BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 19 -- M&T Bank, a financial holding company, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: Effective Thursday, December 19, 2024, M&T Bank Corporation ("M&T") (NYSE:MTB) will decrease its prime lending rate from 7.75% to 7.50%. * * * About M&T M&T Bank Corporation is a financial holding company headquartered in Buffalo, New York. M&T's principal banking subsidiary, M&T Bank, provides banking products and services with a branch and ATM network spanning the easter  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Dec. 19 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news on Dec. 18, 2024: * * * Tarlan Ahmadov, a seasoned workforce leader and former state refugee coordinator, will begin on January 21 * * * Governor Janet Mills announced today that she has appointed Tarlan Ahmadov, a seasoned workforce development leader and former state refugee coordinator, as the first director of the Maine Office of New Americans (ONA). Ahmadov has more than 20 years of experience in employment  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Dec. 19 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. 2024-00174) on Dec. 18, 2024: * * * Unitil Corporation, Northern Utilities, Inc. d/b/a Unitil, Hearthstone Holdings, Inc. d/b/a Hope Companies, Inc., PHC Utilities, Inc. and Bangor Natural Gas Company, Request for Regulatory Approvals Related to a Merger of Bangor Natural Gas Company Into Unitil Corporation and Related Debt and Affiliate Arrangements (35-A M.R.S. Sec.Sec. 707, 708, 901 & 902) ORDE  more