The Chamber is thrilled to announce that our popular Business & Community Expo will return to the Samoset Resort on Tuesday, March 28. The Expo presents an opportunity to meet and network with close to 100 local businesses and non-profits, all under one roof!

The Expo will have a job fair component for those hiring or those looking for employment. Free and open to the public, the event will also be promoted in print, radio and via outdoor banners leading up to the event which should draw hundreds of attendees.

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

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.

Bird's Nest Studio and Gallery is open year-round and is located on the second floor of 15 Elm Street in Camden. Come visit my art studio and gallery to see oil and watercolor paintings on view and in progress. My work is primarily landscapes and Maine farms and farm animals.

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

Submit your news releases to Amy@CamdenRockland.com.

Starting March 1, nonprofit organizations providing the basic needs of food, housing, health & safety, and economic security to residents in Knox and Waldo counties can apply for a 2023 grant from United Midcoast Charities (UMC). The application is the first step in a rigorous months-long review process by the UMC Grants Committee and Board of Directors. More...

The Rockport Public Library’s “Let’s Feel Better” series continues on Wednesday, March 1, at 12:00 p.m. with a presentation entitled, “Exploring Meditation.” Caroline Saxe-Cobaugh, RYT-200, will provide a brief history of meditation, talk about why people meditate, and lead a short series of seated meditations appropriate for all abilities. More...

The Maine Women’s Network – Midcoast Chapter would love for you to join us at our next event on Wednesday, March 1 from 5pm – 7pm at Blue Barren in Camden. This is an open networking event with raffle prizes. For more information or to register, please click here. The MWN mission is to increase women’s professional growth and leadership skills through networking and education.

Locally known businessman Jim Gamage of 180 Sealcoating and Striping has been busy this fall and winter planning a tourism event for the Caribou area. SnowBowl 2023 promises thrills and chills for snowmobilers and snow lovers alike when the winter celebration kicks off March 2-5 in Caribou. More...

Interested in sponsoring Camden Public Library’s Camden on Canvas event? This incredible July event has raised over $100,000 in two years for the Library’s Campaign for the Future! Twenty-two notable New England artists are confirmed for the July 21-23, 2023 plein air weekend, which culminates on Sunday with a public viewing and a lively outdoor auction and reception at the Camden Amphitheatre. Sponsorship levels range from $250 to $2,500. More...

After more than three years, Camden Opera House’s Blue Café series will make a welcome return Friday night, March 10. Doors will open 7 p.m. for the free 7:30 p.m. performance in the downtown opera house’s intimate third floor listening room. More....

On February 6th and 7th Steel-Pro hosted a tour and welding competition for Mid-Coast School of Technology students. Steel-Pro employees and Waldo County Technical Center graduates, Dalton Rossignol and Austin Peavey, were tour guides as well as facilitated & judged the competition.

Thanks to funding from The Clowes Fund, OUT Maine has been working hard to create a better future for LGBTQ+ youth through programming that focuses on post-secondary education and workforce engagement.

LGBTQ+ youth are regularly bullied in schools, often skipping school or failing to graduate. More...

Time is running out to get on the Maine Tax Portal! The Maine Tax Portal is replacing EZ Pay, I-File, and MEETRS. Those systems are being deactivated May 31, 2023.Don’t wait until the last minute. Create your Maine Tax Portal Username and Password TODAY! Learn more at maine.gov/revenue/portal. More...

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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