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The store is expected to begin operating as Hannaford in late fall. The acquisition will bring Hannaford's total number of stores to 189, including 69 in Maine.

The University of Maine Foundation has appointed Sean Campbell as its new president and CEO, succeeding Jeffery Mills, who is retiring after 14 years.

The Waterville-based Central Maine Growth Council has hired Amanda Wrigley as its innovation and development specialist, a new role aimed at driving economic growth, workforce development and entrepreneurship across the region.

Chris Rodenhizer has been hired as a construction executive for the Freeport based general contractor.

The Woods Maine Shop, located at 400 Main St. in Norway's historic Opera House building, offers apparel, bags and home goods, with an emphasis on Maine craftsmanship.

Four months after the Farmington Food Co-op opened for business, the store is in expansion mode.

The closure came during the restaurant's first summer back in operation after a series of setbacks that kept it off the dining scene for an extended period.

The new trustees bring backgrounds in finance, higher education, law, architecture, design, landscape architecture and philanthropy.

The distribution deal puts four of the company's seafood meals at more than 1,000 Food Lion stores across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic.

With two weeks before Labor Day, we're taking a look at how many people chose Maine as their vacation destination this summer. Whether it's the coast, a lake, the mountains […]