MAINE SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS PRAISES OXFORD COUNTY BUSINESSES AND BY DOING SO SHE HAS PRAISED THE OXFORD GAMBLING CASINO WHICH IS BOOMING WITH BUSINESS THOUGH SHE DID NOT MENTION THAT FOR WHATEVER REASON THE CASINO IS ALSO A BUSINESS VENTURE BY THE GROVERS AND OTHERS ! From the Lewiston Sun Journal: PARIS — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, told members of the Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce on Friday that common sense, hard work, perseverance and celebrating success are values that define Maine and the Oxford Hills. Collins spoke to a sold-out crowd at the 37th annual chamber awards dinner at Four Seasons Function Center. More than 200 businesspeople and officials attended to recognize outstanding individuals and companies in the business community. “Nothing demonstrates the spirit of the Oxford Hills region more fully than the way you have embraced the Travis Mills Project,” Collins said, referring to the soldier who reached out to other wounded warriors after being seriously wounded in Afghanistan. The effort to establish a National Veterans Family Center here in Maine, supported by Rupert and Suzanne Grover, is a fitting tribute to these heroes,” Collins said. The Grovers founded Grover Gundrilling Inc. in Norway. Collins cited local companies such as Wells Wood Turning in Buckfield, Maine Machine Products in Paris and New Balance shoe factory in Norway for their ingenuity and productive workforce. She called on the Pentagon to “obey the law” and let companies such as New Balance manufacture sneakers for the military. “Working together, you are producing remarkable economic vitality in the Oxford Hills region, she said. New recreation opportunities and a strong ethic of environmental stewardship are making this region a tourism destination. From locally produced food products and farmers’ markets to the arts, you are advancing the best of Maine.” Collins spoke about the economic progress being made in the Oxford Hills, including a Bethel brewery that is among more than 35 that have sprung up across the state in the past 10 years. Moving the economy forward and putting people back to work is her No. 1 goal as senator, Collins said. She outlined a seven-point plan for jobs in Maine that includes providing employees with proper education and training and helping small businesses by rescinding some parts of the Affordable Health Care Plan that she believes impedes business growth and success. She cited the cutbacks of part-time employees in Oxford and substitute teachers hours in the Bangor school system because of new health care mandates for part-time workers. Other points in the plan include cutting out the “red tape” that makes it difficult for small businesses to create more jobs and reducing the tax burden on small businesses, among other items. “The economic progress you are making underscores the No. 1 issue we must address in Washington: jobs. Moving our economy forward and putting our people back to work remains my No. 1 goal,” she said. Collins talked about a Seven Point Plan for Jobs in Maine, which she has designed to create and foster an environment that leads to job creation and growth. “It begins with Maine’s greatest asset – our hard-working, resilient people,” she said. “Robust workforce development, ensuring that Maine workers get the education and training they need to compete in the 21st century, must be a top priority.”
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 08:49:25 +0000
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