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Maine is awash in high-profile, accomplished women. We have female leaders in Congress, the U.S. Senate, executive suites in public companies and board rooms, but also manufacturing sites, healthcare companies and in the farm-to-table supply chain. Yet the journey continues. Now in its sixth year, the Mainebiz Women to Watch award started in response to the lack of women on the cover of our own publication, as well as to growing evidence that women were, in fact, assuming more control of executive suites and Senate chambers and small businesses.
Don't let Claudia Raessler's petite stature and demure demeanor fool you. She's not afraid to fight formidable odds. After all, she started out in Florida as a lawyer for inmates.
Between the controversial Dodd-Frank rules and Sarbanes Oxley, whistleblowing has become a subject of public interest and media attention in recent years.
The idea of forming joint planning relationships with customers scares many business leaders.
Augusta is relatively quiet this time of year, but that doesn't mean politicians or those who follow policy matters have shut down.
North Haven filmmaker/restaurateur Cecily Pingree has a lot to say about the importance of supporting local agriculture.
Buzz Lightyear's energetic cry, “To infinity and beyond,” may not seem so far-fetched after a visit to a Biddeford company. Fiber Materials Inc.
Now in the sixth installment of our annual Women to Watch, Mainebiz offers in this issue an in-depth study of five women making a difference in Maine.
New hiresCommunity Partners Inc., a nonprofit in Biddeford that supports adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities, hired Mike Strout as human resources director.
Over the past several months, banks and other businesses have been looking for the Federal Reserve Board to cut interest rates, but the waiting game continues.
Basing its decision on new economic reports, the Fed on May 1 said it doesn’t plan to cut rates until it has “greater confidence” that inflation is slowing toward the central bank's 2% target. Three rate reductions have been projected for 2024, likely starting in June.
But for now, it appears the key borrowing rate in the U.S. will stay at a two-decade high of roughly 5.3%.
Keeping the rate so high for so long may tame inflation, but can also discourage new investment and business growth.
“The Fed is really stressing the banking industry,” said Andrew Silsby, president and CEO of Augusta-based Kennebec Savings Bank, in a Mainebiz story last month. “The economic environment is really quite difficult, but I haven’t quite figured out whether we’re through the storm or in the eye of the storm.”
The Giving Guide helps nonprofits have the opportunity to showcase and differentiate their organizations so that businesses better understand how they can contribute to a nonprofit’s mission and work.
Learn MoreWork for ME is a workforce development tool to help Maine’s employers target Maine’s emerging workforce. Work for ME highlights each industry, its impact on Maine’s economy, the jobs available to entry-level workers, the training and education needed to get a career started.
Learn MoreThis special publication examines the innovation infrastructure in Maine and the resources available to help entrepreneurs at the various stages of their journey.
Learn moreThe Giving Guide helps nonprofits have the opportunity to showcase and differentiate their organizations so that businesses better understand how they can contribute to a nonprofit’s mission and work.
Work for ME is a workforce development tool to help Maine’s employers target Maine’s emerging workforce. Work for ME highlights each industry, its impact on Maine’s economy, the jobs available to entry-level workers, the training and education needed to get a career started.
This special publication examines the innovation infrastructure in Maine and the resources available to help entrepreneurs at the various stages of their journey.
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