Bar Harbor Bank & Trust has donated $1,000 to Maine Maritime Museum to help promote the availability of free museum admissions to low-income residents receiving food assistance. The free admission is part of Museums for All, a national program by the Institute of Museum and Library Services to remove barriers of entry and make museums […]
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From the Chamber: Langworthy and Foley recognized for community efforts
This week, we’re continuing with our series highlighting the award winners from our BBRC Annual Awards Dinner held last month. If you missed last week’s column, we highlighted our Large Business of the Year, Darling’s Brunswick Ford, and our Small Business of the Year, Midcoast Humane. If you’d like more information on these winners, you […]
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Midcoast Council of Governments announces new business recovery program
Midcoast Council of Government’s recently announced a new economic development program as part of its Hub of Excellence initiative: the New Business Recovery Grants and Technical Assistance Program. The funding for this program comes from Maine’s Department of Economic and Community Development to help the roughly 14,000 businesses started or acquired in the state since […]
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From the Chamber: Darling’s Brunswick Ford and Midcoast Humane honored
Over the next five weeks, I want to share with you the stories of the seven business leaders who we honored on March 10 at our BBRC Annual Awards Night. Our chamber award winners are nominated by their peers for being outstanding supporters of the community. If you’d like more information on these winners, you […]
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Bath Savings announces homebuyer assistance opportunities
Bath Savings has been selected to participate in two home-buying assistance programs, Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston’s Housing Our Workforce program and Equity Builder Program, for which the funds are now available. Housing Our Workforce provides assistance to financial institutions to help local homebuyers earning more than 80% and up to 120% of the […]
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Brunswick project wins 2023 Maine Preservation Honor Award
Portland-based Barba + Wheelock Architecture received a 2023 Maine Preservation Honor Award for their contributions to the Lemont Block project. The firm was recognized for their leadership role in the three-year restoration project that brought the 153-year-old, largely vacant building back to its former glory in the heart of Brunswick. Barba + Wheelock’s team revived […]
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From the Chamber: Never too early to mark your calendars
In last week’s column about our guest guide surveys, we asked, “What’s your favorite event?”, “What’s your favorite walking trail?” and “What’s your favorite family-friendly activity?”, and it got my summer feelings going. (Thank you, by the way, to those who responded to help us with those surveys.) Maybe it’s because I’m about to be […]
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Mainebiz honoring Business Leaders of the Year next week
Mainebiz will host a special reception to honor its 2023 Mainebiz Business Leaders of the Year on April 5 from 5-7 p.m. at Portland’s Ocean Gateway in Portland. The Mainebiz Business Leaders of The Year Awards recognizes Maine leaders for outstanding performance and contributions by business leaders who set the standard of doing business in […]
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From the Chamber: Do you have a top-10 destination?
We need your help! Let me start at the beginning, so you know why I need your help … When I arrived at this chamber of commerce in 2016, after being the Skowhegan Area Chamber executive director for over nine years, I found this chamber created a guest guide called the Allure of the Coast. […]
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From the Chamber: 15 ways to engage this year
One of the themes for the Bath-Brunswick Regional Chamber in 2023 is making this our year of reengagement. Earlier this year, I devoted an entire column to the importance of reengaging in our communities. In fact, that was the theme of my speech at our BBRC Annual Awards Night last Friday. We’ll be profiling the […]