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LEWISTON, Idaho, Dec. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Creative designer Tara Shah and the team at Tara's Elegance, which offers a line of premium jeans, have announced the launch of a modeling competition for women between the ages of 14 and 30. Hopeful models can upload their photos via a special contest application on Facebook between now and Dec. 27, 2012. The winners will receive prizes valued at more than $4,000. The Tara's Elegance modeling contest is designed to identify promising...

ROCHESTER, N.Y., May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Yesterday, Iberdrola Chairman Ignacio Galan visited the site of a new substation in Lewiston, Maine to review progress on the company's $1.4 billion Maine Power Reliability Program (MPRP). Central Maine Power Company (CMP), the local subsidiary of Iberdrola USA, will install a 345,000 volt autotransformer at the site later this month. Iberdrola's investment in Maine's bulk power system will double CMP's high voltage substation capacity...

BOSTON and LEWISTON, Maine, Nov. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Carbonite, Inc. (NASDAQ: CARB), a leading provider of online backup solutions for consumers and small and medium sized businesses, has completed its transition of customer support operations to the U.S. The news follows the company's announcement in the spring that it would repatriate all customer support back to the U.S. and open a dedicated customer support center in Maine. Carbonite opened the new customer support center in...

LEWISTON, Maine, May 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Carbonite, a leading provider of online backup and "anytime, anywhere access" today with Maine Governor Paul LePage announced the opening of a new customer support center in Lewiston that is expected to employ 150 skilled workers by the end of this year. Carbonite ultimately expects to employ more than 250 people in Lewiston. "Great customer support is just as important as a great product," said David Friend, Carbonite's CEO. "When customers...

Allowing 100,000-pound tractor-trailers to travel on Maine's interstate system would make the state's city streets and rural routes safer, Auburn truck accident attorney Stephen B. Wade says. Auburn, ME (PRWEB) February 5, 2011 Auburn accident attorney Stephen B. Wade said this week that he endorses proposed legislation that would make Maine's secondary roads safer by keeping heavy truck traffic on the interstate. U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont)...

As ITD permit hearing proceeds, support for oversize loads grows LEWISTON, Idaho, Nov. 19, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Three more prominent Idaho groups announced today they are joining Idaho and Montana business groups in support of the oversize shipments slated to move from the Port of Lewiston to Montana via US 12. The Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry (IACI), the Port of Lewiston Commission, and the Idaho Chamber Alliance all joined Drive Our Economy this week. The Idaho...

LEWISTON, Maine, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Tonight, Poland Spring Water Company will receive the Androscoggin Chamber's first-ever Poland Business of the Year Award at their annual meeting and awards dinner in Lewiston. The historic Maine water bottler is being recognized for its significant investments in the town of Poland, Maine - investments that are fundamental to the area's ability to succeed, grow, and prosper. Chip Morrison, Chamber President, highlighted the company's significant...

MONTVALE, N.J., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercedes-Benz donates an R320 BlueTEC clean diesel vehicle to The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing in Lewiston, Maine during the inaugural Dempsey Challenge with the goal of making a difference in the safety and comfort of transporting those receiving cancer care and bringing down the organization's fuel costs. The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing serves multiple cancer treatment facilities, including The...

CHICAGO, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In honor of its broad-based efforts to improve the lives of the most vulnerable members of its community, St. Mary's Health System in Lewiston, Maine, is the recipient of the prestigious 2008 Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service, one of the most esteemed community service honors in health care. Each year, this $100,000 prize is presented to a health care organization that provides innovative programs that significantly...

By Judith Meyer LEWISTON - Balance. Baby. Balance. Welcome to the structure and philosophy of the Sedgwick family. The Sedgwicks - Amy and Peter - are both triathletes who compete in Ironman competitions. They're both doctors at Central Maine Medical Center and are the delighted parents of a 16-month-old. There is no such thing as a typical day in their lives. Every day is a balance of training, family, personal time and work, in varying lengths of time and shifting order, says...