Both leadership roles were voted on at the group’s recent annual meeting.
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LePage downplays Trump’s NAFTA tweets
The Maine governor, meeting with Canadian officials and New England governors to talk about trade, also called for an agreement on softwood lumber.
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Design report on a new Brunswick-Topsham bridge emphasizes multiple uses
A committee that has been meeting for more than a year recommends that the bridge be accessible to foot, bike and vehicle traffic, and capitalizes on the view.
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Maine regulators review underbilling by gas company
The Public Utilities Commission is looking at whether other Maine Natural Gas customers paid too much while large customers were undercharged.
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Bicycle Coalition of Maine picks new director
John S. Williams will head up the cycling advocacy group.
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Human errors likely to blame for recent Navy accidents, experts say
Four incidents in the past year, including two that killed at least 17 seamen, suggest a problem with training that could extend beyond the Pacific Fleet, say several analysts and former naval officers.
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FAME backs financing for shipyard expansion
The state financing agency is providing loan insurance on $3.6 million so Front Street Shipyard can expand in Belfast.
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July unemployment rate still well below 4 percent
The preliminary rate of 3.7 percent continues an extended period of low jobless claims.
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At new Cianbro facility, LePage praises vocational training, calls teachers ‘a dime a dozen’
Gov. Paul LePage, speaking at the grand opening for the Pittsfield company’s new workforce training facility, said a mentor program is more valuable than ‘just teaching out of a book.’
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L.L. Bean unveils new machine and a path to 1 million boots a year
The outdoor gear retailer is expanding its boot production capacity by one-third as a new molding machine goes online.