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Banking & Finance

  • New venture fund to invest in western and central Maine

    Staff June 5, 2018

    Opus Ventures, a Portland-based private capital and investment firm, and the Skowhegan Savings Charitable Foundation have created the Western Maine Venture Fund to support early-stage companies in central and western Maine.

    Staff June 5, 2018
  • Merrill Lynch settles with Maine over its unnecessary fees for NextGen investors

    Staff May 30, 2018

    Maine has reached a settlement with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. following an investigation that determined the investment firm steered some Mainers' NextGen college savings into a higher-fee plan that was better suited for shorter

    Staff May 30, 2018
  • Aroostook County organic potato farmers file for bankruptcy

    May 30, 2018

    The former owners of the organic potato farm Wood Prairie Family Farm in Bridgewater have filed for bankruptcy protection.

    May 30, 2018
  • Early-stage businesses advance with some coaching help from Gorham Savings

    Staff May 29, 2018

    Fifteen small businesses, including North Spore Mushroom Co., Two Fat Cats Bakery and Tito Masonry & Construction recently participated in a new five-part workshop series offered by Gorham Savings Bank to help southern Maine entrepreneurs better

    Staff May 29, 2018
  • NBT Bank's niche: Clients too small for the larger banks and too big for the smaller banks

    Renee Cordes May 28, 2018

    Kimberly Twitchell is Maine regional president for NBT Bank, whose parent company, NBT Bancorp (NASDAQ: NBTB), is headquartered in Norwich, N.Y., and has more than $9 billion in assets. NBT has been in Maine since 2014.

    Renee Cordes May 28, 2018
  • Portland startup wins $25K prize in Thursday's Top Gun Showcase finals

    Staff May 25, 2018

    Erica Schmitz, founder of the Portland startup MyBodyModel, is the winner of the $25,000 cash prize awarded Thursday night at the Top Gun Showcase finals held at the University of Southern Maine's Hannaford Hall.

    Staff May 25, 2018
  • New Markets Tax Credits now available through EMDC affiliates

    James McCarthy May 23, 2018

    Eastern Maine Development Corp. learned earlier this month that three of its affiliates have become certified as Community Development Entities, a federal designation that allows them to participate either directly or indirectly in the New Markets

    James McCarthy May 23, 2018
  • CEI launches ‘Wicked Fast Microloans’ for small businesses

    Staff May 22, 2018

    Coastal Enterprises Inc. has created a new microloan product that's intended to help small businesses that need capital quickly to address needs ranging from equipment breakdowns to scaling up operations in order to take advantage of unique

    Staff May 22, 2018
  • Maine Credit Union League revamps website

    Staff May 22, 2018

    The Maine Credit Union League has given its website a makeover, updating both its look and content.

    Staff May 22, 2018
  • Greenlight Maine extends submissions period for Season 4

    Staff May 18, 2018

    Due to the high volume of entries the deadline for submissions for Season 4 of Greenlight Maine has been extended to June 1 at 11:59 p.m.

    Staff May 18, 2018
  • Gorham Savings Bank announces LaunchPad finalists

    Staff May 18, 2018

    Gorham Savings Bank announced on Thursday the five Maine businesses selected as the finalists of its annual LaunchPad small business competition.

    Staff May 18, 2018
  • Front Street Shipyard begins long-awaited expansion

    Staff May 14, 2018

    Front Street Shipyard in Belfast announced Friday that it has finalized the financing it needed to begin construction of a new facility adjacent to its existing yard on the Belfast waterfront.

    Staff May 14, 2018
  • Androscoggin Bank beefs up its lending staff

    Staff May 14, 2018

    Androscoggin Bank, which has $955 million in assets and 15 offices, has brought on several key hires to oversee the bank's lending operations.

    Staff May 14, 2018
  • Top Gun names finalists who’ll compete for $25K prize

    Staff May 11, 2018

    The Maine Center for Entrepreneurs and its partners — the University of Maine, The Lewiston Auburn Economic Growth Council and Gulf of Maine Research Institute — named 10 winners of the 2018 Top Gun Program's semi-final pitch events.

    Staff May 11, 2018
  • 'Mission is far from over' as CEI marks 40th anniversary

    James McCarthy May 10, 2018

    The seeds of community economic development sown by CEI since its founding 40 years ago by Ron Phillips have multiplied hundredfold, with more than 2,700 businesses financed, almost 38,000 full-time jobs created and roughly 56,000 people receiving

    James McCarthy May 10, 2018
  • CEI Ventures closes $500K investment in Biddeford startup

    Staff April 30, 2018

    CEI Ventures Inc., a for-profit subsidiary of CEI that has made over $28 million in direct investments in 55 companies since its founding in 1994, announced today that it has closed on a $500,000 minority investment in a Biddeford startup.

    Staff April 30, 2018

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Today's Poll

Will Maine be hurt by not offering free tuition at community colleges?
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This year's high school graduates will be the last to benefit from a program that offers free tuition within the Maine Community College System. 

The Free College Scholarship, launched in 2022, covered all tuition and mandatory fees for students who graduated from high school or passed an equivalency exam between 2020 and 2025. Nearly 18,000 students took advantage of the program. 

But last week, state lawmakers declined to continue the funding and it was not part of the budget signed by Gov. Janet Mills.