June Business Breakfast Speaker Has Changed

Commissioner John Richardson will speak on June 14

WATERVILLE, June 8 — The speaker for the June Business Breakfast Series, presented by Thomas College in partnership with the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce, has changed.

John Richardson, commissioner of the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development, will speak on the efforts being made to advance economic development and job growth in the state. The event will be held on Thursday, June 14 at 7:30 a.m.

Richardson served four consecutive terms in the Maine House from 1998 to 2006 as the state representative. During that time he rose in the ranks to house chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Business and Economic Development in the 120th Legislature; to house majority leader in the 121st Legislature; and to speaker of the House in the 122nd Legislature.

The presentation will be held in the College’s Student Center Atrium located on the campus at 180 West River Road in Waterville. The public is invited to attend. The program begins at 7:30 a.m.

The cost per person is $13 for members with advanced registration, $15 for members at the door and $18 for non-members. Contact the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce at 873-3315 or info@midmainechamber.com for registration information.

The sponsors for the Business Breakfast Series are: TD Banknorth Insurance Agency, Inc., KFS, PFBF Certified Public Accountants, UniTel, Inc., and the Law Firm of Weeks & Hutchins, LLC.

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