If you haven’t given yourself any down time this summer, you really need to. I’ve been living the wonderful dad life each weekend, but I’m forcing myself, as busy as the chamber is right now, to shut down the chamber office for the last week of August so the staff and I can have a […]
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Amazon could buy land in Gorham for $4M. Is that a good deal for the town?
A proposal to sell 94 acres to Amazon could net the town a slight profit on its land, but the project’s full economic impact on the town — and on residential property taxes — is not yet clear.
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New Halloween event will be filled with things that go ‘boo!’
I’ve been sitting on this information for a long time, and I am so excited to share it with you now: This fall, in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bath/Brunswick, our Bath-Brunswick-Topsham Regional Chamber of Commerce is proud to present the 1st Annual Haunted Hayrides! The event will be this fall, Oct. 24-25 […]
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Bath-Brunswick-Topsham Regional Chamber of Commerce celebrates partnerships
Our region is unbelievably blessed to have a collection of nonprofit leaders that I truly believe is unparalleled in the state. Of course, I may be biased in that respect, but that’s how great I truly feel they are. The quantity of our quality is astounding. For a while now I’ve wanted to do an […]
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Downtown Freeport storefronts filling out
In 2021, Freeport’s business vacancy rate was at its highest since the 2008 financial crisis, but today the rate has fallen to around 5%.
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Christmas in July and other Midcoast happenings
One of the great successes in our region, and honestly one of the best programs of my career, has been the continued evolution of the Midcoast Tree Festival. Now heading into its seventh edition this November, the planning for the event begins earlier each year and thus, Christmas in July! What I mean by that […]
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Hammond Lumber Company to buy Waterville-based Ware-Butler, expanding its footprint
Hammond Lumber, based in Belgrade, will add 12 locations in Maine and New Hampshire and consolidate three other stores.
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Jumpstarting workforce solutions in the Midcoast this fall starts now
Under the leadership o, and in partnership with the United Way of Mid Coast Maine, our Bath-Brunswick-Topsham Regional Chamber of Commerce had a stellar pilot of the Connecting to Tomorrow workforce programs this past spring. The work culminated in a celebration in May at Union + Co. where the students and businesses who participated in […]
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A Portland bagel shop’s sign doesn’t just advertise food. It’s a spiritual journey.
Joel Baker, son-in-law of the original Mister Bagel, puts up spiritual messages on the Forest Avenue shop’s sign. It’s resonating with the community.
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Let the chamber of commerce be your guide to Midcoast businesses and activities
This title is probably too cute by half, but I want to focus on one of the most overlooked services our chamber provides, and that is our guidebook. We don’t mention it much locally because it’s designed for tourists and relocators, but the guide plays a big role for those tourists and relocators. What’s more, […]