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Creative economy
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Portland Science Center ends its run on Portland's waterfront
May 16, 2018The Portland Science Center is closing after less than three years in business in the Old Port waterfront district.
May 16, 2018
Maine Crafts Association will open site in Portland’s arts district
May 16, 2018The Maine Crafts Association in West Gardiner is opening a second location, to be called Maine Craft Portland, at the historic Mechanics Hall in Portland's arts district.
May 16, 2018
South Portland bakery, coffee roastery opens Friday
May 15, 2018A multi-function bakery and coffee shop will open this week in a South Portland building that had long been vacant.
May 15, 2018Finalists selected for Aroostook's '2018 Entrepreneur of the Year'
May 14, 2018Ten finalists for the Aroostook Partnership's Entrepreneur of the Year competition have been selected and the top three will be revealed at the annual dinner and awards ceremony in Presque Isle on May 24.
May 14, 2018
Maine markets arts and culture in bid to entice visitors to look beyond lobsters and lighthouses
May 14, 2018While Maine's top visitor attractions are related to food, shopping and sightseeing, according to the Maine Office of Tourism, there's an increasing effort to market arts and culture as part of the state's appeal.
May 14, 2018
MECA to get $40K grant for migration-themed exhibition
May 11, 2018Maine College of Art has been selected to receive a $40,000 Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support the exhibition “Making Migration Visible: Traces, Tracks & Pathways.”
May 11, 2018
Colby, Central Maine Growth Council partner on Waterville free public wifi
May 9, 2018Waterville is getting free public downtown wireless through a partnership between Colby College and the Central Maine Growth Council.
May 9, 2018
Judge rules Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens can proceed with expansion
April 27, 2018Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens can proceed with its $30 million expansion thanks to a federal ruling earlier this week. A judge approved a consent agreement that settles two lawsuits filed against Boothbay over a Nov. 9, 2017 board of appeals
April 27, 2018
Two Portland-area businesses win SCORE Champion Award
April 25, 2018Two Portland-area businesses are state winners in the the 2018 American Small Business Championship by SCORE earlier this month. Fyood Kitchen, of Portland, and Dental Lace, owned by a Cape Elizabeth woman, are among 102 businesses nationally to get
April 25, 2018
Libra Foundation's Monson development on track for first artists
April 24, 2018The foundation's Piscataquis County project has bought 30 buildings and a farm in the town, and the positive effects are already following.
April 24, 2018
International Kneading Conference relocates to KVCC campus
April 13, 2018The 12th annual Kneading Conference, a two-day summit for bakers, farmers and anyone who works in the grain industry, announced that this year's event will relocate to the Kennebec Valley Community College, Harold Alfond Campus-Hinckley in Clinton.
April 13, 2018
Kennebec River Day adds Augusta's first-ever brewfest to its lineup
April 12, 2018The Augusta area's first-ever brew festival has been added to Kennebec River Day events.
April 12, 2018
Mainebiz Food Insider: Food and art join forces in Snow Pond school project
April 4, 2018Patrons of Augusta-area restaurants will be served up some art along with their food in the coming months, courtesy of students at Sidney's Snow Pond Arts Academy. It's part of project to show how food brings community together.
April 4, 2018
Waterfront Concerts proposes permanent venue in Bangor
March 23, 2018Waterfront Concerts promoter Alex Gray is seeking a long-term lease extension on city-owned land in order to build a permanent open-air venue.
March 23, 2018
Nonprofit Kennebunk theater will take its last curtain call
March 22, 2018MaineStage Shakespeare, a performing arts company based in Kennebunk, announced that it will close.
March 22, 2018
Immigrant Welcome Center to double its space
March 21, 2018The hub for immigrant resources is adding the fourth floor at 24 Preble St. in Portland to its first-floor quarters, for more than 7,900 square feet, an expansion that will allow a digital language lab, business hub and more.
March 21, 2018
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