Thursday, March 30, 2006
Improving Economic Opportunities for Maine Businesses
Next Business Breakfast Series Slated for April 13
WATERVILLE, March 30 — Thomas College, in partnership with the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce, will hold the April edition of its Business Breakfast Series on Thursday, April 13.
The presentation, titled, “How to Improve Maine’s Economic Opportunities for Maine Businesses Through our State Legislature,” will illustrate how businesses can make a difference at the state level.
Edward McLaughlin, president and CEO of Alliance for Maine’s Future (AMF), will lead the discussion. McLaughlin will discuss MERI’s rating system that holds Maine’s legislators accountable in the business community by tracking their legislative votes. AMF is a get-out-to-vote organization that focuses on the education of workers.
The presentation will be held in the Atrium at Thomas’ Student Center building on the Thomas campus located at 180 West River Road in Waterville. The public is invited to attend. The event begins at 7:30 a.m.
The cost per person is $13 for members with advanced registration, $15 for members at the door and $18 for non-members. Contact the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce at 873-3315 or info@midmainechamber.com for registration information.
The sponsors for the Business Breakfast Series are: Boothby & Bartlett Insurance Company, Kennebec Federal Savings, PFBF Certified Public Accountants, UniTel Inc. and Weeks & Hutchins.
Thomas is a private, career-oriented college that prepares its students for careers in business, technology and education and guarantees employment within 90 days of graduation. For more information about Thomas, please visit www.thomas.edu.
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MEDIA CONTACT:
Rhonda Morin
Director of Communications
Thomas College
180 West River Road
Waterville, ME 04901
Rhonda.Morin@thomas.edu
Phone 207-859-1221
Fax 207-859-1114
www.thomas.edu
WATERVILLE, March 30 — Thomas College, in partnership with the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce, will hold the April edition of its Business Breakfast Series on Thursday, April 13.
The presentation, titled, “How to Improve Maine’s Economic Opportunities for Maine Businesses Through our State Legislature,” will illustrate how businesses can make a difference at the state level.
Edward McLaughlin, president and CEO of Alliance for Maine’s Future (AMF), will lead the discussion. McLaughlin will discuss MERI’s rating system that holds Maine’s legislators accountable in the business community by tracking their legislative votes. AMF is a get-out-to-vote organization that focuses on the education of workers.
The presentation will be held in the Atrium at Thomas’ Student Center building on the Thomas campus located at 180 West River Road in Waterville. The public is invited to attend. The event begins at 7:30 a.m.
The cost per person is $13 for members with advanced registration, $15 for members at the door and $18 for non-members. Contact the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce at 873-3315 or info@midmainechamber.com for registration information.
The sponsors for the Business Breakfast Series are: Boothby & Bartlett Insurance Company, Kennebec Federal Savings, PFBF Certified Public Accountants, UniTel Inc. and Weeks & Hutchins.
Thomas is a private, career-oriented college that prepares its students for careers in business, technology and education and guarantees employment within 90 days of graduation. For more information about Thomas, please visit www.thomas.edu.
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MEDIA CONTACT:
Rhonda Morin
Director of Communications
Thomas College
180 West River Road
Waterville, ME 04901
Rhonda.Morin@thomas.edu
Phone 207-859-1221
Fax 207-859-1114
www.thomas.edu
