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July 10, 2017 Edition

Beyond mushroom soup: Maine growers cultivate gourmet mushrooms

Lori Valigra

Maine chefs, farmers looking to diversify their crops and home growers all have been embracing unique mushrooms in recent years. That's led to a local mushroom scene not unlike the early days of the craft beer industry.

  • Where will Maine's STEM students go to work?

    Lori Valigra

    Amid the recent buzz of entrepreneurs at Maine Startup and Create Week, I talked to Kevin Strange, president of the MDI Biological Laboratory in Bar Harbor, about his take on entrepreneurship and STEM education in the state.

  • Homing in on York County: As existing homes fly off the shelf, new construction booms

    Laurie Schreiber

    York County is becoming a residential hot spot. Existing homes are being snapped up by buyers who don't seem to mind the escalation of prices in what is clearly becoming a seller's market.

  • In Short
    In Short

    IN SHORT

    New hiresUnited Way of Greater Portland hired Matthew Wolcott as senior vice president of resource development and marketing.

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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