PLEASE NOTE: Contrary to what was originally communicated, there is NO Business After Hours in March. We hope to see everyone at the Expo on March 28th! Business After Hours will resume on April 12.

Our popular Business & Community Expo will return to the Samoset Resort on Tuesday, March 28, from 2 to 7 PM. The Expo presents an opportunity to meet and network with close to 100 local businesses and non-profits, all under one roof!

Booth reservations are now open and selling quickly.

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We’re excited to be refreshing and reprinting our popular Historic Downtown Camden Map, with updated listings of downtown Camden businesses, for 2023.

A limited number of advertising spaces are available for Chamber members on a first-come, first-served basis. The ad reservation deadline is March 17 and completed ads are due March 31. To learn more or reserve your space, contact Diane Norton at Diane@CamdenRockland.com

All details and registration will be announced soon!

Each week, the Chamber features one of our members here in our Friday Report e-newsletter (distributed to 2,000 emails) and on our Facebook page (5,000 followers). Featured Member posts link directly to your Chamber business profile webpage and to your Facebook page.

Simply click below to complete the two easy steps. Featured Members will be chosen as submissions are received (limit of one featured listing per member, per calendar year). We invite you to take advantage of this great Chamber member benefit to promote your business.

Bayview Financial is an investment advisory firm offering solutions in retirement planning, tax savings and building wealth for both individuals and businesses. Offering investment products from bank cd’s to individual stocks. Our offices are located in Bangor, Brunswick, and Camden.

To learn more about becoming a Featured Member, click here.

Submit your news releases to Amy@CamdenRockland.com.

The Center for Wildlife Studies “Wild Maine” Series, in partnership with the Camden Public Library, continues with a presentation on Thursday, March 9 at 6:30 PM by conservation biologist and herpetologist Dr. Matthew Chatfield. Dr. Chatfield will discuss the natural history of wood turtles and some of the approaches that he and his colleagues are using to study and conserve this unusual species. More...

Orders are now being accepted for shade trees in Camden through the Camden Garden Club Shade Tree Program. Any Camden resident is eligible to purchase a subsidized shade tree for their property. Property owners should apply by March 25 to the Town of Camden. Residents do not need to live on a main street or sidewalk. Trees can be planted anywhere on the property. The cost of the tree is $75 to the property owner with the rest of the cost covered by the Camden Garden Club and installation covered by the Town of Camden. More...

From March 2 through March 30, the Rockport Public Library will feature a show of photography by author and photographer Charlie Costello. Costello has lived and worked in Japan and Thailand and has traveled extensively throughout Southeast Asia. His new book, Hanging out in Burma: Laundry Lines and Democracy Hanging in the Balance, is the culmination of three journeys that progressively deepened Costello’s appreciation of the beauty and warmth of its people and the plight of its democracy. More...

Steel-Pro is proud to announce its first annual scholarship program awarding two prizes of $1000 to support Maine students pursuing a career in welding. The scholarship is open to high school seniors or current college students who have demonstrated a commitment to a career in the welding field. More...

Bar Harbor Bank & Trust employees recently presented more than $21,000 in donations to seven nonprofit organizations serving Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont residents. The recipients of the donations are: Brandon Area Rescue Squad (Vermont); David’s House (New Hampshire); Habitat for Humanity/7 Rivers Maine (Maine); Island Nursing Home (Maine); Midcoast Habitat for Humanity (Maine; pictured); Mount Desert Nursing Association (Maine); and Pittsford First Response Squad (Vermont). More....

Sam Grinnell of Lincolnville has joined Allen Insurance and Financial as an account manager in the company’s business insurance division. Grinnell is a graduate of Colby-Sawyer College and before starting his insurance career as an employee-owner at Allen, he has worked as a carpenter, home inspector and aquatics director at the Penobscot Bay YMCA in Rockport.

Knox County Homeless Coalition (KCHC) is welcoming three new members to its Board of Trustees in 2023: Alexis Fuller-Wright, Laura Hopkins, and Rachel Nixon. More...

The Amtrak Downeaster is excited to announce the $10 Track Work Flash Sale is live. During the $10 Track Work Flash Sale, you can travel round-trip for just $20 or less. You must use the promo code: V520 and book 3 days in advance. For more information on scheduled track work and what passengers can expect during these specified dates please visit: https://bit.ly/TrackWorkFlashSALE – Sale is only valid for travel March 4th-12th and April 22nd-May 7th. Book today!

To help kickstart our new catering venture, Claws is offering Chamber members a 10% rebate on any catered event in the form of Claws gift certificates. For example, if you book a Claws-catered event that totals $1000 (excluding tax and gratuity), you will receive $100 in Claws gift certificates! Use the certificates for yourself or reward clients, guests or employees! Visit our website for more details and give us a call at 207-596-5600. Booking now for May 24, 2023 and the summer season.

Not sure how to get hot, fresh Causeway dinner delivered to your door by our staff? Look no further. Free delivery to St. George, Thomaston, Rockland (and points between)! https://craignair.com/maine-inn-restaurant

Members are invited to email Amy@CamdenRockland.com with details of goods, programs, products, or services they would like to offer to their fellow members. Please limit your offer to headline + 75 words and include an end date not to exceed 1 month.

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