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Retail & Food service
Renys rules out downtown for any future Portland location
Updated: 13 hours ago"We gave it our best shot," John Reny, president of the family-owned discounter, told Mainebiz of the location at 540 Congress St. The store will end its 15-year run at the downtown location on Dec. 31.
Updated: 13 hours ago
Robots, rage rooms and other offbeat stories in 2025
Updated: 13 hours agoAs we get ready to wind down the year, here’s a recap of 10 stories that tickled our fancy in 2025.
Updated: 13 hours ago
LB Mini-Mart opens location on Portland's West End
December 18, 2025The convenience store offers a variety of items, including salads, sandwiches, snacks, wellness products, wine, beer and non-alcoholic beverages.
December 18, 2025
Fork Food Lab 'working around the clock' to restructure
December 18, 2025The South Portland-based nonprofit food-business incubator and shared commercial kitchen said it is taking steps to put a financial plan in place to keep services going.
December 18, 2025
Historic building on Bath's Front Street gets full makeover
Updated: December 17, 2025The building at 66 Front St. was built in 1894 and was most recently home to the House of Logan clothing shop. The new tenant orchestrating the rehab is Maine Street Mercantile & Mfg. Co.
Updated: December 17, 2025-
Friday Food Insider: 10 stories Mainebiz readers devoured in 2025
Updated: December 19, 2025From bittersweet closings to delicious debuts and a dash of Philly "wonder ice," this was a year of change for Maine's dining scene.
Updated: December 19, 2025
Christmas a year-round business for Bar Harbor store in national spotlight
Updated: December 15, 2025The Christmas Vacation Shop on the town's Main Street was recognized among the nation's most "Christmassy" stores in a national survey.
Updated: December 15, 2025
Friday Food Insider: Family-run Japanese restaurant opens in Portland's Bayside neighborhood
December 12, 2025Masahiko Miyake, who has since sold the restaurants Miyake and Pai Men Miyake, launched Aomori at 52 Hanover St., on the street level of the Armature, a 171-unit apartment complex in Portland.
December 12, 2025
Hearth and woodstove retailer expands with Brunswick showroom and Yarmouth acquisition
Updated: December 15, 2025After buying the Hearth Doctor in February 2024, Rob Beardsley moved the showroom from Topsham to a larger space in Brunswick and acquired a similar business in Yarmouth.
Updated: December 15, 2025
Notable quotables from a dozen 'On the Record' interviews in 2025
Updated: December 15, 2025As we wind down the year, here are memorable quotes from a dozen interviews published by Mainebiz in 2025.
Updated: December 15, 2025
Bar Harbor’s bumpy year: Cruise ship cap, rainy spring offset Acadia gains in gateway town
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.
Updated: December 15, 2025
Downtown revival: Independent businesses and invested landlords give new life to Bath’s commercial district
Updated: December 15, 2025Bath’s downtown revitalization is grounded in a combination of independently owned businesses that cater to year-round residents and summer visitors alike, strong support from city leaders and an active merchants association.
Updated: December 15, 2025Editor's note: Striking a balance in Maine’s downtowns
Updated: December 15, 2025This issue looks at two areas where the life of the downtown is a barometer of the vitality of a city or town.
Updated: December 15, 2025
Casco Bay EyeCare will double size of Scarborough office with new lease
Updated: December 10, 2025Casco Bay EyeCare has signed a lease for 5,000 square feet at 33 Gorham Road, Route 114, in Scarborough, which will give the practice more space and more parking than at its current location in town, at 7 Portland Farms Road.
Updated: December 10, 2025
Bangor food-business incubator project advances to front burner
December 10, 2025The city’s business and economic development committee is reviewing proposals for a construction manager as part of the Bangor Central Kitchen's move into the construction and operator model phase.
December 10, 2025
Friday Food Insider: News of restaurants and craft brews
Updated: December 5, 2025A California brewer will be the keynote speaker at the New England Craft Brew Summit on Friday, March 6.
Updated: December 5, 2025
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