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Children's Museum & Theatre receives $500K pledge in final push toward $14M goal
September 21, 2020The $500,000 gift from the Lunder Foundation is intended to be matched by other giving and raise the final $1 million in the museum's capital campaign. The drive is funding a new 30,000-square-foot facility in Portland, now under construction.
September 21, 2020
Lent out as director of Maine Maritime Museum
September 18, 2020In an unusually public dispute, Amy Lent, who led the museum for 14 years, says she was fired. The museum said it parted ways with Lent after she sought a "lengthy and legally binding financial commitment."
September 18, 2020Ask ACE: But what is the gig economy?
Updated: September 21, 2020A contributing expert responds to a reader by discussing what the gig economy is all about, and the increasingly critical role it plays within the entrepreneur community today.
Updated: September 21, 2020
King takes on Washington gridlock, climate change, arts funding in virtual forum
September 15, 2020Speaking to a virtual audience Tuesday of about 650 people, U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, sharply criticized Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and institutional partisanship on both sides. The forum was organized by the Portland
September 15, 2020
Maine festival will make whoopie online, despite Pennsylvania competitor
Updated: September 4, 2020The Maine Whoopie Pie Festival, usually held in Dover-Foxcroft, is going virtual this year because of the pandemic. But "WHOOPtoberfest" coincides with a rival, in-person event near Philadelphia.
Updated: September 4, 2020
College of the Atlantic’s natural history museum is set for $119K upgrade
August 28, 2020Students will help carry out the relocation of museum collections. The Bar Harbor college is believed to be the only one in the U.S. offering undergraduates experience in such museum work.
August 28, 2020
Sidney amphitheater upgrade is sole New England winner in latest USDA loan awards
August 25, 2020Renovations to the 90-year-old Bowl in the Pines will allow shows that may draw larger audiences to the Augusta-Waterville area.
August 25, 2020
Bangor’s Exchange Street block once again for sale
Updated: August 14, 2020The block of office and retail buildings, totaling 50,300 square feet, is listed for $2.7 million four years after the properties were last sold.
Updated: August 14, 2020
The 2020 Mainebiz Women to Watch: In an unusual year, five remarkable business leaders
August 10, 2020This year's recipients of the Mainebiz honors, now in their 12th year, represent a wide variety of business sectors and geographies across the state.
August 10, 2020
Women to Watch: Erin Flett is driven to design
Updated: August 10, 2020Formerly a freelance graphic designer, Flett began putting patterns on fabric in 2007. Today, her firm makes hand-printed textiles that are sold through over 200 wholesalers, and have even captured the attention of Oprah.
Updated: August 10, 2020
Women to Watch: Marcia Minter strengthens the voices of Maine artists of color
Updated: August 10, 2020The former creative director at L.L.Bean Inc. gave up her corporate gig to co-launch a community arts space in Portland. The nonprofit is now helping "amplify" the voices of Black and Brown artists.
Updated: August 10, 2020From the Editor: Mainebiz introduces you to five remarkable leaders
Updated: August 10, 2020One of the most energetic Mainebiz events of the year is usually the Women to Watch reception in September.
Updated: August 10, 2020
Pandemic forces abrupt closure of popular Portland music venue
Updated: July 30, 2020Live music venues were among the first businesses to close at the start of the pandemic, and could be among the last to reopen, the venue's operator said.
Updated: July 30, 2020
Outdoor recreation wins big in 2020 Maine Tourism Awards
Updated: July 24, 2020Honorees include Hardy Boat Cruises and Caribou Parks and Recreation Department. All will be formally recognized at next year's state tourism conference.
Updated: July 24, 2020
On the Record: Pamela Laskey, founder of Maine Foodie Tours, now takes a different path
Updated: July 27, 2020Her company was one of Maine's fastest-growing a few years ago. Now, after the pandemic has upended Maine's dining scene, Laskey offers a wider menu of tours.
Updated: July 27, 2020
New Colby art museum chief has background in community engagement
Updated: July 14, 2020Colby College Museum of Art’s new director brings a background in public engagement from her time at the Art Institute of Chicago and New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Updated: July 14, 2020
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