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Mainebiz is proud to present the 2024 Mainebiz Business Leaders of the Year. We think you'll be fascinated to learn about these 12 remarkable individuals.
The new hires bring experience in graphic design and in the Denver property renovation market.
As we head into the weekend, Maine restaurants are gearing up for a busy St. Patrick’s Day. Where are you going to get your Guinness on?
Spinnaker Trust has appointed Eugenio Figarella as assistant portfolio manager.
Shannon Landwehr comes from a career in finance and economic development, with experience in operations, planning, marketing, budgeting and employee recruitment.
Participating agents contribute a portion of their commissions to the program, and many visit the organizations and deliver the donations.
The buyer owns over 200 stores across the U.S. and is looking to add more in Maine. The Hulls Cove store dates to the 1960s and is in good condition.
Out of more than 60 applicants, five were selected to participate in the inaugural Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll) Maine cohort.
A roundup of new hires, promotions and achievements at Maine's businesses, nonprofits, professional services firms and health care institutions.
Leigh Saufley, dean of the University of Maine School of Law, offers an update on enrollment at the state's only law school, this year's graduating class and the school's Rural Practice Clinic in Fort Kent that opened in early 2023.
For over 20 years, Anne Heros — the Lifetime Achievement Award recipient among the 2024 Business Leaders of the Year — was the center’s executive director, guiding local and national grief services.
Among the 2024 Business Leaders of the Year is the leader of the Ecology School, a nonprofit environmental living and learning center in Saco. Drew Dumsch has been directing the school through a transformation mode.
The Breaking Barriers Award goes to a 2024 Business Leader of the Year who helped grow the Somali Bantu Community Association from a seedling group to a thriving collaboration of New American farmers.
Under the direction of this 2024 Business Leader of the Year, the food business incubator and shared manufacturing and processing facility, moved to a large facility and is on track to enroll 100 members by June.
A 2024 Business Leader of the Year, Melissa LaCasse, secured $3.2 million in pre-seed funding and used her skills in distribution, business development and strategic planning to position Tanbark for success.
The 2024 Business Leaders of the Year include Jonathan and Catherine Culley, who are adding much-needed housing in Portland. They've developed roughly 500 apartments in the past six months alone.
Anker, one of the 2024 Business Leaders of the Year, is overseeing a $2 million expansion at the company’s solar-powered facility in Hiram. The maker of small-batch granola, trail mixes, roasted nuts and cereals has nationwide aspirations.
One of the 2024 Business Leaders of the Year is Joan Ferrini-Mundy, president of the University of Maine. Under her leadership, the school has seen significant growth, including the opening of the $78 million Ferland Engineering Education and Design Center.
Employee Stock Ownership Plans have become increasingly popular among Maine businesses. Now ACE columnist Priscilla Hansen Mahoney offers some suggestions about how ESOPs can maximize returns for shareholders.
For its 30th anniversary, Mainebiz looks back at the business climate in 1994, including some businesses that have grown since then.
Some of the best quotes from the 2024 Mainebiz Business Leaders of the Year.
The company, which is resuming its own ice cream production after a fire in 2023, is launching its first year-round line of pint-size varieties.
Stonehedge, at 342 West Gray Road about 3.5 miles from the center of Gray, is a former family farm whose barn has been a gathering place for decades. It sits on a 100-acre homestead owned by Russell Jeffords.