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Maine State Credit Union hires VP of mortgage lending with commercial bank experience
Alexis Wells Updated: August 31, 2023Before joining Maine State Credit Union, Nicole Hotchkin was a vice president and senior retail loan officer for Camden National Bank at its Belfast branch.
Camden National Bank CEO will retire in December, successor named
William Hall August 22, 2023After a 22-year career at the bank, Greg Dufour will retire Dec. 31. A top executive from Boston-based Citizens Bank has been tapped to succeed him.
Approved BIW contract raises pay for union members
Renee Cordes Updated: August 22, 2023The contract, approved by 72% of Machinists Union Local S6 members, provides the most significant pay increase in nearly 70 years, according to the union.
Historic homestead in Newcastle completes $3.5M renovation
Laurie Schreiber Updated: August 21, 2023Frances Perkins, an influential figure behind Roosevelt’s New Deal, spent summers throughout her life at the Newcastle family homestead, named a National Historic Landmark in 2014.
Handiwork of Maine prison inmates will help raise funds for midcoast assistance program
Laurie Schreiber Updated: August 17, 2023Inmates and artists have joined talents to raise money for a Rockland nonprofit providing food and energy assistance.
Two of Pen Bay Medical Center’s buildings sold for housing development
Laurie Schreiber August 16, 2023Originally, the seller thought the facility lent itself to reuse for quasi-medical uses. The city made it clear it wanted to see workforce housing development.
Maine Children’s Home appoints Wiscasset social worker as executive director
Alexis Wells August 16, 2023Candace Marriner succeeds Rick Dorian, who served as the executive director of MCH for seven years and guided the organization through significant growth and changes.
$1.65M home sale is second-priciest for Wiscasset
Laurie Schreiber Updated: August 15, 2023The 6,500-square-foot home, on 2.5 acres, was built in 1898 and has 14 rooms. It listed for $1.795 million.
Friday Food Insider: Women in the restaurant industry
Alexis Wells August 11, 2023Whether it's female ownership, the chef cooking your food, or the server bringing it out to your table, we know that women have power in this industry.
With university's move to New Gloucester, 225-acre Unity campus is listed for sale
Laurie Schreiber August 10, 2023The relocation of Unity Environmental University means the school's original campus, in its namesake town, is now officially on the market.
Today's Poll
Sponsored by Kennebunk Savings Bank
Maine's cruise ship season is in full swing, running from late September through early November. Thousands of passengers are expected to visit Portland, Bar Harbor, Eastport or Rockland.
This week alone, Portland is set to welcome around 16,000 cruise ship passengers.
But as the season ramps up, it's bringing mixed reviews. Some locals brace for the crowds and many business owners say cruise ship visitors don't spend much while in the port. Other business owners argue that, even if cruise ships don't benefit their own coffers, they still benefit the overall economy.
When we asked this question in 2023, Mainebiz respondents, 21% said the visits bring customers and revenue, while only 18% said the visits don't help their business.
More than half of the respondents, 53%, said cruise ships benefit the overall economy,
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