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Newsworthy people and performances for Dec. 1, 2025
Updated: December 1, 2025A roundup of new hires, promotions and achievements at businesses, nonprofits, health care operations and professional services firms in Maine.
Updated: December 1, 2025
On the Record: Portland Symphony’s new executive director aims to expand audience reach
Renee Cordes Updated: December 1, 2025With strategic planning underway and the holiday concert season just ahead, Mainebiz sat down with Derek Beckvold to find out more about his background and plans.
Renee Cordes Updated: December 1, 2025
After a year of negotiations, State Theatre workers ratify first union contract
Alexis Wells Updated: November 25, 2025In January, employees voted to join Local 114, setting off months of bargaining aimed at reaching a fair contract for stagehands and stage technicians.
Alexis Wells Updated: November 25, 2025
Newsworthy people and performances for Nov. 17, 2025
Updated: November 17, 2025A roundup of new hires, promotions and achievements at businesses, nonprofits, health care operations and professional services firms in Maine.
Updated: November 17, 2025
Rockland-based MacArthur fellow creates maps that highlight Indigenous lands
Mica Kanner-Mascolo, Worcester Business Journal November 11, 2025Rockland-based cartographer Margaret Wickens Pearce was named a 2025 MacArthur fellow in October.
Mica Kanner-Mascolo, Worcester Business Journal November 11, 2025-
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Portland Museum of Art adds pair of directors
Alexis Wells Updated: November 7, 2025Louisa Donelson has been named director of programming and events while Margaret McDonnell will oversee leadership giving.
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Farnsworth Art Museum hires chief advancement officer with experience at Met, Frick
Alexis Wells Updated: October 30, 2025Rowan Moody will lead Farnsworth’s advancement team and will guide strategies to grow philanthropic engagement and sustain long-term institutional growth.
Alexis Wells Updated: October 30, 2025 
Coffee By Design awards $10K in Rebel Blend Fund grants
Alexis Wells Updated: October 28, 2025For each pound of Rebel Blend sold or brewed at Coffee By Design locations, $1 is donated to the fund; the total from yearly sales is awarded to the winners.
Alexis Wells Updated: October 28, 2025
Portland video production company gets new digs
Tina Fischer October 22, 2025Knack Factory produces commercials, promotional videos and documentaries, and also rents the studio on Bell Street to other creatives.
Tina Fischer October 22, 2025
Awards highlight Maine's immigrant markets, art and historic preservation
Laurie Schreiber October 20, 2025The Maine Development Foundation awards recognize efforts in communities that are part of its Maine Downtown Center program.
Laurie Schreiber October 20, 2025
First-ever Maine Makers Month starts with a bang
Renee Cordes October 2, 2025An expo was held at the VIA Agency headquarters in Portland. The event was organized by Kristan Vermeulen, founder and host of the "Makers of the USA" podcast.
Renee Cordes October 2, 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
Portland nonprofit wins prestigious NEA 'Big Read' grant
Renee Cordes September 3, 2025Mechanics' Hall, a member-supported cultural hub and library, will use the $20,000 matching grant for a year-long literary program inspired by Daniel Mason's novel, "North Woods."
Renee Cordes September 3, 2025
A showcase for Maine photographers — and data, too
Peter Van Allen Updated: September 1, 2025This year’s Fact Book has a particularly visual feel to it, with photo essays by regular contributors Tim Greenway, Jim Neuger and Fred Field.
Peter Van Allen Updated: September 1, 2025
From Wyeths to Warhol: Art and collectibles to take center stage in 4-day auction on Maine's midcoast
Renee Cordes August 24, 2025More than 1,500 lots are up for auction at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, a year after the $4.5 million sale of a painting that turned out to be a Rembrandt masterpiece.
Renee Cordes August 24, 2025
On the Record: Portland nonprofit leader makes a business case for revitalizing city’s Arts District
Renee Cordes Updated: August 25, 2025Annie Leahy, executive director of Mechanics' Hall, talks about an initiative to fill empty downtown storefronts with art installations to "tell a visual story" about what the space cold become.
Renee Cordes Updated: August 25, 2025
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Small Business Saturday, the annual tradition that encourages shoppers to support local, independent retailers and entrepreneurs, marked its 16th rendition on Nov. 29, with events held across the nation.
Founded by American Express in 2010, the yearly event has become an essential part of the holiday shopping season. The Small Business Administration became the official co-sponsor in 2011.
Last year, shoppers turned out in full force to support their local communities, generating an estimated $22 billion in spending at small retailers and restaurants.
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Work for ME
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