BRUNSWICK Gelato Fiasco, the Brunswick-based creator of all-natural gelato and sorbetto, recently hired Molly Delan for the position of chief smooth operator and plant manager. Delan will be responsible for leading operations at the company’s Flavor Foundry in Brunswick. The staff at the Flavor Foundry creates pints of gelato and sorbetto that are offered for […]

LEWISTON — Androscoggin Bank recently announced the recipients of its bi-annual grant awards by Greater Giving, a community impact program launched last year. The bank created Greater Giving to provide support to nonprofits and organizations that benefit the community in three specific areas: economic development, education and the arts. The awards committee approved grants to […]

BRUNSWICK — After 30 years of practice, Dr. Howard Rosenfield of Town Park Psychiatric Associates, located at 169 Park Row in Brunswick, is announcing his retirement. He will leave active practice at the end of April. As the ongoing health and well being of his patients remains a priority, Rosenfield is available to suggest follow-up […]

BATH — Glenn Hutchinson, Bath Savings Institution’s president and CEO, recently announced the promotion of two bank officers. Theresa Hodge of Topsham has been promoted to senior vice president and senior commercial lender. With 30 years of banking and commercial finance management experience, Hodge has managed venture capital funds, loan portfolios and all lending programs […]

TOPSHAM Wright-Pierce is part of an award-winning project in Connecticut. Wright-Pierce, a water, wastewater and civil infrastructure engineering firm with an office in Topsham, provided the design and construction administration engineering for the $100 million Mattabassett Water Pollution Control Facility. The facility upgrade project in Cromwell recently won the American Council of Engineering Companies of […]

WASHINGTON U.S. retail sales slipped last month, pulled down by sharply lower gas prices, and Americans spent much less in January than previously estimated. The figures suggest that consumers remain cautious about spending despite steady hiring. Retail sales fell 0.1 percent in February, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. Excluding the volatile gas and auto categories, […]

MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber promotes and supports businesses in our region through a variety of programs including ribbon cuttings and grand openings. Our membership-based organization assists with the planning of these events. We promote the event to municipal leaders, SMMC board of directors, members and the public in our […]

BRUNSWICK New Beet Market, a café, eatery and retail marketplace serving locally sourced, made-from-scratch food at reasonable prices at Brunswick Landing, has scheduled its grand opening ceremony for Monday, March 21. Founded as an L3C (low-profit limited liability corporation), the majority of New Beet’s profits go to their partner 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations of Seeds of […]

HARRISBURG, Pa. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf raised the minimum wage by nearly $3 an hour, to $10.15, for state government employees and workers on jobs contracted by the state in an executive order he signed Monday. The Democrat’s move establishing the new wage minimum comes a year into his term, as a crippling budget gridlock […]

NEW YORK In the American imagination, suburbs are places to buy a house and put down roots. But a growing percentage of suburbanites rent, according to a new study. About 29 percent of suburbanites living outside the nation’s 11 most populous cities were renters in 2014, up from 23 percent in 2006, according to a […]