Business

It's hard to imagine a better day for the City of Ellsworth than Tuesday, August 2nd! At 12:30 approximately 200 people were at the old Lowe's Building and soon to be the new home for Jackson Laboratory's mouse breeding facility! Dignitaries welcomed Jackson Lab to Ellsworth and there was a ceremonial groundbreaking...

I went to Shaw's in Augusta to get some lunch today (JULY 19) and a display in the middle of the floor at the front of the store caught my eye. From a distance, I couldn't believe what I was seeing, but as I got closer, it was confirmed. It was a huge display of HALLOWEEN CANDY IN JULY!

Source: WalletHub WalletHub.com has complied their list of the most energy expensive states in the country. In the United States, energy costs eats up between 5 and 22 percent of families' total after-tax income. WalletHub looked at the total monthly energy bills in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. They based their rankings by constructing a special formula that accounts for the

Betty's Hilltop House in Ellsworth announced on their Facebook page on Sunday July 3rd that they will be closing for good on Sunday, July 10th.

Money Rates.com had an article that caught my eye. It was titled 'Top 10 Best and Worst States To Be Rich'. Being rich in this article was deemed as earning $90,060 per year, that would put you into the top ten percent of wage earners in the country. In forming their list, they factored top-tier income levels, tax rates and property crime.

With families across Maine getting ready for those trips to the beach and to camp, expect to pay more to fill up the gas tank. According to the price-monitoring website GasBuddy.com, gas prices in Maine were higher by almost five cents per gallon this week for a statewide average of $2.34 per gallon.

WDEA's Chris Popper sat down with Martha Searchfield the new Executive Director of the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce. She has been a member of the Chamber for 10 years. She explained why you should be a member of the Bar Harbor Chamber, what she has liked about the Chamber and what she would like to see the Chamber do in the near future...

You can have a say in who is selected for 3 awards that will be presented by the Ellsworth Chamber of Commerce. You can vote for the New Chamber Business, the Revitalization Award and Customer Service Award. You can vote once a day now through May 9th.

Martha Searchfield, who had been acting as Interim Director of the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce was announced on Monday, April 18th as the new Executive Director.

Jeff Clark, the President of the Ellsworth Chamber of Commerce announced on Monday, March 28th that Gretchen Wilson has been selected as the new Executive Director for the Ellsworth Chamber of Commerce and will officially take over beginning on April 4th...