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  • Top Gun kicks off in Kennebec, Somerset counties

    Staff October 24, 2019

    Thomas College is launching the startup mentoring program early next year for entrepreneurs in those counties, as well as five Waldo County towns. The application deadline is next month.

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    Golden's bill expanding SBDC program passes House

    Maureen Milliken Updated: October 22, 2019

    The Small Business Development Center program, with 22 locations in Maine, offers free resources to small business owners. New legislation authorizes more money for the program and allows the centers to market themselves.

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    Central Maine Healthcare CFO Whitlock goes from interim to permanent

    Staff October 22, 2019

    John Whitlock has been interim CFO since June, and with the Lewiston-based health care system as vice president of finance since June 2018.

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    $14.8M in HUD grants will help state reduce lead dangers in housing stock

    Staff October 21, 2019

    Portland, Biddeford, Lewiston and MaineHousing will share federal grant money that will help reduce the danger of lead-based paint and other lead hazards, a project that will include 750 households.

  • Maine's September unemployment was record low, again

    Staff October 18, 2019

    After sinking in August to its lowest level since at least 2016, Maine’s unemployment rate stayed there last month.

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    Three Maine hospitals now perform cutting-edge heart procedure

    Staff Updated: October 18, 2019

    Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, becomes the third in the state to add a diagnostic tool that captures highly detailed images of heart tissue, potentially leading to better diagnoses.

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    USM may move Lewiston campus downtown

    William Hall October 17, 2019

    The University of Southern Maine plans to relocate its Lewiston-Auburn College from the outskirts of Lewiston to a new location downtown.

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    F3 MFG in Waterville growing fast, hoping workforce catches up

    Maureen Milliken October 17, 2019

    The aluminum truck body manufacturer expects sales this year of $30 million, but, like many Maine businesses, is having trouble filling jobs.

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    $105M transportation bond goes to Maine voters this November

    Renee Cordes Updated: October 28, 2019

    On Nov. 5, Maine’s voters will be asked to authorize a $105 million bond that would be used to build and upgrade highways, bridges, ports, air and rail transportation.

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    Charging ahead: State looks to expand EV ports

    Maureen Milliken Updated: October 28, 2019

    With the state’s initial program to install fast-charging stations for electric vehicles along a corridor from border to border complete, the next phase has started — to fill in the gaps.

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Did the recent Small Business Saturday help your business?
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Sponsored by Kennebunk Savings Bank

Small Business Saturday, the annual tradition that encourages shoppers to support local, independent retailers and entrepreneurs, marked its 16th rendition on Nov. 29, with events held across the nation.

Founded by American Express in 2010, the yearly event has become an essential part of the holiday shopping season. The Small Business Administration became the official co-sponsor in 2011. 

Last year, shoppers turned out in full force to support their local communities, generating an estimated $22 billion in spending at small retailers and restaurants.

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