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  • First-ever credit union devoted to farmers and food producers achieves funding goal

    James McCarthy October 16, 2018

    Maine Harvest Credit Project has reached its $2.4 million fundraising goal, calling it a critical milestone in becoming Maine's 56th credit union and the country's first-ever to lend exclusively to farmers and food entrepreneurs.

    James McCarthy October 16, 2018
  • Bar Harbor Bank & Trust plans to open a Portland loan office

    Staff October 5, 2018

    Establishing its first brick-and-mortar presence in Cumberland County, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust will open a commercial loan office in Portland and plans to announce the site in the coming weeks.

    Staff October 5, 2018
  • Pitch-contest season moves into high gear

    Mainebiz Staff October 1, 2018

    Maine's start-up community seems to thrive on the annual pitch contests.

    Mainebiz Staff October 1, 2018
  • Redevelopment of shuttered Millinocket mill gets $5.3M boost

    Staff September 28, 2018

    Developers of the former Great Northern Paper mill site in Millinocket will get federal aid to implement infrastructure improvements that will help them establish an industrial park.

    Staff September 28, 2018
  • LifeFlight of Maine a step closer to replacing aging helicopters

    Staff September 28, 2018

    Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution has donated $10,000 to LifeFlight of Maine in support of the emergency transport nonprofit's fundraising campaign to purchase two new helicopters.

    Staff September 28, 2018
  • DEP grant will expand recycling and composting at workplaces

    Staff September 28, 2018

    The state Department of Environmental Protection has awarded $88,000 in grants to help six Maine companies and other organizations expand their waste recycling and composting efforts.

    Staff September 28, 2018
  • CEI will use federal grant to help Biddeford manufacturer grow

    Staff September 27, 2018

    A Biddeford manufacturer will create 30 jobs as part of a program funded with federal assistance.

    Staff September 27, 2018
  • Bangor Savings to open Auburn branch

    Staff September 21, 2018

    Bangor Savings Bank plans to open its first branch in Auburn, its 61st overall. The 5,600-square-foot branch, at 170 Turner St., is expected to open in the late fall of 2019.

    Staff September 21, 2018
  • MTI, Maine Venture Fund join MedRhythms' investors in $5M financing round

    Staff September 7, 2018

    Portland-based digital therapeutics startup MedRhythms said it has closed its $5 million venture-capital financing round with investments from the Maine Venture Fund and the Maine Technology Institute, among others.

    Staff September 7, 2018
  • Saint Joseph’s College lands $180K grant to spur interest in STEM fields

    Staff September 5, 2018

    Saint Joseph's College will receive a $182,845 grant from the National Science Foundation for the college's “Chemistry for the Community” initiative.

    Staff September 5, 2018
  • Horse protection nonprofit gets $200,000 charitable donation

    Staff August 29, 2018

    The Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals said Tuesday that it received a $200,000 grant to support its general operations and planned expansion of its equine rehabilitation facility in Windham.

    Staff August 29, 2018
  • KeyBank ramps up its residential mortgage business

    Staff August 29, 2018

    Key Bank has appointed Stephen F. Jordan as vice president, mortgage market manager, as part of a ramping up of its New England sales team to better serve clients seeking to buy homes in Maine and Vermont.

    Staff August 29, 2018
  • Lisbon expands its small-business base with strategic business loans

    August 27, 2018

    Lisbon, a town of more than 9,000 in eastern Androscoggin County, has given out nearly $400,000 in economic development loans in the past five years to grow its small-business base.

    August 27, 2018
  • Foundation awards grants to 31 Maine nonprofits

    Staff August 23, 2018

    The Frances Hollis Brain Foundation Fund at the Maine Community Foundation has awarded 31 grants totaling $175,740 to nonprofit organizations that serve disadvantaged, underserved, and/or vulnerable communities in Maine.

    Staff August 23, 2018
  • FAME approves financing for Thompson's Point project

    Staff August 22, 2018

    The board of Finance Authority of Maine approved a direct loan of $495,000 to Forefront Commons I LLC to help renovate a historic former rail building as part of a larger construction project at Thompson's Point in Portland.

    Staff August 22, 2018
  • Six businesses receive $530K in USDA Rural Development grants

    Staff August 21, 2018

    Six small businesses in southern Maine have received nearly $530,000 in federal grants from two USDA Rural Development programs.

    Staff August 21, 2018

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Do you curb your screen time while on vacation?
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Summer is a great time to disconnect, recharge and spend time outdoors with family and friends.

But with phones, tablets, laptops and iPads always within reach, it's not easy to unplug — even on vacation.

In a recent Mainebiz How To column, Ann Leamon and Nancy Marshall share how entrepreneurs balance ambition with burnout. Marshall and Leamon admit they’ve both felt the exhaustion that sets in when you're trying to meet “impossible deadlines or expectations.”

It’s a reminder that managing screen time isn’t just about discipline — it’s a form of self-care.