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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
- Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 22, 2025
- Tina Fischer September 22, 2025
- Katie Shorey, guest columnist September 23, 2025
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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 urged 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, 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
Virgin Voyages cruise ship makes maiden call to Eastport, the brand’s first Maine visit
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 22, 2025The Eastport stop was part of the ship’s maiden voyage from New York City to Halifax, Nova Scotia. It was Virgin Voyages’ first visit to Maine.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 22, 2025
Portland Symphony names its next executive director
Renee Cordes Updated: September 22, 2025Derek Beckvold, managing director of the Boston Philharmonic since July 2024, will succeed Carolyn Nishon as executive director of the Portland Symphony Orchestra.
Renee Cordes Updated: September 22, 2025
Greater Portland Realtor selected for national leadership academy
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 22, 2025The academy identifies and prepares rising volunteer leaders from across the country for future leadership roles in the trade association.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 22, 2025
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The Mainebiz 60 Ideas in 60 Minutes Forum brings together a panel of six Maine CEOs and leaders to each share 10 ideas that business executives can learn from.October 08, 2025 - October 08, 20257:30 AM - 10:00 AMDoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 363 Maine Mall Road, South PortlandEvent Details-
Brunswick Executive Airport adopts extended PFAS cleanup plan
Tina Fischer September 15, 2025The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority have agreed on an action plan to address an August 2024 release of PFAS-containing firefighting foam at the Brunswick Executive Airport in Brunswick.
Tina Fischer September 15, 2025
Frank J. Wood Bridge between Topsham-Brunswick set for demolition
Renee Cordes Updated: September 16, 2025The $49.9 million project, by Reed & Reed Inc. for the Maine Department of Transportation, will entail demolishing the 88-year-old Frank J. Wood Bridge between Brunswick and Topsham and replacing it with a structure designed to last a century.
Renee Cordes Updated: September 16, 2025
Former Bette Davis property in Cape Elizabeth sets southern Maine price record
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 15, 2025In the 1950s, a previous house on the property was occupied by film star Bette Davis, who died in 1989. That house was razed. The structures there now were built in 2002.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 15, 2025
Maine's minimum hourly wage to hit $15.10 next year
Renee Cordes September 12, 2025The increase, set to take effect on Jan. 1, will be 45 cents higher than the current rate.
Renee Cordes September 12, 2025
Biddeford apartment development enters final phase, adding 51 units
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 15, 2025Construction of the 51-unit apartment building, to be called Lofts North, is coming in at $12 million and is expected to wrap up by August 2026.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 15, 2025
Camden National names board chair to take over at year's end
Alexis Wells September 12, 2025Marie McCarthy, a retired L.L.Bean executive, will become chair of the board after Lawrence Sterrs retires on Dec. 31.
Alexis Wells September 12, 2025
Buyer signals confidence in industrial demand with deal for Gorham lot
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 15, 2025The buyer of a 15.5-acre lot in Gorham Industrial Park is confident there’s plenty of demand for build-to-suit industrial space.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 15, 2025Greater Portland Board of Realtors to host flood risk class
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 15, 2025The class, open to all Maine Realtors, responds to back-to-back storms in Maine in late 2023 and early 2024. The estimated damage to public infrastructure in Maine was $90 million.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 15, 2025Boulos Co.’s new partner noted for work ethic
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 15, 2025Noah Stebbins — known by some as “the Machine" — has demonstrated a strong work ethic and a drive to get deals done.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 15, 2025
Frontier Airlines to end flights from Portland Jetport
Renee Cordes Updated: September 12, 2025"We value our partnership with PWM and will continue to evaluate a return in the future," a spokesman for the low-cost carrier told Mainebiz.
Renee Cordes Updated: September 12, 2025
In Aroostook County, Loring Commerce Centre adds to tenant mix
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 12, 2025Tenants come from Caribou, Caswell and New Brunswick and were looking for space needed to grow their operation and markets.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 12, 2025
Portland leaders spar over downtown revitalization
Renee Cordes September 11, 2025Portland Mayor Mark Dion called on members of the business community to pitch in, while developer Kevin Bunker pushed back against bureaucracy.
Renee Cordes September 11, 2025
With Truck Driver Appreciation Week coming up, trade group rolls out training plan
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 12, 2025To combat the trucking industry's shortage of drivers and technicians, the Maine Motor Transport Association is rolling out driving simulators and grants to help pay for training.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 12, 2025
Rangeley’s first child care center considered key to building workforce
Laurie Schreiber September 10, 2025Workers who commute into Rangeley have about 50 children under age 5, but the town had fewer than 20 early child care slots available. The center is part of a trend supporting working families and employee recruitment.
Laurie Schreiber September 10, 2025
MaineHealth to invest $70M to create orthopedic hub in South Portland
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 11, 2025The hub will bring together clinical services and providers now spread throughout Greater Portland, with additional construction of an orthopedic surgical center.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 11, 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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