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October 17, 2016 Edition
Focus on Midcoast Region

Jackson Lab pulls in lots of money, but is there ever enough funding for life-saving research?

Lori Valigra

Despite the $80 million in funding expected in 2016 — the Bar Harbor-based lab has 19 grants awarded through the first three quarters of this year — there's still a dire need for more.

  • Parks Director Ethan Hipple brings a fresh eye to Portland's open spaces

    Lori Valigra

    Ethan Hipple is about six months into his job as parks director for the city of Portland, and already he's been part of settling the controversial redesign of Congress Square in the city's downtown.

  • National monument kickstarts Katahdin Region’s rebuilding

    James McCarthy

    Eating and savoring a tasty fish taco with chips and unsweetened ice tea at the Appalachian Trail Cafe in downtown Millinocket a couple of weeks ago, my head was aswirl with questions about how the newly designated Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument could possibly help a local economy devastated by paper mill closures in recent years.

  • Focus on Midcoast Region
    Focus on Midcoast Region

    Rockland's creative economy spurs a renaissance

    Laurie Schreiber

    Thousands of seasonal visitors and summer residents have discovered a growing slate of cultural happenings in recent years in Rockland, with the transformation of a forlorn waterfront with an influx of businesses such as MBNA, succeeded by Boston Financial Data Services.

  • Rural Maine’s SOS: We have jobs; we need people

    As editor of Mainebiz, I get the opportunity to meet businesspeople from, we like to say, Kittery to Fort Kent. Recently, Mainebiz held the fifth of its “On the Road” series of networking events and roundtables, this time in Farmington.

  • How To's
    How To's

    How To

    Rob Levine

    A while back, I caught up with a former employee. During our conversation he said, “I'm not even sure why you took so much time with me.” Caught off guard, I replied, “Because it's my job to help my employees be the best they can be.” Over the years he and I had a few “uncomfortable” conversations but, despite the discomfort, we made a lot of progress together.

  • How To's
    How To's

    How To

    Jim Stewart

    The Project Management Institute defines a Project Management Office as a “management structure that standardizes the project-related governance processes and facilitates the sharing of resources, methodologies, tools and techniques.”

  • In Short
    In Short

    IN SHORT

    New hiresCBRE|The Boulos Co., a real estate firm in Portland, hired Jonathan Rizzo as an associate. Rizzo was previously regional director for Inspirato in Denver, Colo.

Today's Poll

Has the growth of remote work in recent years hurt the ability of your business to innovate?
Poll Description

Since the start of the pandemic, employees have come to expect hybrid schedules that allow them to work remotely.

Many employers, however, have pushed for a return to traditional, pre-COVID offices and workspaces.

Tension about where workers do their work heated up on Friday when the CEO of Nike, John Donahoe, blamed remote work for the company's recent lack of product innovation.

"It’s really hard to do bold, disruptive innovation, to develop a boldly disruptive shoe, on Zoom,” he said in an interview with CNBC.

The sportswear and sneaker giant has come under fire in the past couple of years for falling behind on innovation and losing market share.

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