At Wednesday’s Central Maine Business Breakfast in Augusta, experts talked about what it takes to build a strong regional economy in central Maine. (Internet access helps.)
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Newspaper that serves Maine’s immigrant community launches website
The free newspaper prints 10,000 copies a month, which are distributed through 200 locations.
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Longtime Skowhegan Savings Bank president and CEO John Witherspoon to retire this year
David Cyr, executive vice president, has been appointed by the bank’s board of directors as the bank’s new president.
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Publisher folds Portland Phoenix but hopes ads for legal pot can revive it
The alternative weekly, the last survivor in what was once a group of four Phoenix publications, stopped publication in February.
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Investment, initiative continue to reshape downtown Augusta
Seven weeks after opening their doors, the owners of Huiskamer Coffee House on Water Street say the activity and investment in the downtown neighborhood made opening their business an easy decision.
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Medical marijuana dispensary sales in Maine drop for 2nd straight year
The dispensary owners attribute the decline to increased and unfair competition that forces them to cut prices, driving down revenue even more.
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Mainers looking at rising heating fuel costs as fall begins
Staying warm this winter could be more expensive than last winter.
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New law lets some Maine veterans skip course work and take nursing exam
Those hoping to be fast-tracked and become LPNs must have served in a medical corps, spent at least 12 months providing bedside patient care and left the military with an honorable discharge.
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Portland’s shipping link helps Yarmouth firm import Finnish speedboats
East Coast Yacht Sales plans to bring in 60 uniquely designed Axopar vessels and be the exclusive retailer from Maine to Maryland.
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Dine Out Maine: Bite Into Maine Commissary, Highroller Lobster Co.
These two lobster roll specialists are both good.