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New Airport Mall store

Marshalls Inc. of Framingham, Mass., will hold a grand opening Oct. 23 for its new store at the Airport Mall. The 30,000-square-foot store departments include men’s, women’s and children’s clothing, gourmet food, giftware, lingerie, luggage, shoes and domestics. The store will offer Bangor area shoppers brand name fashions and home decor products at prices 60 percent below department and specialty stores, officials said.

“We look forward to introducing Marshalls to the Bangor market and expect that out great selection of family fashions and home accents will have tremendous appeal for value conscious shoppers,” said spokeswoman Jennifer DeBarge-Goonan. “At Marshalls you’ll find the same great trends found in department and specialty stores at a fraction of the price. This includes brand name fashions for the whole family and home accents for every room in the house.”

Marshalls has 650 stores in 42 states and Puerto Rico.

Store hours on opening day will be 8 a.m.-10 p.m., then 9:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. To learn more, call (800) MARSHALLS or visit www.marshalls online.com.

Business Women’s Week

The Bangor City Council issued a proclamation recently recognizing that 66 million women are part of the national work force, that 28 percent of the nation’s businesses are owned by women, and that those businesses generate $1.5 trillion in annual sales. Business and professional women of Maine were cited for 75 years of contributions to the work force.

Bank vice president

David Smallwood of Holden has been named a vice president in the mortgage department at Peoples Heritage Bank. He will continue to manage the residential mortgage loan department at 77 Exchange St.

Smallwood, who joined the bank in 1996, has 10 years of banking experience. Previously, he was a loan consultant and senior loan officer. He serves on the Bangor Board of Realtors. He is a 1986 graduate of the University of Maine in Machias and a 1984 graduate of Katahdin High School.

District manager

Doug Dulac of Bangor was recently appointed district manager of New England Financial, a Boston-based financial services company.

New England Financial provides insurance and investment products, including life insurance, disability insurance, annuities and mutual funds for individuals, employee and executive benefits and pension plans for businesses. New England Financial is located in the Key Bank Plaza at 23 Water St.

Bonair Pella donations

Bonair Enterprises, a Pella Windows franchise, donated truckloads of windows and doors to two local Bangor charities, The Salvation Army and Habitat for Humanity. The Salvation Army held its annual harvest auction Oct. 3-4, where the windows and doors were auctioned. Proceeds will help fund continuing services to the less fortunate.

Mary MacKay, project director for the Salvation Army, said, “The Salvation Army depends upon companies like Bonair Pella. With their support we’re able to deliver high quality social services to Bangor area residents.”

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Bangor sold the Pella windows and doors at its annual yard sale and netted $2,200.

Monique Gautreau of Habitat for Humanity, said, “The Bangor area has a larger-than-average underserved population and with all that this entails, it is a challenge for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Bangor to build more than one house per year. The proceeds from the Bonair Pella donation is a significant amount and will be used towards purchasing materials for the 2004 housing project.”

Habitat for Humanity is accepting donations and applications for housing, and may be reached at 942-8977.

“Bonair Pella Windows and Doors is committed to building strong relationships with its customers, communities, and associates,” said Jesse Stevens, president of Bonair Pella.

“We’re proud to provide Pella windows and doors to The Salvation Army and Habitat for Humanity and we’re eager to support other nonprofit organizations throughout the Bangor region that are committed to enhancing community quality of life.”

Rehabilitation team member

Maine Center for Integrated Rehabilitation has announced the addition of Pamela Colson Power to the rehabilitation team. She will assume the position of director of marketing and community relations.

Power is a graduate of the University of Connecticut and is a certified human resources manager through the University of Southern Maine, a nationally certified disability case manager, and has 24 years experience in disability case management.

Power also has five years experience marketing outpatient rehabilitation, industrial rehabilitation and occupational medicine. She has worked proactively with health care providers, insurance companies, third party administrators, employers, attorneys, the Veteran’s Administration and state and federal governments.

Power will be the “go-to” person for service needs and quality assurance. It is her intent to maintain active and ongoing communication with all providers, and to help facilitate the highest quality service.

To learn more about the Maine Center for Integrated Rehabilitation, call Power at 942-1492, or (800) 942-5822.


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