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Creative economy
University of Southern Maine plans $15M building for visual arts on Gorham campus
Updated: December 19, 2025The arts help prepare students for the workforce by strengthening creative, critical-thinking and communication skills. Construction will break ground in early January.
Updated: December 19, 2025
From 'Home Alone' to 'Die Hard': Holiday movie picks from the Mainebiz staff
Updated: December 19, 2025From the funny to the nostalgic, here's what the Mainebiz crew is watching this holiday season.
Updated: December 19, 2025
Factory 3 maker space in Portland fills niche for startups and small businesses
December 8, 2025It took about year to find the right space — affordable, industrial and open so it could be built out. Membership took off from the start.
December 8, 2025
Encore presentation: Portland Symphony renews contract of music director Preu
Updated: December 9, 2025The music ensemble has renewed the contract for music director Eckart Preu through July 31, 2029.
Updated: December 9, 2025
Creative studio with a co-working element opens in Portland’s Arts District
Updated: December 8, 2025The studio is designed to be akin to a co-working or maker-space model, but specifically built for musicians and creative professionals.
Updated: December 8, 2025-
Newsworthy people and performances for Dec. 1, 2025
Updated: December 1, 2025A roundup of new hires, promotions and achievements at businesses, nonprofits, health care operations and professional services firms in Maine.
Updated: December 1, 2025
On the Record: Portland Symphony’s new executive director aims to expand audience reach
Updated: December 1, 2025With strategic planning underway and the holiday concert season just ahead, Mainebiz sat down with Derek Beckvold to find out more about his background and plans.
Updated: December 1, 2025
After a year of negotiations, State Theatre workers ratify first union contract
Updated: November 25, 2025In January, employees voted to join Local 114, setting off months of bargaining aimed at reaching a fair contract for stagehands and stage technicians.
Updated: November 25, 2025
Newsworthy people and performances for Nov. 17, 2025
Updated: November 17, 2025A roundup of new hires, promotions and achievements at businesses, nonprofits, health care operations and professional services firms in Maine.
Updated: November 17, 2025
Rockland-based MacArthur fellow creates maps that highlight Indigenous lands
November 11, 2025Rockland-based cartographer Margaret Wickens Pearce was named a 2025 MacArthur fellow in October.
November 11, 2025-
Portland Museum of Art adds pair of directors
Updated: November 7, 2025Louisa Donelson has been named director of programming and events while Margaret McDonnell will oversee leadership giving.
Updated: November 7, 2025 -
Farnsworth Art Museum hires chief advancement officer with experience at Met, Frick
Updated: October 30, 2025Rowan Moody will lead Farnsworth’s advancement team and will guide strategies to grow philanthropic engagement and sustain long-term institutional growth.
Updated: October 30, 2025 
Coffee By Design awards $10K in Rebel Blend Fund grants
Updated: October 28, 2025For each pound of Rebel Blend sold or brewed at Coffee By Design locations, $1 is donated to the fund; the total from yearly sales is awarded to the winners.
Updated: October 28, 2025
Portland video production company gets new digs
October 22, 2025Knack Factory produces commercials, promotional videos and documentaries, and also rents the studio on Bell Street to other creatives.
October 22, 2025
Awards highlight Maine's immigrant markets, art and historic preservation
October 20, 2025The Maine Development Foundation awards recognize efforts in communities that are part of its Maine Downtown Center program.
October 20, 2025
First-ever Maine Makers Month starts with a bang
October 2, 2025An expo was held at the VIA Agency headquarters in Portland. The event was organized by Kristan Vermeulen, founder and host of the "Makers of the USA" podcast.
October 2, 2025
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