In this third and final part of our year-end recap, we turn our attention to 2022 and the transformative year it will be. Although we’ll have several new projects in 2022, I want to focus on just the two biggest ones this week. These two projects will quite literally change our organization more in one […]
Times Record Business
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine home sales fell in November while prices kept rising
A tightening supply of homes on the market is pushing prices up even as the number of transactions falls.
advertisement
Posted inTimes Record
From the Chamber: The year that went fast and slow
In preparing this second part of my three-part year-end series, I stumbled on two polar opposite ideas which are both uniquely correct: 2021 went by incredibly fast, and 2021 went by painstakingly slow. On one hand, it’s hard to believe how drippingly slow some days were as we got stuck in this social distancing/work from […]
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine employers told to prepare to implement federal vaccine mandate
Though the rule has been appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, it is set to begin taking effect in less than three weeks.
Posted inTimes Record
John T. Gorman Foundation announces leadership transition
The John T. Gorman Foundation announced Tuesday that President and CEO Tony Cipollone will retire on February 1 after leading the organization through a major period of growth. Chief Program Officer Nicole Witherbee, now in her 10th year at the foundation, has been selected by the board of directors as its new president and CEO. […]
Posted inTimes Record
Maine car wash business with Brunswick location sold to Connecticut holding company
The previous owner of Fast Eddie’s Express Car Wash said that the buyers have plans to grow the business.
Posted inTimes Record
Richmond Area Health Center welcomes family nurse practitioner Andrew Alexander
Andrew “Andy” Alexander of Richmond has joined the Richmond Area Health Center as a family nurse practitioner. Alexander obtained his Master of Science in Nursing at Walden University in Minnesota, and his undergraduate Nursing degree at the University of New England in Biddeford. He has 15 years of experience as a registered nurse in a […]
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Judge hears arguments in power line case days before voter-approved law takes effect
Judge Michael Duddy said he will decide within the next two days whether to grant an injunction to keep Maine’s law banning the project from taking effect.
Posted inTimes Record
From the Chamber: Predicting our future: A five-year look ahead
This is the first in a three-part series to recap what happened this year, and preview what is to come in 2022. Next week I’ll share some interesting facts and figures about 2021, and follow that up the week after with a look at how 2022 will become a truly transformational year for our chamber […]
Posted inTimes Record
Brunswick nonprofit receives grant to support affordable housing initiatives and community facilities in Maine, New Hampshire
The Brunswick-based Genesis Fund was awarded an $825,000 grant from the Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Fund at the U.S. Treasury Department. The CDFI Program invests in and builds the capacity of CDFIs to serve low-income people and underserved communities lacking adequate access to affordable financial products and services. The Genesis Fund’s award provides loan […]