Somerset County

In his first week as president and CEO, Dan Tilton told Mainebiz that while the bank is open to potential acquisition or branch expansion opportunities, it remains committed to its existing footprint.

Amber Lambke, co-founder and CEO of Maine Grains, says the company is purchasing a state-of-the-art extrusion line from Germany, capable of producing grain-based cereals, bars, snacks and specialty ingredients.

Tiffany Comis, a former nurse at Readington-Fairview General Hospital who has been with the hospital for more than two decades, succeeds longtime leader Richard “Dick” D. Willett.

Maine Laboratories, a “forever chemical” testing and analysis service in Somerset County, changed its name to PFAS Laboratories.

The event featured a panel discussion on "60 ideas in 60 minutes," moderated by Deb Neuman, president and CEO of the Bangor Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Since 2017, 60% of graduates, or more than 100, have been working in the industry. Demand for logging and forest trucking operators in Maine is high and projected to remain so.

Here are a few best practices one Maine manufacturer has used to recruit and retain employees.

The recalled products are Yani adult-use vape cartridges of the strain Watermelon Chimera, the Maine Office of Cannabis Policy said.

Skowhegan Savings Bank, with 12 locations throughout Maine, has expanded its Fairfield branch lending team, with the promotion of a longtime employee and the addition of a new vice president and commercial lender.

For credit unions, "doing more" is a recognition that doing well isn’t enough; leaders in our industry need to do good, too, writes guest columnist Jim Lemieux.