Portland to host national base redevelopment forum
The Association of Defense Communities will hold its first national forum in Portland, in part to tour redevelopment efforts in Brunswick, which have gotten top marks from federal...
Maryland co. breathes life into Dielectric
A Maryland company has agreed to purchase the Raymond-based antenna maker Dielectric Communications from Charlotte, N.C.-based SPX Communications, which announced
Gov. gives Maine Today Media silent treatment
Following a three-part investigative series into regulatory practices at the...
Portland pet meds delivery co. raises $6.6M
The Portland-based Direct Vet Marketing Inc. has raised $6.6 million through an equity offering.According to a
AOL plans Orono accounting center
Internet company AOL Inc. has plans for a financial analytics and accounting center in Orono, expected to employ at least 17 people.The
Nonfarm employment change
See how Maine's nonfarm employment has changed year-over-year in this interactive chart. It's just one of many economic indicators we're tracking in our new interactive dashboard, showing...
Maine manufacturing industry holds steady
The overall health of Maine's manufacturing industry kept its 'C' grade for the fourth consecutive year in an
New trade official to visit Maine New Balance plant
U.S. Sen. Angus King says the new appointee for the nation's top trade official spot has agreed to visit a New Balance factory in Maine as international negotiations continue over tariffs...
Medicaid expansion vetoed; hospital payback signed
Gov. Paul LePage has vetoed a compromise bill that...
CMHC sues state to reveal exchange plan
Central Maine Healthcare has filed a lawsuit against the state's top insurance regulator, seeking more information about a new insurance plan Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield hopes to...
Partnerships between business and post-secondary education pay off
Work force development has been a hot topic in recent months here in Maine, with a lot of discussion focused on creating a bridge between secondary and post-secondary education and jobs within the...
Avoid catastrophic liability when you’re the tenant
You lease one floor of a multi-story office building. One of your employees leaves a toaster oven on overnight, resulting in a fire that causes $7.5 million in damage to the leased...
Write an RFP that solicits lively and relevant responses
Understand common real estate terminology
Separate fact from fiction when hiring veterans
Niemann pursues new partnerships, projects
Maine's historic downtowns, community life, and its wonderful people drew me in like a magnet the very first time I visited. I grew up in awe of great architecture. Whenever I went...
Naysayers are wrong about Portland’s building boom
What do two parking lots, a long-vacant office building, a junkyard, an under-utilized concrete public park and an abandoned warehousing complex have in common?
Maine's largest nonprofit organizations
Ranked by 2011 assets (1)
| Rank | Nonprofit, location | Assets/Liabilities |
| 1 | Bowdoin College, Brunswick | $1,294,173,000/$203,029,000 |
| 2 | Maine Medical Center, Portland | $1,098,704,079/$515,082,782 |
| 3 | Colby College, Waterville | $1,050,624,000/$131,831,000 |
| 4 | Eastern Maine Medical Center (2), Bangor | $459,472,780/$220,225,914 |
Source: Guidestar, a 501(3)c that collects and presents 990 forms for IRS-registered nonprofits./Compiled by Roger Magnus. (1) Given the various timing of organizations' fiscal years, 2011 figures are the most recent available for comparison. (2) Although Eastern Maine Medical Center and Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems are related, they each have separate employer identification numbers and file individual tax returns
Anthem to hire 300 in S. Portland
Maine Med board approves $40M expansion plan
Thermogen seeking $30M loan for biocoal plant
5 companies selected for entreverge honors
Richmond seafood processor seeks Portland expansion
NewPage to furlough 120 to save costs
Medical device co. to move Camden operations
$6.3B budget, hospital bill sent to LePage
Workers' comp reform bill clears Legislature