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Waterville-based Dirigo Labs crowns winner of inaugural $25K pitch-off
Bridget Reed Morawski June 23, 2022Brunswick rocket developer bluShift Aerospace took home the prize in the first pitch competition held by Dirigo, a business accelerator in Waterville.
Bridget Reed Morawski June 23, 2022
Cannabis businesses and banks are stuck in limbo, but SAFE Act could change that
Catie Joyce-Bulay Updated: June 27, 2022Federal legislation stalled in Congress, the SAFE Banking Act, would give banks safe haven to provide financial services to cannabis businesses. But is it enough?
Catie Joyce-Bulay Updated: June 27, 2022
How small businesses can navigate inflation and supply-chain issues while growing revenue
Bill Williamson, Bank of America June 15, 2022Guest columnist Bill Williamson, president of Bank of America Maine, offers several strategies for keeping your business on a growth track amid economic uncertainty.
Bill Williamson, Bank of America June 15, 2022
Brunswick real estate investment partnership launches $10M fund for NY communities
Staff Updated: June 15, 2022The partnership focuses on financially attractive, high-impact commercial real estate projects with the goal of benefiting communities.
Staff Updated: June 15, 2022
Packaging startup wins $50K LaunchPad prize, hopes to fill 'manufacturing void'
Renee Cordes June 8, 2022Tanbark Molded Fiber Products plans to use the prize money to hire a designer, CEO and co-founder Melissa LaCasse said in her winning pitch.
Renee Cordes June 8, 2022Maine State Credit Union gets OK to double presence in Maine
Jessica Hall June 7, 2022With a regulatory approval last week, the credit union will grow from a service area of four counties to eight.
Jessica Hall June 7, 2022
Two Maine credit unions agree to merge, with aim to serve more farmers
Renee Cordes June 3, 2022Less than three years after Maine Harvest opened for business in Unity, the credit union has agreed to merge with a larger one serving southern and midcoast Maine.
Renee Cordes June 3, 2022
Maine credit unions kick off anti-hunger campaign with $100K challenge
Renee Cordes Updated: June 6, 2022For the third year in a row, Maine credit unions are kicking off their annual campaign to fight hunger with a 30-day, $100,000 challenge to financial institutions, businesses and individuals to contribute.
Renee Cordes Updated: June 6, 2022
Maine Venture Fund partners with Waterville accelerator to boost startups
Renee Cordes Updated: June 1, 2022The collaboration between Maine Venture Fund and Dirigo Labs aims to boost capital investments in central Maine startups.
Renee Cordes Updated: June 1, 2022
Dutch cleantech cleans up in Top Gun business-pitch contest
Renee Cordes May 27, 2022Finsulate, a Dutch company establishing a U.S. headquarters in Portland, was crowned the 2022 Top Gun Showcase winner, receiving $25,000 in prize money.
Renee Cordes May 27, 2022
Be good with B Corp: More companies are undergoing rigorous certification for accountability
Laurie Schreiber Updated: May 30, 2022A growing number of companies are becoming B Corporations and engaged in the movement. And more employers, consumers, investors and business partners are looking for that designation.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: May 30, 2022
Bank of America raises minimum hourly wage to $22, aims for $25 by 2025
Renee Cordes Updated: May 25, 2022The new hourly minimum wage will take effect in late June, translating into an annual base salary of $45,000.
Renee Cordes Updated: May 25, 2022
Bangor Savings to open Boothbay Harbor branch
Staff May 16, 2022The new branch marks Bangor Savings Bank's 59 location in Maine.
Staff May 16, 2022
LaunchPad, Top Gun pitch contest finalists named
Renee Cordes May 13, 2022Tis the season for business-pitch competitions, featuring a combination of familiar and new faces in Maine's startup community.
Renee Cordes May 13, 2022
Lending a hand: New Maine microloan program supports immigrant-owned small businesses
Renee Cordes Updated: May 16, 2022The Indus Fund is a new microloan program for small business owners in Maine’s growing immigrant community.
Renee Cordes Updated: May 16, 2022
Skowhegan Savings Bank reports 'historic' performance in 2021
Staff May 10, 2022Among the results reported were loan originations of $163.1 million, a record high for the 152-year-old mutual savings bank.
Staff May 10, 2022
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For many, Thanksgiving means gathering with family and friends. It can also mean travel headaches.
AAA predicts a record 81.8 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home between Tuesday, Nov. 25, and Monday, Dec. 1.
Of those travelers, 73 million will go by car — up 1.3 million from a year ago.
With the federal shutdown resolved, air travel is expected to be back at normal levels — although, in this case, it will mean normal Thanksgiving levels. AAA predicts that 6 million people will travel by air, a 2% increase. (Last year, Portland International Jetport broke its Thanksgiving travel record, with 64,348 travelers, up from 54,636 in 2023.)
Another 2.5 million people will travel by bus, train or cruise ship.
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