BAR HARBOR — Bar Harbor Bankshares, the holding company for Bar Harbor Bank & Trust with a location in Topsham, has completed its merger with Lake Sunapee Bank Group, the holding company for Lake Sunapee Bank. The company is now the only community bank headquartered in northern New England with a market footprint in Maine, […]

LISBON — Lisbon Credit Union recently revealed that it raised $8,000 for the Ending Hunger in Maine campaign in 2016. Fundraisers included the annual summer basket raffle and autumn bake sale, as well as a holiday 50/50 raffle. Funds were also raised through ongoing sales of Goat Milk Products from Brayer Ridge Farms in Newport […]

BATH — Bath Savings Institution President and CEO Glenn Hutchinson recently announced the hiring of two new bank officers. Evan Libby of Freeport has joined the bank as vice president of compliance. Before joining Bath Savings, Libby served as a senior bank examiner for the Maine Bureau of Financial Institutions. He graduated from the University […]

CASTINE Maine Maritime Academy athletics has outfitted several teams in Atayne athletic apparel, a Brunswick-based company that uses 100 percent recycled and organic materials. “Atayne was immediately attractive to us for a variety of reasons,” said Steve Peed, director of athletics. “Obviously, we get to feel good about using 100 percent recycled products, but as […]

BRUNSWICK Eight new entrepreneurs recently graduated from New Ventures Maine’s Venturing Forth class, a 60-hour course in business planning. Held at University College Bath/Brunswick, the class covered topics including your customer, competition, marketing, record keeping, taxes, finances, legal aspects, and more. At the end of the class, graduates presented their completed business plans. Venturing Forth […]

BRUNSWICK The Brunswick Downtown Association will celebrate the opening of Maine Street Sweets with an official ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday at 4:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Maine Street Sweets will specialize in old-fashioned candies and a large selection Jelly Belly products. The store features large, red and yellow dispensers with more […]

In our fourth and final profile of Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber award recipients, we focus on two individuals and one organization that epitomize what community building is all about — giving your all for the greater good. These award recipients were recognized at SMMC’s Annual Awards & Member Expo called the Big Night Out, which […]

TOKYO Japan’s central bank upgraded its outlook for growth in the coming year on Tuesday, but hedged its bets by keeping its lavish monetary easing unchanged. The Bank of Japan cited easy lending conditions, rising exports and stronger government and corporate spending, in part linked to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, as reasons to expect more […]

NEW YORK McDonald’s is trying stage a comeback, and offering Egg McMuffins all day won’t be enough to get more people in its restaurants. The world’s biggest burger chain said U.S. sales dipped 1.3 percent at established locations for the final three months of the year. Customer traffic also continued to slide for all of […]