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Creative economy

  • Broderson Awards return to Portland

    Staff February 21, 2017

    After a three-year hiatus, the Ad Club of Maine is putting on the Broderson Awards, an event that for more than 35 years recognized exceptional work of Maine's advertising agencies, brands and freelancers.

    Staff February 21, 2017

  • Author Kate Cone revisits New England's growing craft brewing industry

    Lori Valigra February 20, 2017

    Author Kate Cone noticed a lot of changes in craft breweries and brewpubs since she published her first book on the topic in 1997.

    Lori Valigra February 20, 2017

  • Portland Symphony announces four finalists to be orchestra's next director

    February 15, 2017

    The Portland Symphony Orchestra announced Tuesday there are four finalists under consideration for the position of music director, replacing Robert Moody, who will step down after the 2017-18 season.

    February 15, 2017

  • Report: Nonprofits mean $11B a year to Maine economy

    Renee Cordes February 7, 2017

    One out of six Maine workers is employed in the nonprofit sector, nearly 14 times those working in agriculture (including fishing) and three times as many as in construction, according to a report published on Tuesday.

    Renee Cordes February 7, 2017

  • Colby College art museum receives $100 million gift

    February 3, 2017

    Peter and Paula Lunder, philanthropists with long ties to Colby College, have made another $100 million gift to the college's museum of art.

    February 3, 2017

  • 3D light show to mark Portland Museum of Art's reopening

    James McCarthy February 3, 2017

    It was standing-room only in the Portland Museum of Art's Great Hall Friday morning as invited business and civic leaders got a preview of the museum's $2.7 million upgrade featuring a “reimagined” presentation of its collections across the museum's

    James McCarthy February 3, 2017

  • Foundation's grant boosts Johnson Hall fundraising campaign

    February 2, 2017

    Jane's Trust Foundation, a Boston-based philanthropic trust, has given $75,000 in capital support for the Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center renovation project in downtown Gardiner.

    February 2, 2017

  • Bank donates $30K to Colonial Theatre restoration

    Staff January 31, 2017

    Skowhegan Savings Bank will donate $30,000 toward the restoration of the historic Colonial Theatre in Augusta.

    Staff January 31, 2017

  • HistoryIT hires Emily Cain as chief strategy officer

    Staff January 30, 2017

    HistoryIT, a digital history pioneer based in Portland, announced today it has hired Emily Cain as its first chief strategy officer.

    Staff January 30, 2017

  • Top Gun, African style: A chat with Don Gooding

    Lori Valigra January 4, 2017

    Don Gooding has been anything but idle since he left the helm of the Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development last March. One of his latest ventures will use elements of MCED's Top Gun entrepreneurship acceleration program in several Sub-Saharan

    Lori Valigra January 4, 2017

  • Augusta has two new businesses

    December 29, 2016

    A yoga studio and a tax-services office have opened in Augusta, the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce said Wednesday.

    December 29, 2016

  • #beerfriday Maine gets some love in WSJ beer story

    December 23, 2016

    Josh Christie, a Portland beer writer and co-owner of the planned Print: A Bookstore, is cited in a Wall Street Journal story about the growth of craft beer.

    December 23, 2016

  • Sweetgrass Farm's gin earns accolades in World Drink Awards

    Staff December 22, 2016

    A spirits maker in Union was named “Best Contemporary American Gin 2017” in the World Drink Awards.

    Staff December 22, 2016

  • Oldest Bath-built wooden vessel acquired by MMM

    Staff December 22, 2016

    Maine Maritime Museum in Bath acquired what is believed to be oldest Bath-built wooden vessel still afloat.

    Staff December 22, 2016

  • Maine newcomers start Lewiston 'slow fashion' company

    December 15, 2016

    Needless Society is a company brand that seems both provocative and an oxymoron for someone wanting to sell products.

    December 15, 2016

  • Small company runner-up: Maine Foodie Tours

    December 12, 2016

    How would you describe your company’s core mission?:

    December 12, 2016

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Do you patronize farmers' markets in Maine?
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Maine has over 100 farmers' markets offering a range of local food products.

Maine Federation of Farmers’ Markets reports that unseasonably cool temperatures and a rainy early summer have not only caused issues for some crops but also for local farmers' markets. Strawberries, for instance, had a bad season. Around the state, sales at farmers' markets have been down this summer.

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