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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
SoPo industrial property attracts quick sale
Updated: July 13, 2020In a tight industrial market, the listing of an industrial building in South Portland attracted multiple offers and a quick sale. AV Technik LLC sold 76 Darling Ave. with a leaseback through September while its larger facility in Scarborough is
Updated: July 13, 2020
Museum L-A moves forward on plans for new site, reopens with Androscoggin River exhibit
July 10, 2020As the museum moves into the fundraising phase of its plan to renovate the former Camden Yarns mill in Lewiston, it reopens today with an exhibit that looks at the Androscoggin River and its effects on manufacturing centers throughout Maine.
July 10, 2020
Construction begins on Colby's downtown Waterville arts collaborative
July 10, 2020The historic brick block at the south end of Main Street, long vacant, will be turned into performance and studio space and more, and is across the street from Colby College's under-construction Lockwood Hotel.
July 10, 2020
Maine job training, arts organizations receive $850K in response to crisis
July 2, 2020The state Department of Labor will get $450,000 to expand apprentice training, and eight arts organizations will get $400,000 to help sustain them during COVID-19 shutdowns, in separate grants announced by U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree.
July 2, 2020
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