Maine State Credit Union has once again placed on the Best Places to Work in Maine list for mid-size companies. This is the 10th year in a row that Maine State Credit Union employees have voted their employer to this list. They first received recognition as one of Maine’s top employers in 2012. “We are […]
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Jeremy Payne joins Cornerstone government affairs firm
Cornerstone, a leading bipartisan, employee-owned, government relations and public affairs firm with federal and state reach, announced the addition of Jeremy Payne as a principal in the firm’s Augusta office. He brings to the Cornerstone team nearly a decade of policy and government relations work throughout the state. Before joining Cornerstone, Payne served as the […]
Farmington’s Franklin Memorial Hospital welcomes Dr. Anfin Erickson
Franklin Memorial Hospital announced Anfin Erickson, MD, a general surgeon, is providing patient care at Franklin Health Surgery and surgery at Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington. Besides general surgery, Erickson’s specialties include thyroid/parathyroid and colon surgery. A high honors graduate of Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Erickson completed his general surgery internship and […]
Day’s Jewelers hires new vice president of marketing Nikia Levesque
Joseph Corey, president of Day’s Jewelers, announced hiring Nikia Levesque as vice president of marketing for the company’s eight jewelry stores across Maine and New Hampshire. Levesque has worked for Day’s since she was a teenager beginning her career as a service specialist at the company’s Waterville location. Her career within the company has only […]
Boeing behind schedule in gaining approval for new Max jets
If the Federal Aviation Administration does not certify the planes by year end, Boeing would be required under law to add a new type of system to alert pilots when there is a potential safety problem.
Safety deposit boxes headed toward extinction at Chase
A spokesman for the bank said Chase decided late last year to stop offering new deposit boxes to customers as a ‘business decision’.
Resilient U.S. consumers spend slightly more in August
The economy is expected to grow in the third quarter, after shrinking in the first six months of this year.
Germany to spend billions to tackle high energy prices
A fund will be used to limit the price customers pay for natural gas, and the government is dropping a previously proposed surcharge on natural gas.
Fewer people seek U.S. unemployment aid amid solid hiring
It’s a sign that few companies are cutting jobs despite high inflation and a weak economy.
Pumpkin farms adapt to improve soil, lower emissions
This Thanksgiving, your pumpkin pie might have a lower carbon footprint.