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Representatives Mike Michaud and Chellie Pingree issued the following statements on the labor dispute between North Carolina-based Fairpoint Communications and thousands of northern New England workers. Congresswoman Pingree speaks at a rally for Fairpoint workers on strike. "This company made an investment they couldn't afford and now they are trying to take it out on the… Read more »

Celebrity Summit to pick up 1,600 live lobsters in Portland today Chellie with John Ready, owner of lobster wholesaler Ready Seafood, in 2012 Congresswoman Chellie Pingree said cruise ships are continuing to buy thousands of pounds of live Maine lobster when they visit Maine. Celebrity Cruises has ordered 1,600 11Ž2 pound lobsters for delivery today to the 2,000-passenger… Read more »

Michaud & Pingree Praise $2.5 Million Grant to Kennebec Valley Community College U.S. Reps. Mike Michaud and Chellie Pingree are praising a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to Kennebec Valley Community College in Fairfield. The investment is part of DOL’s Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training initiative, and will go… Read more »

Midcoast Council of Government will provide training and distribute loans to businesses in Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Cumberland, and Waldo counties Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced todaythat the Midcoast Council of Governments would receive a $105,000 grant and$500,000 loan from USDA Rural Development through the Rural Micro-entrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP). “This… Read more »

Oak Point Associates to design repairs and improvements at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and other Navy facilities Congresswoman Chellie Pingree said today that Oak Point Associates in Biddeford has won a $10 million Navy contract to design and engineer improvements to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery and at other Navy facilities on the East Coast. "This is great news for the… Read more »

Projects at the University of New England and Bigelow Laboratory receive $2.5 million in funding Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced today that two Maine projects will receive research grants from the National Science Foundation totaling $2.5 million. Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in Boothbay will receive $1.8 million to fund genetic research. The University of New… Read more »

Pingree says Kittery yard sets example for entire Defense Department Congresswoman Chellie Pingree joined Vice President Joe Biden,Congressman Mike Michaud, Senator Jean Shaheen and Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter to tour the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery this morning. "We are so proud of the work that the men and women in Kittery are doing," Pingree said. "They have… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree issued the following statement about Vice President Joe Biden's announced visit to Maine this Wednesday. Pingree will be accompanying Biden as he tours the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery. "The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard has a world class workforce and we are always proud to show them off to top officials like Vice President Biden. And it's important… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree issued the following statement today after FairPoint Communications walked away from labor negotiations with unions representing 2,000 employees. "I am very disappointed that the company has walked away from the bargaining table and is unilaterally imposing a contract on the thousands of men and women who work for them. The unions representing these… Read more »

Pingree fought successfully for a dramatic increase in funding in the 2014 Farm Bill Today Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced that five Maine small businesses would receive a total of $471,571 in federal Value Added Producer Grants from the USDA. Funding for the program has risen dramatically—from $15 million to $63 million over five years—thanks to Pingree’s… Read more »