By Mark Evenstad
Apr 29, 2021 4:20 PM
More than 50 volunteers, donors and city officials gathered Wednesday for a ceremonial groundbreaking at the future site of the Sanders-Trine Pickleball Complex in Platteville’s Legion Park. The complex will be located at the corner of Pitt and Second streets and will feature eight lighted courts and a pavilion. It is named after donors Bill and Jean Sanders and Dawson and Marie Trine. The sport of pickleball combines elements of tennis, badminton and ping-pong. Construction of the pickleball courts will begin in early May and conclude in August.
Investor demand for all things crypto surged amid Coinbase Global Inc.’s public debut on Wednesday. Joining Jackie Cameron of BizNews, to discuss the direct listing of the biggest US crypto exchange and whether forecasts that Bitcoin is heading towards $100,000 (about R1.5m) are likely to be accurate, is Sean Sanders who heads up cryptocurrency business Revix in South Africa. For a primer on cryptocurrency trading, you can put your questions directly to Sean at the BizNews Finance Friday webinar on 23 April. Contact [email protected] for details.
Sean Sanders on the cryptocurency market:
It’s crazy. To say the last 12 months has been exciting in the world of crypto would be a complete understatement. We’ve seen this market going from a few hundred billion dollars to now $1.2trn. That’s about $200bn more than Apple. Six months ago, I think a lot of people would have said this would happen, certainly in the crypto space, it just wouldn’t happen this quickly.
Purveyors of color, canvas and culture: National Art Shop to close after 51 years Austin Huguelet, Springfield News-Leader
National Art Shop, a go-to place for local artists for decades, is set to close its doors for the last time Wednesday.
Jean and Jerry Sanders, who opened the store in 1970, are retiring and have been unable to find anyone to buy them out and continue selling art supplies.
The decision ends 51 years in business that began with a simple problem: Jerry Sanders’ mother and aunt local artists Louise Prater and Lucille Hammond couldn’t find art supplies for sale in the Queen City.
PROMOTIONS In a unanimous vote at United Insurance’s annual shareholder meeting in December, Zack Frechette was elected the next president and CEO of the company. Frechette will help ensure the company’s success as the region’s fastest-growing independent and privately owned insurance agency. A graduate of the University of Maine, Frechette has served as vice president […]
Central Maine business briefs: JMG board welcomes six members, names new leadership
People & Places: Waterville Hannaford to feature expansion of in-store goods aimed at enhancing customer convenience.
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AUGUSTA Jobs for Maine’s Graduates recently welcomed six new board members and a new board chairperson who will help launch JMG’s student-centered, results-driven priorities in its latest five-year strategic plan.
“We are excited about JMG’s slate of directors who bring diverse insight and expertise to JMG,” said JMG president and CEO Craig Larrabee, according to a news release from the private nonprofit. “Our recruitment efforts ensure that JMG’s board and leadership include experts from public education and private businesses from across the state and industry sectors.”