FALMOUTH — Mainebiz will host a reception on May 8 to honor its 2014 Maine Business Leaders of the Year: small company business leader, Peter Rinck, CEO of Rinck Advertising; large company business leader, Royce Cross, president and CEO of Cross Insurance; and nonprofit business leader, Patricia Quinn, executive director of the Northern New England […]

BRUNSWICK — Mid Coast Medical Group — Women’s Health Care recently welcomed Aoife O’Brien, R.N., C.N.M., to its midwifery services team. Working collaboratively with the obstetricians and gynecologists, the three nurse midwives on staff offer traditional birthing services in an advanced care setting. O’Brien joins Alexis Nolan and Suzanne Zimmerman providing full scope nurse-midwifery services […]

“I’ve always loved people, fashion, and a bargain, so this was the perfect segue when I decided to break out of my box,” said Cindy Neprash, a savvy entrepreneur who has taken her 30 years of experience in human resources, paired it with her passion for fashion, and created an upscale resale shop she aptly […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A new inspector general’s report says the Internal Revenue Service contracts with nearly 1,200 vendors that owe $589 million in back taxes. The report said only 50 of the vendors were on a payment plan to pay off their debt. Inspector General J. Russell George says the IRS sends a bad message […]

WASHINGTON The growing gap between the richest Americans and everyone else isn’t bad just for individuals. It’s hurting the U.S. economy. So says a majority of more than three dozen economists surveyed last week by The Associated Press. Their concerns tap into a debate that’s intensified as middle-class pay has stagnated while wealthier households have […]

BRUNSWICK — The Maine Institute for Family- Owned Business and its 2014 Maine Family Business Awards, presented in partnership with the law firm Verrill Dana, takes place at the Marriott Sable Oaks in South Portland on May 19. The gala evening begins with networking and ends with awards in seven categories presented to Maine firms […]

LEWISTON — Kelley Dorsey has been promoted by Androscoggin Bank to the position of assistant vice president and a business and government services officer. Dorsey joined the bank in 2012 and was the retail manager of the Androscoggin Bank locations on Maine Street and Cook’s Corner in Brunswick. Dorsey will remain in Brunswick and focus […]