Town & Country FCU

Through its "local helping local" initiative, the credit union presented a $2,500 donation to the Foundation for Portland Public Schools, which coordinates a food fund.

President Trump's nominee to succeed Jerome Powell as chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve "isn’t squarely hawkish or dovish – he’s signaling a hybrid stance,” one observer tells Mainebiz.

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The 3,400-square-foot leased space aims to offer Town & Country FCU members and others an opportunity to see, touch and experience technology used in banking and other industries.

“Clearly, we do not need additional unpredictability,” Patrick Woodcock, president and CEO of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce, told Mainebiz hours after the federal government shut down over a budget dispute.

The facility is named for Town & Country Federal Credit Union, which provided $750,000 in funding.

Citing slowing growth in the first half of the year, central bankers lowered interest rates by a quarter of percentage point and signaled the possibility of two more cuts this year.

There were delays and cancellations at Portland International Airport and Bangor International Airport. Other disruptions across the state were spotty.

Since it was founded in 1994, the annual Swish-Out Childhood Cancer Challenge has raised $750,000 for the Maine Children's Cancer Program at the Barbara Bush Children's Hospital in Portland.

The donation from Town & Country Federal Credit Union will fund a venue for electronic sports on the University of Southern Maine's Gorham campus.