Clair Sceli, founder of Clamar Floats, recently announced the sale and upcoming relocation of Clamar’s manufacturing operations to Brunswick Executive Airport on the campus of Brunswick Landing. Clamar Floats is a leading manufacturer of light-weight, high-performance composite floats oriented toward the experimental aviation market and located in London, Ontario. A Brunswick private equity group led […]

Congratulations! By reading this opening line you have taken the first step in fighting the divisiveness that is currently happening in our society. Those who read the headline and moved past this column are not interested in finding a solution to what is wrong — so legitimately I appreciate you making it this far. Any […]

ROCKLAND — Bar Harbor Bank & Trust recently presented donations from its employee-driven charitable giving program, Casual for a Cause. After pooling all contributions from employees and directors, collected from April through June, and tallying employee votes for nonprofit beneficiaries, the following organizations each received a gift: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine, Girls Incorporated […]

RICHMOND — Emily Lowell recently received her licensed insurance agent certification at Down East Insurance Agency. As a licensed agent, Lowell can offer customers a wide range of insurance products from the Richmond branch of Down East Credit Union located at 151 Main St. Down East Insurance Agency was established in 2002 and serves more […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. California has set a goal of phasing out electricity produced by fossil fuels by 2045 under legislation signed Monday by Gov. Jerry Brown, who said the policy should serve as a model for other states and nations. Brown, who has positioned California as a global leader in the effort to reduce greenhouse gas […]

Efficiency. It’s a word I hear all of the time when I speak to businesses as the executive director of the Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber. Work efficiency. How do we get more production out of our teams? How do we streamline our systems so our employees can get the most out of their days? The […]

In June, Wright-Pierce was also recognized by ENR as one of the “Top 500” design firms, and earned rankings in the Top 25 of the ENR Top Design Firms Sourcebook in the wastewater treatment plants and sanitary and storm sewers categories. Wright-Pierce also continues to earn award recognition for completed projects including three American Council […]

TOPSHAM — Wright-Pierce, an employee-owned, multi-disciplinary environmental engineering firm, has been recognized again this year by Engineering News Record as one of the “Top 200” environmental firms in the country. ENR, a trade publication of the AEC (architecture, engineering and construction) industry, compiles and publishes annual rankings of engineering and construction firms in the U.S. […]

AUGUSTA — Sally Garand was recently appointed to the Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership (Maine MEP) board of directors. Since 2012, Garand has been a commercial loan officer with Finance Authority of Maine, where she works with clients to review business plans and structure loans through the Economic Recovery Loan Program. In this role, she develops […]