NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks wants a taste of the Greek yogurt craze. The Seattle-based coffee chain says it’s teaming up with French food and drink company Danone to sell Greek yogurt. The readyto eat parfaits will arrive in its U.S. cafes in the spring of 2014, before rolling out to grocery stores in 2015. […]

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: What does “business friendly” mean? I have had some fascinating conversations with advocates, business owners, developers and legislators in recent months about what the term means. Everyone seems to have different thoughts on the term, and maybe that is why business friendly — or unfriendly — is so hard to define. As I […]

SAN DIEGO — Five students from the University of Southern Maine’s Master in Occupational Therapy (MOT) program, including Sarah Grinder of Topsham, recently presented their research at the 93rd annual American Occupational Therapy National Conference held in San Diego, Calif. The conference coincided with National Occupational Therapy Month. Student presenters included Shane Smith and Dawn […]

PORTLAND — People’s United Community Foundation, the philanthropic arm of People’s United Bank, recently announced that it awarded $67,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations throughout Maine. Twelve organizations received funding in support of activities that ranged from financial literacy and education programs, to basic needs services and affordable housing initiatives. Recipients included Mainestream Finance, Fair […]

BRUNSWICK — Norway Savings Bank recently announced that Lennie Burke has joined the bank as branch manager of its Maine Street and Cook’s Corner branches in Brunswick. As branch manager, Burke’s responsibilities include the overall success of the branches and providing leadership to ensure the highest level of customer service is delivered. Also, Burke is […]

WISCASSET — Charlie Spies, CEO of CEI Capital Management, was recently appointed to the board of directors of the New Markets Tax Credit Coalition, a national advocacy group for the federal program aimed at encouraging private investment in low-income areas. In a press release, CEI said the appointment comes as U.S. Sens. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., […]

AUGUSTA — The Maine Health Care Sector Grant, initially projected to train 400 people, has trained more than 1,000 Mainers for jobs as nurses, clinical nurse instructors, certified nursing assistants and allied health professionals. According to the preliminary Overview and Summary of Projects released earlier this month by the Maine Department of Labor, all original […]

Angela Garrison has conceived a niche, and she’s running with it. Long after the concept became a staple here in Maine, Garrison is taking organic food to a new level — the youngest level. Infants, prekindergarten students and kids inbetween will eat organic food and learn from a flexible curriculum when Beansprouts Early Learning Childcare […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Higher gasoline costs pushed a measure of U.S. consumer prices up in June. But the overall trend in inflation stayed tame. The Labor Department said Tuesday that the consumer price index increased 0.5 percent in June from May. Two-thirds of the increase came from a 6.3 percent jump in gas prices, the […]