LEWISTON — Central Maine Medical Center has been recognized as a 2013 Top Performer on key quality measures by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in the United States. CMMC was recognized as part of The Joint Commission’s 2014 annual report “America’s Hospitals: Improving Quality and Safety,” for attaining and sustaining […]

FREEPORT — Sherman’s Books & Stationery, which has a location in Freeport, was awarded a $7,500 grant in December from bestselling novelist James Patterson. Sherman’s was one of 81 independent bookstores named by Patterson, who has given more than $1 million to independent bookstores this past year. Sherman’s intends to use the grant money to […]

BRUNSWICK — The law office of Bradford Pattershall opened its doors in December in Brunswick, according to a news release. Pattershall has been practicing law in Maine since 1999. For more than 13 years, he was an associate and later a partner at the Portland law firm of Petruccelli, Martin & Haddow, where his practice […]

BATH — Bath Savings Institution recently honored employees for their commitment to exceptional service and customer relationships at the 2014 Employee Recognition Night in Bath. The tradition of honoring employees for their outstanding service began in 1997 in recognition of the bank’s mission of providing exceptional service without exception. The 2014 Bath Savings Institution Employee […]

PORTLAND O ne of Maine’s fastest-growing companies is growing up, and doing it in style. CashStar, which manages digital gift card systems for major retailers like Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts, moved into new Old Port offices in October, growing its footprint in the city by more than 50 percent and consolidating from three separate offices […]

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MESSAGE: Happy New Year! The Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber will start our chamber new year with a big night out. We invite our members, their employees, and you, the public, to step right up to the Chamber’s Annual Meeting on Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, 5 to 8 p.m. Come celebrate the energy […]

WASHINGTON Impressed with an improving economy, American consumers are feeling more confident, a private survey showed. The Conference Board said Tuesday its consumer confidence index climbed to 92.6 this month from a revised 91 in November. Consumers registered a more favorable view of current economic conditions: 17.1 percent said jobs were plentiful, up from 16.2 […]

WASHINGTON U.S. home prices rose in October at a slightly slower pace, as real estate sales have fallen and affordability has increasingly become a challenge for potential buyers. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index increased 4.5 percent in October from 12 months prior. The figures reported Tuesday mark the 11th straight month of […]

Bob Garver and his wife, Carmen, owners of Wicked Joe Coffee Roasting Co., recently celebrated the grand opening of their new facility in Topsham. The 10-year-old business moved its headquarters from a cramped space in Brunswick to a commissary-turnedcutting edge coffee roasting facility across the Androscoggin River. So brew a cup and enjoy the photos […]

BRUNSWICK — Gelato Fiasco, the Brunswick-based creator of artisanal gelato and sorbetto, recently hired Alessandra Hankinson as a sales manager for the Boston region, according to a news release. Hankinson, of Phippsburg, is a graduate of Hebron Academy and the University of Vermont. She also attended The Italian International Institute in Florence, Italy. Hankinson will […]