FREEPORT Peeping out of a cardboard box, one of Deena Prestegard’s Artful Cranberry wreaths gleamed like a coil of strung rubies as it caught the afternoon light from the kitchen window where it was being packaged for local delivery. Prestegard’s unique cranberry wreath startup is thriving in its second season, but the entrepreneur is dedicated […]
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Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MESSAGE: “Promotion of Your Business” is a key benefit each business and organization gains through their membership in the Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber. The chamber actively focuses on promoting business within the region, out to the world and to other chamber members. Promotional activities include: — Website — a free listing on […]
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Russia warns of recession in 2015
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian government has acknowledged that the country will fall into recession next year, battered by the combination of Western sanctions and a plunge in the price of its oil exports. The news caused the stock market to drop and pushed the ruble to a fresh record low against the dollar. The […]
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Chrysler U.S. sales up 20% in Nov.
DETROIT (AP) — Chrysler’s U.S. sales rose 20 percent last month, a sign that Black Friday promotions and falling gas prices drove U.S. auto sales higher in November. Chrysler sold nearly 171,000 vehicles to post its best November in 13 years. The company was led by the Chrysler 200 midsize sedan with sales that more […]
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Construction spending climbs 1.1%
WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly built homes and schools boosted U.S. construction spending in October to the highest level since May. The Commerce Department said Tuesday that construction spending rose 1.1 percent in October, after having slipped 0.1 percent in September. Fueling the gains in October was a 1.8 percent increase in spending on single-family houses. […]
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Ski Maine!
JA YI n the town of Jay, skiing Spruce Mountain is about as different from skiing at a big-name resort as you can get. The mountain — about a three-hour drive north of Boston — boasts being “Home of the $1 Grilled Cheese Sandwich,” and a single tow rope hoists skiers up the modest but […]
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Parkview earns Gold Star
AUGUSTA — At a recent celebration at the Maine Hospital Association headquarters in Augusta, Brunswick’s Parkview Adventist Medical Center was honored with the highest recognition: the Gold Star Standards of Excellence by the Maine Tobacco Free Hospital Network. Parkview was recognized for embodying the 10 standards of excellence including a 100 percent tobacco-free campus policy […]
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Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber
CHAMBER MESSAGE FROM PAUL LOVELESS: I first arrived in Brunswick in February 1963 after being stationed in Millington, Tenn.; Norfolk, Va., and Jacksonville, Fla. It was apparent that Brunswick Naval Air Station and the surrounding communities had a relationship that was different and positive from that I had experienced in my other the duty stations. […]
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Portland’s Jetport earns recognition
PORTLAND — Portland International Jetport (PWM) was honored this month by two national industry organizations for its topnotch service and commitment to sustainability. The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) recently announced the recipients of the seventh annual Airports Going Green awards, and the Jetport terminal expansion was among just seven honorees from around the world. […]
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Homebuyer course slated in Portland
PORTLAND — Coastal Enterprises Inc. (CEI), a nonprofit community development organization, with the support of Maine State Housing Authority, will offer the first-time homebuyer seminar on Tuesday and Thursday, Jan. 13, 15, 20 and 22, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Coastal Enterprises Inc. in Portland. The purpose of the course is to help people […]