As much as we are all fatigued by COVID-19 talk, my goal for this column is to discuss relevant business topics in our communities and there is no topic more prevalent in our lives. This week I’d like to highlight some separate pieces that may have been reported, but you may have missed because of […]
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Brews News: Topsham business seeks $500K grant to expand coffee, tea operations
Funding is contingent upon Wicked Joe Coffee Roasting Co. creating 17 new jobs, nine of them for low- and moderate-income people.
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From the Chamber: Help is coming, more is needed
The COVID-19 era is unprecedented. In a world increasingly prone to hyperbole, unprecedented becomes used often for things that are infrequent, or irregular, but make no mistake this is unprecedented (at least it is in the last 100 years since the Spanish Flu of 1918. Never has a pandemic so thoroughly dismantled our everyday lives. […]
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L.L. Bean’s store in Freeport remains closed, but you can now pick up orders there
The outdoor retailing giant announced Monday that it will begin offering curbside pickup of goods and apparel at its flagship store.
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From the Chamber: Re-opening, helping the chamber and 4 ways to help each other
As Covid-19 is the most relevant topic in the world, we again focus on it this week. To be honest, I find myself struggling to keep up with the news of what’s happening and the effects of Covid-19 on our region. The thing is, as executive director of the chamber it’s my job to stay […]
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From the Chamber: Tips During the Covid-19 Era, Part II
Last week, I gave a few key tips for getting through the COVID-19 era including building a budget, identifying local community resources and looking at the rate that people accept change and that it may take longer for others to adjust. We did cover another topic, that needs to be reiterated, and leads off this […]
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Guest column: Now is the time to appreciate local food producers
Times like this make one remember what really matters in life. They cause us to refocus on core values and reflect on the essentials: family, friends and food. In an age of super stores and online shopping, food seems to magically appear with ease, and in huge variety. That variety matters when we are all […]
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Bath Council approves small business economic relief loan program
Bath City Council on April 15 approved funding for an Economic Relief Bridge Loan Program in response to the immediate needs of small businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The one-time loans will offer up to $7,500 for small businesses in Bath, and will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis with program funding up […]
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New virtual farmers market in Lisbon
The new Little Ridge FarmDrop, part of the statewide FarmDrop effort, doubled its customer count in the first two weeks offering, among other goods, locally-sourced bagels, beef and beets.
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From the Chamber: Tips During the COVID-19: Era Part 1
These are trying times, and we’re all having our limits tested on how much we can adjust and adapt to in order to keep ourselves and our families safe. This new sense of normal has been a struggle to create, yet, being at the beginning of my fourth week of social distancing, I can say […]