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Tina Fischer September 23, 2025Mölnlycke Health Care, which makes bandages and wound dressings used in hospitals and acute care facilities, expects to complete the 78,000-square-foot factory expansion at the Brunswick Landing industrial park in 2027.
- Alexis Wells September 23, 2025
- Tina Fischer September 22, 2025
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- Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 22, 2025
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New Balance unveils $65 million addition to Skowhegan factory
Tina Fischer 2 hours agoBoston-based New Balance athletic footwear manufacturer has just completed a 120,000-square-foot expansion to its Skowhegan factory.
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$15M proposal submitted to advance forest economy in northern New England
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 23, 2025The use and development of tech and wood-based products — like LiDAR and cross-laminated timber — could be advanced if the $15 million, two-year grant is awarded.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 23, 2025
Granite State law and title office opens first Maine location
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 23, 2025A real estate title and law firm based in Bedford, N.H., has opened an office in South Portland.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 23, 2025
Maine delegation: Delay needed on Treasury ban of paper checks
Renee Cordes September 22, 2025Maine's congressional delegation is urging the Treasury Department to pump the brakes on an action that would eliminate paper checks for Social Security benefits, vendor payments and tax refunds by Sept. 30.
Renee Cordes September 22, 2025
'Everything but the kitchen sink’ up for auction amid pending sale of Kennebunk’s Wedding Cake House
Renee Cordes September 22, 2025Some 600 lots of art and furnishings are to be sold in an auction before the historic home changes hands for the first time in 26 years.
Renee Cordes September 22, 2025
MEREDA’s fall conference to examine Maine’s housing crisis
Tina Fischer Updated: September 24, 2025Housing solutions are the focus of the organization’s half-day fall conference, scheduled for Oct. 23 at Hannaford Hall on the University of Southern Maine’s Portland campus.
Tina Fischer Updated: September 24, 2025MaineHealth launches member-based ‘direct care’ service
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 22, 2025The membership health care model is growing, with hundreds of practices across the U.S.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 22, 2025
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Thomas College launches education program to address Maine’s teacher shortage
Alexis Wells Updated: September 22, 2025The program is open to both first-time college students and transfer students. Students are expected to go through the hiring process and must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 to get in and throughout the program.
Alexis Wells Updated: September 22, 2025
UMaine Extension pilot program to take classroom learning outdoors
Laurie Schreiber September 19, 2025With the establishment of the program in state statute, Maine became one of just four states committed to providing outdoor learning opportunities for all public school students.
Laurie Schreiber September 19, 2025
Portland Sea Dogs end season with more sellouts, more rainouts — and new era of Taylor Swift merch
Renee Cordes Updated: September 19, 2025Despite a rainy start to the season for the Double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, better weather in July and August helped boost attendance to near capacity every night.
Renee Cordes Updated: September 19, 2025
Maine manufacturers plan October show-and-tell
Tina Fischer Updated: September 19, 2025The Manufacturers Association of Maine and the Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership are teaming up on the month-long campaign with events across the state.
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New Balance set to open 120,000-square foot expansion of Skowhegan factory
Tina Fischer September 18, 2025Boston-based New Balance has just completed a $65 million, 120,000-square-foot addition to its athletic footwear factory in Skowhegan.
Tina Fischer September 18, 2025 
York County boatbuilding school launches workforce development program
Laurie Schreiber September 18, 2025The Landing School launched the program as a corporate philanthropy initiative designed to invest in the next generation of marine trades professionals.
Laurie Schreiber September 18, 2025
Maine public universities ramp up online offerings for high-demand careers
Alexis Wells September 18, 2025The new degrees target fields facing critical shortages at both the state and national levels, including early childhood education, human services, medical laboratory science and homeland security.
Alexis Wells September 18, 2025
Marden’s comes to Bangor, Burlington moves down the road
Laurie Schreiber September 18, 2025Marden’s is setting up in a former Burlington location, while the latter is getting ready to open in a location less than a mile down the road.
Laurie Schreiber September 18, 2025
Portland-based MEMIC agrees to acquire South Dakota firm
Renee Cordes Updated: September 18, 2025The deal, subject to regulatory review and expected to be completed in January, will make MEMIC one of the country's largest multi-state workers' compensation specialists with a strong foothold in the Midwest.
Renee Cordes Updated: September 18, 2025
Newsworthy people and performances for Sept. 22, 2025
Updated: September 22, 2025A roundup of new hires, promotions and achievements at businesses, nonprofits, health care institutions and professional services firms in Maine.
Updated: September 22, 2025
Building Business: Intermed breaks ground on outpatient facility in Scarborough
Tina Fischer Updated: September 22, 2025The Portland-based company has put shovels in the ground for its fifth facility, its first in decades, at the Downs mixed-use devekopment.
Tina Fischer Updated: September 22, 2025
Hallowell thrives while tackling housing, water issues
Tina Fischer Updated: September 22, 2025At just under six square miles and with a population of barely 2,600, Hallowell is one of Maine’s smallest cities. But along its busy downtown district that hugs the Kennebec River, small is not Hallowell’s vibe.
Tina Fischer Updated: September 22, 2025
Capital development: Augusta construction pipeline spans mixed-use builds to hundreds of residential units
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 22, 2025In recent years, the city has found developers to build apartment blocks and renew vintage brick and stone buildings in the downtown area.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 22, 2025
Ask ACE: How can my business attract and keep great employees?
Dave Williams, Triton Talent Solutions Updated: September 22, 2025With a limited candidate pool and larger companies often drawing people south, small business owners need to be intentional about hiring and retention.
Dave Williams, Triton Talent Solutions Updated: September 22, 2025
Made in Maine: North Spore mushroom company is expanding its reach
Alexis Wells Updated: September 22, 2025The company, which is based on Riverside Drive in Portland, offers a range of products for mushroom cultivation, including grow kits that are pre-packaged for home use.
Alexis Wells Updated: September 22, 2025
2025 Fact Book: Doing Business in Maine
Fact Book: Doing Business in Maine showcases Maine's many economic development opportunities and the attributes that make Maine a special place to work, live and play. For companies in Maine, and for companies who are looking to relocate or expand into Maine, the Fact Book: Doing Business in Maine is a great resource on Maine market stats and facts. Mainebiz has expanded the information we provide to give company owners and senior managers data and statistics from sources on a national, statewide, regional and local basis to provide the business community with a clear picture of the Maine marketplace.
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