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Children’s Museum launches $14M campaign for new site in Portland
February 4, 2020The Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine is hoping to raise $14 million to fund construction of its future 30,000-square-foot home at Thompson’s Point. Work is already underway on the new facility, expected to attract nearly 250,000 visitors a
February 4, 2020
15 Downeast nonprofits awarded MCF grants to boost innovation
Updated: February 4, 2020A total of $106,000 from the Maine Community Foundation was awarded to organizations including the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts and Coastal Enterprises Inc.
Updated: February 4, 2020
In Ellsworth, a history project sets out to boost downtown cachet
January 30, 2020Heart of Ellsworth has received a $10,000 grant from the Maine Community Foundation to add a historical focus to a local newsletter. The goal is to promote the downtown and attract business.
January 30, 2020
Creative layouts envisioned for space at historic Hill Mill in Lewiston
January 27, 2020Eric Chinburg, president of Chinburg Properties in Newmarket, N.H., bought the 460,000-square-foot Hill Mill in Lewiston in an off-market deal. Existing tenants provide an income stream and available space offers the potential for creative layouts
January 27, 2020
Rock Row complex in Westbrook adds a hotel
January 23, 2020A 122-room Element by Westin hotel is slated to open in 2022 at Rock Row, the sprawling mixed-use complex now under construction in Westbrook.
January 23, 2020
South Portland coworking space expands, driven by private office demand
January 22, 2020Less than two years after it opened, SoPoCo.Works has completed its phase two expansion, including a large podcasting studio, as the waiting list for private offices grows.
January 22, 2020
On MLK Day, Portland's plan for $100K King memorial is delayed
January 20, 2020The selection of a design for a memorial to Martin Luther King Jr. was expected to be unveiled today, but a city task force is still narrowing down its choice.
January 20, 2020
As development begins on its fringe, downtown Bucksport springs to life
January 14, 2020Perhaps reflecting revived activity at the former paper mill site, Bucksport’s downtown is also coming back to life with new businesses and events catering to locals and an increasing number of visitors.
January 14, 2020
2020 visions: Maine business and nonprofit leaders share their New Year’s resolutions
Updated: January 2, 2020To start 2020, Mainebiz asked business and nonprofit movers and shakers from around the state to share their New Year's business resolutions. It looks like a busy year ahead for these leaders.
Updated: January 2, 2020
From Kennebunkport to Island Falls, a year of home-grown development
Updated: January 1, 20202019's Real Estate Insiders featured development across the state, much of it by local people taking the reins and helping spur economic development in their communities.
Updated: January 1, 2020
The year in review: Here are 10 of our most unusual business stories
Updated: December 31, 2019In this look back at 2019, Mainebiz compiled some of the year's outliers — stories about products or initiatives that went off the beaten path.
Updated: December 31, 2019
Notable quotables from Mainebiz 'On the Record' interviews in 2019
Updated: December 26, 2019Mainebiz compiled 10 highlights from our "On the Record" interviews published during 2019. These business conversations appear every two weeks in our print edition and online.
Updated: December 26, 2019UMA wins $100K grant for event series celebrating Maine's bicentennial
December 19, 2019The University of Maine at Augusta received a $100,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support a series of events marking the 200th anniversary of Maine's statehood. The state is offering money for celebrations too.
December 19, 2019
Old Town firm donates archive of early aerial photos to UMaine
December 19, 2019The photographs from the James W. Sewall Co., captured over the span of 65 years, may help researchers better understand changes in Maine's forests and forest industry, as well as the impact of development.
December 19, 2019
As weather cools down, short-term rental landscape in Maine stays hot
December 18, 2019The demand for short-term rentals in rural areas is growing, according to Airbnb, and Maine is a big part of that.
December 18, 2019
Maine Community Foundation now covers all 16 of the state's counties
December 11, 2019The foundation, which has supported nonprofit groups through regional charitable funds in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties, just added another fund.
December 11, 2019
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