MESSAGE FROM MAINE STATE CHAMBER: Did you know workplace stress is responsible for up to $190 billion in yearly health care costs in the U.S.? That’s why stress is the No. 1 workforce health risk. It actually beats out obesity and physical inactivity. Seventy percent of American employees consider the workplace a significant source of […]

SAN FRANCISCO Microsoft wants you to talk more with your computer — and have more useful conversations. The giant software company is promoting new uses for Cortana — its voice-activated answer to Apple’s Siri digital assistant — including the ability to interact with software “bots” that can have limited conversations with users and help with […]

AUBURN — Skelton Taintor & Abbott associate attorney Jordan Payne has been elected to the board of directors of Community Little Theatre, one of the oldest continuous community theaters in Maine. Payne is a graduate of Bowdoin College and Northeastern University of Law. In law school, she served as managing editor of the Northeastern Law […]

TOPSHAM — Diane Moyer and Sandi Gosselin have been named the top RE/MAX Real Estate team in the state for total sales volume in 2015. Moyer has qualified for the RE/MAX Chairman’s Club, which recognizes outstanding sales volume in the past year. In 2015, the Chairman’s Club award was presented to less than 2 percent […]

BATH — Midcoast Commerce Connection recently announced the election of Spencer Gray Jr., of Spencer E. Gray Jr. LLC Independent Insurance Agency, as president, and John Leonard, an investment planner with Northeast Planning Associates in Bath, as vice president. Michael Wayashe, CPA, will continue to serve as treasurer, and Alison Freeman of Sparloft Arts as […]

BRUNSWICK — Black Bridge CrossFit has opened in the historic Fort Andross Mill in Brunswick. The facility is located on the northside of the mill on the ground level. Black Bridge CrossFit occupies more then 5,000 square feet of renovated mill space looking outward toward the Androscoggin River. Its stripped down, functional atmosphere mirrors CrossFit’s […]

CUMBERLAND — Todd Reagin of Maine Medicare Options recently received an award from Martin’s Point Generations Advantage as one of its top 10 performing producers in Medicare supplement sales for the state of Maine. Reagin has been with Maine Medicare Options since its start in 2011 and assists people who are new to the Medicare […]

FREEPORT — The Greater Freeport Chamber of Commerce and the Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber will once again co-host the B2B Marketplace Expo on Tuesday, April 19 from 1-5 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn in Freeport. Entry is free with a business card and free parking is available. The expo will feature more than 30 […]

BRUNSWICK — McDonald’s General Manager Arthur “Buddy” Suttles was recently selected for the Fred L. Turner Award at a management training course held at McDonald’s Hamburger University in Oak Brook, Illinois. The award is given to the overall top performer achieving the highest academic scores on exams. In addition, Suttles was one of four students […]

BRUNSWICK The Maine Technology Institute approved 13 seed grant applications and six development loan applications in February, totaling $1,567,373 in awards to entrepreneurs from across Maine to advance new product and process development. This round of MTI awards leveraged $1,776,427 of matching contributions from the award recipients. Awards from this round include: • Six development […]