It’s no secret that there is a shortage of nurses in Maine. The aging Maine population coupled with more nurses nearing retirement threatens to turn the shortage into a crisis in the years ahead. The Maine Department of Labor projects that there will be 944 job openings for registered nurses annually ― as in each […]

With the former Naval Air Station Brunswick (NASB) now being closed for eight years, manufacturing is driving much of the economic development success at the former base properties, now known as Brunswick Landing and the Topsham Commerce Park.  The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority (MRRA),  working with our private sector partners, have attracted more than 130 companies to the 3,300-acre property.  Nearly 30 percent of them are […]

The Brunswick Downtown Association has announced the Destination Vacation Choose Your Trip Travel Raffle fundraiser. Tickets are $50 each. 400 tickets will be sold.  Destination Vacation is underwritten by Priority Group Real Estate and sponsored by Cruise Planners Maine. Winner will choose their trip and must make travel arrangements through Cruise Planners Maine. Stipulations are […]

Regular readers of this column often repeat some of my common phrases back to me.  One of those is “we do a great job of converting the converted, but we need to work on converting the unconverted.”  The idea is simple but often overlooked- our businesses and organizations do a tremendous job of securing relationships […]

This summer, in order to reach out to the community and give back to nonprofits, Resurrection Golf has started its first ever Non-Profit Give Back Program.  Courses will be collecting donations for 19 different non-profit organizations throughout Maine. Each property will work with five different non-profits that are locally based in their community to raise […]

BRUNSWICK — Mid Coast–Parkview Health employees, providers, friends and family members participated in the 35th annual Trek Across Maine June 14-16. The 2019 cycling team raised just under $30,000 in support of the American Lung Association (ALA) and lung health across the state. For the first time this year, the three-day Trek Across Maine followed a […]

Everyone wants to get out and enjoy the summer weather, and going for a walk is a great way to be with nature, unwind and have a great experience with friends and families. In last year’s chamber guide, we actually had a top ten list of walking trails for our region. This year, my wife and I are trying […]