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Quality Insulation is a Leading Insulation Provider in the Bangor Area for Homeowners, Remodelers, and Large and Small Builders. BANGOR, Maine, May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Quality Insulation, part of the Masco Contractor Services family of companies, recently announced its expansion into the Bangor, Maine market. Quality Insulation provides a variety of installation services to builders and homeowners including insulation, gutters, fireplaces, garage doors, shelving and storage...

BANGOR, Mich., Aug. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Marrone Bio Innovations Inc. (MBI), a leading global provider of natural pest management products for the agricultural and water treatment markets, today announced the groundbreaking of the Marrone Michigan Manufacturing facility in Bangor, Michigan. MBI CEO Pam Marrone was joined by Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and Bangor Mayor Jennifer Carpio-Zeller to celebrate the...

BANGOR, Maine, Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Residents in Bangor now have a Books-A-Million (BAM!) to experience an expansive selection of books, toys, tech and more. The new store recently opened in Bangor Mall located at 116 Bangor Mall Boulevard, Bangor, ME 04401. "At BAM!, our goal is to provide a fantastic bookstore experience to our customers. We're so excited to greet all of our new neighbors at the door," said Dean Sherwood, General Manager. "We are simply thrilled to be in here in...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., July 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- LINE-X Protective Coatings, the nation's leading developer and provider of high performance protective coatings, is proud to announce that a local franchise, LINE-X of Bangor of Bangor, Maine, will be hosting its Fifth Annual Customer Appreciation Open House on August 4, 2011. Co-owned by John Fahey, Wayne Nason and Dave Therrien, LINE-X of Bangor is located at 34 Perry Road, Bangor, Maine. Product displays and demonstrations will be available...

PORTLAND, Maine, April 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- This Earth Week, TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank®, is becoming as green as its TD logo as the bank prepares to celebrate the opening its first two "green" stores in Maine. The bank also announced its 60,000-square-foot Auburn Call Center has achieved the highest level in the LEED-CI green building certification system, LEED-CI Platinum, making it the first structure in the Pine Tree State to do so.(Logo:...

MADISON, Wis., Feb. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- RMT, Inc. (RMT) was recently awarded a Best of State Award for Engineering Excellence from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Wisconsin Chapter and a National ACEC Recognition Award. These awards recognize RMT's use of an innovative cap to clean up contaminated sediment in the Penobscot River in Bangor, Maine. Development of remediation technologies for sediments that release non-aqueous phase liquid (NAPL) is in its infancy....

BANGOR, Maine, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Acadia: Combined Heating and Cooling System from Hallowell International is one of Sustainable Industries 2009 Top 10 Green Building Products. (Available online at: www.sustainableindustries.com/resources) The Acadia is a revolutionary new green technology for residential and commercial heating and cooling and was selected by a panel of expert judges and the Sustainable Industries editorial team. Winners are chosen based on environmental...

By ERIC RUSSELL; OF THE NEWS STAFF BANGOR - The city is planning to apply for $750,000 in state funding, the final piece of a $2.4 million investment to create a park and open space area along the Penobscot River. The funds, part of $5 million approved by voters last November, require a 2-to-1 match by the city. Thanks to federal grants already secured, Bangor has the matching funds. The grant for a state riverfront community bond was discussed this week at the city's business and economic...

The Maine chapter of the American Nurses Association will hold its annual conference and business meeting on Oct. 23 in Bangor. Nurses from across the state will convene to discuss issues such as safe staffing practices, the legislative process, employment opportunities for nurses with disabilities, maintaining a positive workplace environment and more. Speakers include Mary Jean Schumann, ANA director of nursing practice and policy; Lisa Harvey-McPherson, director of health policy and...

By JONI AVERILL Literacy Volunteers of Bangor executive director Mary Marin Lyon asks you to consider this problem: "Living in a community where you do not understand the language, and cannot read the written word." Then Lyon asks you to imagine yourself as part of the solution to that problem. You can do so by becoming a literacy volunteer and teaching someone to speak and read English, Lyon wrote. You do not need to know the other's language, she explained, you merely "have to have the...