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New Business Stimulus Package

Congratulations to the three businesses that won our New Business Stimulus Packages. Each of you will receive goods and services worth more than $6,000 each from Maine companies:

Work It Up Andrew J. Brewer Construction LifeStages

We need to thank all the businesses that entered and made this such a tough decision. Good luck and keep working on your dreams.

Pitches entered | Contest rules

Maine at Work Writer Ray Routhier discovers he's all thumbs when he takes part in a seasonal Maine tradition.

Making wreaths isn't quite the snap it appears to be

Maine at Work: Stories about jobs done by people in Maine

Today's Business Headlines

Slow sales hit firewood dealers hard [Bangor Daily News]

Sales of Northeast homes up 25 percent [Portland Press Herald]

Midcoast: Jobless rate shows highest October unemployment in 27 years [The Herald Gazette]

Can wind power lift Maine's economy? [Bangor Daily News]

State's Higher Ed Institutions Brace for Layoffs and Cutbacks [MPBN Maine News]

MaineHealth chief makes pitch for Pen Bay Healthcare to merge [The Republican Journal]

Canadian energy company's deal concerns Baldacci [The Associated Press]

Passing of the shears at Bob's Barber Shop [Portland Press Herald]

Big changes for historic barber shop in Old Port [WCSH6 News Center]

Scallop catch reduced [Bar Harbor Times]

Concession in hotel height issue raises more concerns [Bar Harbor Times]

Readfield: Orchard would remain farmland with sale [Kennebec Journal]

Machias: Wreath Company in Full Swing [WABI TV5]

Freeport committee, soccer club agree on development of Pownal Road fields [The Forecaster]

Lots to Gardens receives $6K grant [Sun Journal]

Briefcase [Portland Press Herald]

Stacie Chalmers: Hiring an Web expert? Here are some keys [Portland Press Herald]

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Events

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Portland Regional Chamber's Eggs & Issues 7:00am to 9:00am, Holiday Inn by the Bay

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure: Lessons on Leadership and Life Based On My Experience With Ted Turner Institute for Civic Leadership, 7 to 9 a.m. , Mariner's Church Banquet Center 773-3254 x100.

Mid-Maine Chamber's December Business After Hours Sponsored by Holiday Inn, Waterville & Bangor Saving, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, Holiday Inn 873-3315.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

MEREDA Hosts Members-Only Breakfast Seminar, "Choice of Entities" on 12.10.09 7:30 - 9:30 AM, Hilton Garden Inn, Freeport 207-874-0801.

Mid-Maine Chamber's December Business Breakfast Series Mark Nolan, general manager of T-Mobile Call Center, Oakland, ME, 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM, Thomas College Student Center 873-3315.

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