and clinical nurse coordinator at Maine Medical Center, was recognized for her excellence and advocacy with 2021 Distinguished CEN Award by The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing. BCEN is the benchmark for board certification across the emergency nursing spectrum; the annual national award recognizes […]
People & Business: July 21
Midcoast Literacy recognizes tutors, learners, volunteers Midcoast Literacy celebrated 51 years of providing free literacy services in Lincoln, Sagadahoc and northern Cumberland counties during Annual Meeting & Celebration in Bath on June 26. “This past year was unlike any we’ve ever had,” said Midcoast Literacy Executive Director Donald L. Lader Jr. “But thanks to the […]