415 Lisbon Street, PO Box 59 Lewiston, ME 04243-0059

Phone: 783-2249 Fax: 783-4481 Website: www.androscoggincounty.com Email: info@androscoggincounty.com

December 11, 2008 Chamber Breakfast

Program:

Ruminations on the 2008 Election

Speaker: Governor Angus King

Hosted by:

Ramada Conference Center

Spotlighters: BeautiControl

Have Quill Will Write Interim Healthcare

Maine Staffing Group Send Out Cards - Louise Nichols

Stanton Bird Club

Sponsor:

Chamber Kids for the Holidays

Hundreds of Kids in Androscoggin County need your help this holiday season!

Please donate an unwrapped gift by December 18th Check out the Chamber website for details!

The Appraisal Group, Inc 466 Main Street, Suite 100, Lewiston

www.appraisalgroupauburn.com Timothy J Gatto

333-3311

The Appraisal Group is a real estate appraisal company locally owned and operated in the City of Lewiston. They supply residential appraisals throughout central and southern Maine for all types of properties including new construction, land, single and multi family homes, relocations, condos and FHA loans as well as appraisals for divorce, estates and pmi removal. With many years of experience in the business, they have a proven track record of writing quality reports while upholding the highest ethical and professional standards. Call today, their friendly staff is ready to help you with all of your appraisal needs.

The Bread Shack, LLC 1056 Center Street, Auburn www.thebreadshack.com

Dara L. Reimers 376-3090

Dara is the owner and head baker of The Bread Shack, an artisan bakery, located in Auburn. Dara was a member of the Bread Bakers Guild of America's TeamUSA that competed at the Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie, the World Cup of Baking in Paris, France in March 2008. She earned a diploma from the Notter School of Pastry Arts in December 2007 and has been baking since 1989. The Bread Shack, which opened in August, offers a full line of artisan breads, croissants, coffees, soup and sandwiches in the café that seats 10 and has WIFI.

CMC Technology Group 225 First Flight Drive, Auburn

www.cmctechnologygroup.com M.T. Clark 582-8244

CMC Technology Group (formerly Central Maine Communications, Inc.) is a Maine owned and operated business technology services company that originated as a structured cabling company in 1995. Since the inception CMC has evolved to have three lines of business; Telecommunications Systems (Traditional and IP based), Networking Solutions and Structured Cabling. CMC’s warehouse, offices and dispatch center are in Auburn and they are headquartered in Farmingdale, with additional offices in Bangor, Presque Isle and Wolfeboro, NH. CMC is proud to call the Municipal offices of Lewiston and Auburn one of their best customers. CMC upgraded the phone system and integrated Lewiston and Auburn's municipal offices starting in 2007. They developed a fully integrated IP system that linked the cities of Lewiston and Auburn together, saving time, money and administrative costs. CMC also services and supports the Auburn and Lewiston School Departments as well as many LA businesses and service agencies. Call for your communication needs, they offer a complimentary equipment survey for new customers.

Hammond Tractor Company 1110 Minot Ave, Auburn

www.hammondtractor.com Marie Herrick

782-8921

Earlier this year Hammond Tractor, the largest John Deere dealer in New England, bought Hammond Equipment and Delekto Brothers in Auburn. Hammond Tractor Company is a full service tractor and power equipment dealer combining sales, parts and service. Located at the newly renovated Nitco forklift building at 1110 Minot Ave and at 1525 Minot Ave. Hammond sells John Deere, Mahindra, Walker, Kuhn and Honda Power Equipment. Hammond’s John Deere equipment includes commercial mowing and commercial work products such as skid steers and mini-excavators. Contacts include Stan Spilecki, General Manager, Allan Twitchell, Sales Manager, Chuck Moninski Commercial Salesman and Marie Herrick Office Manager.

Helios Quality Consignments 1120 Center Street, Auburn

www.heliosqualityconsignments.com Brian Breton

376-3085

Helios Quality Consignments serves as a retail outlet specializing in furniture, house wares and collectables. The store receives items from the general public to be placed within their showroom for sale with the proceeds divided between Helios and the consignor. Helios offers consignors the option of selling on E-Bay. Additionally, you can visit their website to view and purchase or place items on hold until the buyer has a chance to visit the store. They offer a 90 day consignment period during which the price will lower every 30 days. If at the end of that time period the item is still in the store, the consignor can reclaim the item. The concept of consignment stores is new in the L/A area and their customers are very positive and visit on a regular basis. Come visit Helios for quality merchandise, variety of products and low cost.

Investment Concepts 475 Pleasant Street, Lewiston www.lpl.com/investconcepts

Shawn Wright 784-5171

Investment Concepts is proud to be a family owned, local, financial planning firm. As an independent advisory firm, Investment Concepts is able to provide their clients with unbiased, objective advice, while offering a broad range of investment products. Each advisor provides highly customized and thoughtful counsel that addresses the unique circumstances and objectives of each client. They offer securities through LPL Financial, the leading independent broker/dealer in the nation. Over the past twelve years, Shawn has been honored to offer counsel to her clients; building relationships in the community and helping individuals and families leave a legacy for generations to come. With these challenging market conditions, if you are looking to build a relationship with an advisor you can trust…someone who will help you plan for the future, and be there alongside you in the years to come…you have found her!

Mexico Tipico Restaurant 787 Lisbon Street, Lewiston

www.mexicotipico.info Henry Maldonado

782-0657

Mexico Tipico Restaurant started in California and worked it's way out here to Maine. Henry's family is from Guadalajara, Mexico, home to the finest Mexican food around. Mexico Tipico's setting is bright and cheerful. It is expansive and fits gatherings of any size. There are two large TV screens so you can keep your eye on your favorite sports. The bar is beautiful with comfortable seats and deep mahogany wood. Mexico Tipico offers all you can eat fajitas, chimichangas, burritos, tacos, enchiladas, as well as the infamous Henry margarita, so stop by and enjoy a little part of Mexico! Live music coming soon!

Top Cat Custom Screen Printing 27 Second Street, Lewiston

Tom Conant 740-4345

Top Cat Custom Screen Printing is a subsidiary of a well-established screen printing company in Massachusetts. For over 10 years, Tom has produced screen-printed and promotional items at competitive prices without compromising quality or outstanding customer service. After hearing of L-A’s rising business force, Tom decided this was the place to launch Top Cat Custom Screen Printing. The next time you are in need of quality screen-printing of anything from computer chassis, to fabricated metal parts to glow in the dark tee shirts to unique promotional items at reasonable prices; give Top Cat Custom Screen Printing a call.

Ursus Media Group 24 Commons Street, Waterville

www.ursusmediagroup.com Jeffrey Benedict

877-8700

The Ursus Media Group is a full service media company. They have produced many television shows from North East Journal to the highly successful Inside Maine Business. Ursus Media Group has created web sites for Rossignol Ski Company as well as created national advertizing pieces for C B Richard Ellis. Creating the Kennebec Valley tourism guide and their collaboration with L & L Bean are examples of how Ursus is a champion for business in Maine. With the only fully digital production studio in Maine, Ursus will not only help you tell people what you do but show them too.

Woodbury Hill Wellness 790 Pownal Road, Auburn

Patricia C Estes RPP 786-3997

Patricia Estes RPP operates Woodbury Hill Wellness from her studio in Auburn and has facilitated workshops and has been in the complementary healthcare field for twenty years. With her training and experience in energy medicine, therapeutic nutrition and holistic psychology, she has developed her own cure for Empty Well Syndrome. By using small, consistent self-care strategies she can teach you to Manage Your Natural Energy (MYNE). In Fact, Woodbury Hill Wellness will enhance your quality of life…guaranteed! If you want to feel better, have more energy or lose inches, MYNE and intelligent supplementation with Mannatech's glyconutrition through WHW is your obvious, easy and fun solution!

Ryan Booker Rebecca Branagan Rhonda Briggs Sean Doucette Denise Dube Mubashir Hassan Kevin Hunter Connie Jones Susan Koch Andrea LeBlanc Melissa Miller Alice Mogensen

Christine MonteCalvo Nicole Morissette Joe Poirier Cindie Rice Linda Roberts Heather Skolfield Jerry Smith Tracey Steuber Paul Therriault Hillary Verrill Sandra Vye

Announcements

December 13 & 14 Stuff the bus at the Auburn Mall December 16 Holiday Open House at the Chamber December 18 BAH at Lost Valley + Chamber Kids for the Holidays January 6 Career Fair at CMCC January 15 Chamber Breakfast at the Hilton January 22 & 23 Seminar, Surviving in a Challenging Economy January 29 Chamber Annual Meeting

Happy Holidays From

The Chamber!

2008 Androscoggin Leadership Development Institute Graduates