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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
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
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