PORTLAND A fter seven years, Stella and Guy Hernandez closed Bar Lola in November. While regulars lamented, the Munjoy Hill restaurateurs promised they were committed to Portland’s East End and would return. When their new venture, Lolita, opens this month the culinary crowd will see the couple walks their talk. Located a stone’s throw from […]
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Positive trends in commercial real estate
During the first quarter of 2014, I have had an opportunity to review the commercial real estate (CRE) activity in the Midcoast during 2013. The Mid-coast market does not have the transaction volume of other markets such as the Greater Portland area, Southern or Central Maine in terms of commercial real estate, however, there is […]
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Portland store still Joe’s, but ‘smoke shop’ joins the ashes
The owners alter the name of the city landmark to reflect its wide variety of food and other offerings – including tobacco.
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NEW BUSINESS IN THE SPOTLIGHT
SERVICES OR GOODS OFFERED: We are a nursery which specializes in naturalistic planting design, offering a unique assortment of herbaceous perennial plants, many of which are native to Maine and North America. We will provide professional advice concerning the proper selection and use of plants suited to each individual’s need. We design and install gardens/landscapes, […]
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Target hires chief information officer
NEW YORK (AP) — Target hired a new chief information officer to help overhaul its data security systems in the wake of a massive pre-Christmas data breach. The Minneapolis-based discounter said Tuesday that it named outsider Bob DeRodes, who has 40 years of experience in information technology and replaces Beth Jacob, who abruptly left in […]
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Home price gains cool off
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home price gains cooled in February from the previous year for the third month in a row, as harsh winter weather and high buying costs have slowed sales. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20- city home price index rose 12.9 percent in February compared with 12 months earlier. While healthy, that is […]
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CHAMBER NEWS
BOARD DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE: The Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber’s 2nd Annual Hacker’s Ball Golf Tournament is coming up on May 9 at the Bath Country Club. The proceeds from this tournament will benefit the chamber’s region area high school Scholarship Fund which includes Brunswick, Mt. Ararat, Morse, Wiscasset, Richmond and the Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA). YEA […]
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Coffee By Design’s founders earn award
PORTLAND — Coffee By Design founders Mary Allen Lindemann and Alan Spear, who are celebrating 20 years in business this July, have been named Maine’s Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration, according to a news release. Seth Goodall, regional administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration, along with Androscoggin […]
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E2Tech hosts forum
PORTLAND — E2Tech is bringing legislators, lobbyists and political experts together to discuss recent legislation and look ahead at initiatives that will define the political and policy landscape for the next governor and Legislature. The forum, “Energy & Environmental Policy in an Election Year,” will take place on Thursday, May 22, from 7:15 a.m. to […]
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Extra SAT prep class begins on May 4
BRUNSWICK — Brunswickbased Maine Prep is offering a special extra SAT prep class for Portland/ Cape Elizabeth/Scarborough area high school students whose busy schedules and activities have prevented them from taking SAT classes this spring. The eight-session SAT prep course, designed to teach students strategies to use in the math, writing and reading sections of […]