GO Lab Inc. — One of 16 Small Businesses in U.S. Awarded Funds to Develop Environment-Protecting Technologies

“EPA is proud to help spark innovation to address critical environmental and public health needs through our Small Business Innovation and Research program,” said EPA Regional Administrator Alexandra Dunn
Reade Brower: Community Person of the Year

Reade Brower, who founded The Free Press in 1985, was named Community Person of the Year at the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce awards ceremony on Saturday, November 3. The other annual award winners . . .
Union Farm Equipment Named 2018 Retailer of the Year —

The board of directors of the Retail Association of Maine has unanimously selected Union Farm Equipment to be the recipient of its 2018 Retailer of the Year award. Union Farm Equipment was chosen “for its reputation as a . . .
Belfast Chamber Elects Two New Directors —

Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce has added two new members to its board of directors. Belfast City Councilor Eric Sanders (inset) was elected after being named by the city council (the city does not have a dedicated seat on the . . .)
Report: Immigrants Contribute $1.2 Billion to Portland Economy, Drive Population Growth

Foreign-born residents contributed $1.2 billion to the Portland region’s gross domestic product in 2016, according to a report by the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Partnership for a New American Economy — a pro-immigration . . .
New Main Street Maine Website Features Rockland, Belfast, Plus Eight Other Downtowns

Maine Develop- ment Founda- tion’s Maine Down- town Center has announced the launch of an interactive web portal designed to attract visitors through one-stop shopping and compelling content. The website (MainStreetMaine.org) . . .
Row, Row, Row a Boat

Dominic Fontaine believes finding happiness, at least for a short time, is as simple as taking to the water of Camden Harbor in a small boat. “Fifteen minutes in this rowboat is like getting away for a week,” said Fontaine . . .
Shellfish Dealers Can Promote Product with Maine Quality Mark

Maine shellfish dealers can now promote their product with the red, white and blue State of Maine Quality trademark, used for decades to identify other Maine agricultural and natural resource products, thanks to a recent rule . . .

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