We’ve had a few weeks to settle into our “regular” schedule with summer behind us, and as we do, we look to what the future holds. For our chamber of commerce, the future continues to be a mishmash of many different things. It’s truly the nature of our organization to focus on many different things […]
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Thirty-day countdown starts for Maine lobster industry restrictions to protect right whales
A more than 950-square-mile area of the Gulf of Maine will be off limits to traditional lobstering starting Oct. 18.
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Midcoast businesses grapple with federal vaccine mandate
Worker reactions to the president’s directive, announced late last week and which impacts companies with more than 100 employees, have been mixed.
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Big Al’s, an iconic discount emporium, to close after 35 years in business
The store is known, in part, for its colorful owner and variety of merchandise on Route 1 in Wiscasset.
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From the Chamber: Do your employees feel safe and secure?
Some people may read this title and bristle — it sounds a little too touchy-feely for some. Some employers think that paying a wage and offering any benefits should garner absolute loyalty. Some employers look at employment as purely transactional. I pay you a wage and benefits and you show up. That’s not wrong, in that, […]
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Maine won’t sue over right whale restrictions, but isn’t giving up fight
Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher told lawmakers that the state doesn’t have a viable case but will pursue other legal options.
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Efficiency Maine invites small Brunswick-area businesses to upgrade heating and lighting
Incentives, loan options are available.
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Lisbon’s upcoming Moxie Hub to host marketing program for Maine entrepreneurs next month
The digital advertising program is part of a town initiative to help entrepreneurs start or grow their businesses.
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Maine businesses say vaccine mandate could be hard to implement
While supportive of vaccines, some business leaders say too many key questions remain about the Biden administration’s requirement.
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From the Chamber: 9/11 remembrance will bring us together, and we need it
I was four months out of college and five weeks beyond my father’s passing, working on the sales team for the beverage distributor I’d worked at during my college summer breaks. I was at the Augusta Walmart with a guy named Eric, we were waiting on a delivery so we could set up some large […]