Maine Pines Racquet & Fitness in Brunswick, celebrating its 50th year this fall, added a 134-kilowatt solar array to its roof this spring. The grid-tied solar electric system with 406 photovoltaic panels will produce more than enough electricity to run the business in real time or feed back to the grid. “Transitioning to renewable energy […]
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From the Chamber: The economics of exclusion
Last week, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down several rulings as they do at the end of June prior to their summer recess. The three rulings most discussed on social and mainstream media all involve new exclusions. First, SCOTUS ruled 6-3 against President Joe Biden’s student loan debt relief program, saying it […]
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United Way welcomes new members on Board of Directors
United Way of Mid Coast Maine announced Monday the addition of seven new members to its Board of Directors and its 2023-2024 slate of officers. The new board members are: • Christopher Bowe, MD, president of Mid Coast–Parkview Health. • Kelly Creamer, director of wellness and rehabilitation at LincolnHealth. Creamer is the chairperson of the […]
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From the Chamber: Sweet summer music and Bath Heritage Days
I know the rain has been a lot lately, but we can’t let a few dark clouds drown us out from some fantastic fun this summer. We have 10-12 weeks in June, July and August to squeeze all of our summer dreams into, and we can’t let anything like a few sprinkles stop us. I […]
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Lincoln County commissioners allocate ARPA funds for affordable housing
The Lincoln County Commissioners voted at the June 20 meeting to allocate $1.5 million of county American Rescue Plan Act funds to the creation of the Lincoln County Affordable Housing Investment Process with the intent of providing financial support for the development of affordable housing units in Lincoln County. This process and corresponding ARPA allocations […]
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Bath Savings donates $100K toward Tedford Housing facility
Bath Savings President and CEO Glenn Hutchinson recently announced a $100,000 donation to support the construction of Tedford Housing’s new facility in Brunswick. At over 17,000 square feet, Tedford Housing’s new facility will replace the organization’s current aging and inadequate temporary housing. The facility will include separate, secure wings for adult and family emergency housing […]
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From the Chamber: Proactive employee retention and salaries to meet the moment
The U.S added another 339,000 jobs in May according to the most recent jobs report released June 2, which means the pool of candidates to fill your open positions continues to shrink. Overall, the U.S. unemployment rate stands at 3.7%. For me, this reinforces that although we’ve heard a lot of discussion about employee attraction, […]
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From the Chamber: Summer etiquette reminder, and more great events
School is out for the summer, and we are all starting to look ahead and make plans for what we want to do over the next 11 weekends. This week, I want to give updates on a few things I first mentioned a few weeks ago, and I want to spotlight a few summer events […]
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Midcoast Youth Center launches workforce development program
Midcoast Youth Center announces the launch of the Career Opportunities and Advancing Skills Together (COAST) workforce development program, which connects 16- to 24-year-old students and young adults to meaningful and engaging career and community learning opportunities. The program has a two-pronged approach to career success: 1. A seven-week training program covering topics such as writing […]
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From the Chamber: 10 June updates to start your summer
As we head into graduation weekend for Brunswick, Mt. Ararat and Morse High Schools, I figured it was a great time for another edition of the 10 x 100 — 10 updates in about 100 words or less. Here we go: Maine State Music Theatre goes curtains up on June 7 I mentioned the full […]