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Mills administration authorizes $7.5M for Maine's outdoor economy
Laurie Schreiber December 12, 2025The grants are expected to create jobs in trail design, construction and maintenance and revenue from materials purchases. Maine’s trail systems are considered critical for the outdoor economy.
Laurie Schreiber December 12, 2025
For two Maine island towns, a lack of housing thwarts employers in search of workers
Laurie Schreiber December 11, 2025Without affordable housing that match income levels Deer Isle and Stonington risk ongoing labor shortages, declining school enrollment and a shrinking year-round population and tax base.
Laurie Schreiber December 11, 2025
The coast isn't clear: Climate change already wreaking havoc, experts say
Renee Cordes Updated: December 12, 2025Breaking down the financial toll of severe weather events, the head of the Gulf of Maine Research Institute noted that repairing disabled critical infrastructure is “very expensive."
Renee Cordes Updated: December 12, 2025
Notable quotables from a dozen 'On the Record' interviews in 2025
Renee Cordes Updated: December 15, 2025As we wind down the year, here are memorable quotes from a dozen interviews published by Mainebiz in 2025.
Renee Cordes Updated: December 15, 2025
Bar Harbor’s bumpy year: Cruise ship cap, rainy spring offset Acadia gains in gateway town
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 15, 2025Overall, Bar Harbor had a middling season, but it really came down to whom you talk to. Lodgings did pretty well, compared with last year. The retail sector was probably hit a little more, with the loss of cruise ship traffic.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 15, 2025-
10 Maine projects awarded $6.5M in economic development funding
Laurie Schreiber December 10, 2025The money comes from the Northern Border Regional Commission, established by Congress in 2008 to fund development projects in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York.
Laurie Schreiber December 10, 2025
At 'the front lines of climate change,' Portland joins forces with nonprofit to protect working waterfront
Renee Cordes Updated: December 4, 2025The city of Portland has joined forces with the nonprofit Gulf of Maine Research Institute to protect the working waterfront to position Maine’s largest city as a national leader in coastal climate adaptation.
Renee Cordes Updated: December 4, 2025
How to tell the story that attracts talent to Maine
Katie Shorey, guest columnist Updated: December 5, 2025If we want investors, job seekers and new residents to believe that Maine is a place where ambitious work happens, we must make that work public, our guest columnist writes.
Katie Shorey, guest columnist Updated: December 5, 2025
Report flags 'troubling trend' in Maine's shortfall of affordable housing
Renee Cordes November 19, 2025The annual "Measures of Growth" report, by the nonpartisan Maine Economic Growth Council, tracks 31 indicators of the state’s economy,
Renee Cordes November 19, 2025
Oakland downtown businesses can apply for facade improvement grants
Tina Fischer November 17, 2025Grants will provide up to $25,000 funding for exterior building upgrades that enhance commercial areas of the Kennebec County town.
Tina Fischer November 17, 2025
UMaine System invested $638M in state economy in recent fiscal year
Laurie Schreiber November 9, 2025Payroll alone for UMaine employees with home addresses in Maine totaled $384 million in FY25, compared to $363.7 million in FY24.
Laurie Schreiber November 9, 2025
Bar Harbor college supports nearly $17M in economic impact on MDI region
Laurie Schreiber November 7, 2025Over the past four years, capital projects added $29.2 million in cumulative value to the regional economy and supported more than 300 construction-related jobs.
Laurie Schreiber November 7, 2025
Portland honors 5 local businesses for going the extra mile
Renee Cordes October 23, 2025Recipients of this year's Annual Business Awards include Matcha Mood and Redfern Properties. They will be honored at an event in November.
Renee Cordes October 23, 2025
MaineHousing program receives national recognition
Tina Fischer Updated: October 22, 2025The program used $20 million in state funding to subsidize construction of 276 homes offered at prices affordable to middle-income households.
Tina Fischer Updated: October 22, 2025
Business development is on the agenda in Rockland
Laurie Schreiber Updated: October 16, 2025With a working waterfront, retailers, cultural venues and a growing number of cruise ships, proactive steps could grow and diversify the economy.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: October 16, 2025
South Portland wants redevelopment ideas for five city-owned buildings
Laurie Schreiber Updated: October 9, 2025The goal is to invite residents into the city’s deficient buildings and gather input about what community spaces they would like to see for redevelopment.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: October 9, 2025
Today's Poll
In 2026, Maine voters will have their say in four key elections.
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is up for reelection for one of Maine's two Senate seats. (U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, will face reelection in 2030.) The November vote has added weight because Collins chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, a significant source of Maine's federal funding.
In the House of Representatives, U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, D-2nd District, is not seeking reelection. The district includes northern and much of eastern Maine. And U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-1st District, is running for reelection.
Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, will term out as governor.
Individual Democrats and Republicans come and go, but the money elected officials control can be a major factor in Maine's economic prosperity.
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The Giving Guide
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.
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Work for ME
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.
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Groundbreaking Maine
Whether you’re a developer, financer, architect, or industry enthusiast, Groundbreaking Maine is crafted to be your go-to source for valuable insights in Maine’s real estate and construction community.
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