Deb’s Blog
What happened when BRLI Clifton Eames Award winners lunched with Clif ›
What happens when you gather together a room of people who all have strong connections to Bangor, Maine and have all been awarded the Bangor Region Leadership Institute (BRLI) G. Clifton Eames Leadership Award? MAGIC! That’s what happens. That magic occurred recently on a beautiful August afternoon, four floors above the Penobscot River in…
Workforce challenges: Maine is not alone ›
Over the Holidays, I was in my car listening to a conversation on public radio about workforce challenges and the factors contributing to it including the opioid crisis and the aging population. These are issues we discuss frequently with Chamber member businesses, in economic forums, with community leaders and those who represent us at the…
…and the envelope please! ›
Welcome to 2018! Chamber staff reconvened today and kicked off the new year opening envelopes! Last year, at this time I asked every member of the team to write down one goal for 2017 that was personal and one goal that was professional. We placed those goals in envelopes and I kept them hidden until today…
10 reasons to shop local this season (and every season) ›
As we enter the busy holiday shopping season, you will hear a lot about “shopping local”. Back in the day, that is what we all did because that was the only option. That is so not the case today! No doubt your email is now full of Black Friday and other offers to entice you…
Is your business ready for the next “disaster”? ›
As we recover from last weeks extensive power outage, now is the time to think about planning for the next time your business is “interrupted” as a result of a power outage or some other unexpected occurrence. Last weeks experience took me back to the night I received a phone call from the Harbor Master…
