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Portland Symphony Orchestra names Eckart Preu as music director
August 3, 2018The Portland Symphony Orchestra has tapped Eckart Preu, who currently conducts the Spokane Symphony in Washington, to serve as music director.
August 3, 2018
'Maine in America Award' winner keen to design more buildings in Maine
July 26, 2018Toshiko Mori, who is best known in Maine for designing the Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockland, is the first architect to receive the Farnsworth Art Museum's “Maine in America Award” for her significant contribution to Maine's role in
July 26, 2018
MECA's focus: Teaching artists how to be 'creative entrepreneurs'
July 23, 2018Laura Freid, the 18th president of Maine College of Art, said the college is putting greater focus on teaching skills that will help art students translate their creative aspirations into a business practice.
July 23, 2018
Maine International Film Festival raises its game with mobile-first site
July 13, 2018Organizers of the 10-day Maine International Film Festival that kicks off this evening in Waterville aim to improve the experience for visitors with a new mobile-first website, funded with a $10,000 grant from the Maine Office of Tourism. “It's all
July 13, 2018
Gulf of Maine Research Institute raises over $22M to support its work
June 29, 2018The Gulf of Maine Research Institute successfully completed its five-year Campaign for the Gulf of Maine, raising $22.8 million to support its research and educational activities.
June 29, 2018
USM receives $100M gift — largest in its history — from Osher family
June 25, 2018The University of Southern Maine announced Friday that it received a private map collection from Dr. Harold Osher with a monetary value of $100 million as well as a new endowment to provide ongoing support for an expanded permanent map collection at
June 25, 2018
Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine puts its building on the market
June 20, 2018The Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine has officially put its property at 142 Free St. in Portland on the market, with an asking price of $3.4 million.
June 20, 2018
Pop-up 'Play Kiosk' deployed in Congress Square Park
June 19, 2018Entrepreneurs Ben Davis and Emily Davis, sibling owners of the Portland Container Co. in South Portland, have deployed a “Play Kiosk” in Portland's Congress Square Park.
June 19, 2018
Great visibility on tap with new iBec location in Portland
June 17, 2018The purchase of 177 High St. in Portland will put iBec Creative, a web design and development agency, in a location the company's leader says will provide greater visibility than it's had at 100 Fore St. on the city's East End.
June 17, 2018
SCORE recognizes success stories with annual awards
June 15, 2018SCORE's Maine Success Award luncheon honored 10 businesses and their owners in a variety of categories from all over Maine. Winners accepted their awards accompanied by their SCORE mentors.
June 15, 2018
Maine's immigrant entrepreneurs making their mark as they launch, and grow, small businesses
June 11, 2018At Cafe Whoopies in South Portland, Rwanda Bean Co. co-founder Mike Mwenedata is all smiles, welcoming customers breakfasting on made-in-Maine whoopie pies and coffee brewed from African beans.
June 11, 2018
Couple launches Portland food tours with an educational twist
June 8, 2018Lunch while you learn? That's the aim of an educational tasting tour offered by a Portland start-up on a mission to tell — and show — the story of Maine's food.
June 8, 2018
Creative Portland hosts city's first arts and culture summit
June 4, 2018Creative Portland, the city's official nonprofit arts agency, hosted more than 70 arts and cultural leaders last week for its first-ever arts and culture summit the organization aims to turn into an annual gathering.
June 4, 2018
Advice for startups and new ventures on tap at Mainebiz ‘Executive Insights’ forum
May 31, 2018Mainebiz will host an innovative new take on its “Executive Insights” series next month. The forum will include workshops featuring Maine business leaders and a keynote from the highly regarded author of “The Startup Equation,” Ja-Nae Duane.
May 31, 2018
Science museum's pricing in line with competitors, but expenses led to closure
May 28, 2018Stories about the demise of the Portland Science Center made a point of talking about admission prices.
May 28, 2018
Rebirth of Lewiston's downtown features retail, restaurants and residences
May 28, 2018Downtown Lewiston is a work in progress, but there's no denying a renaissance is under way as owners, users and investors buy and renovate buildings, many of which date to the 19th century, and convert them for retail, restaurants, offices and
May 28, 2018
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