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Snap, crackle & pop-up: Temporary retail gains traction in Maine
Renee Cordes Updated: September 2, 2024From Portland's Black Box business incubator to market stands and in-store demos, pop-up retail is an attractive stepping-off point for many entrepreneurs.
Renee Cordes Updated: September 2, 2024
Mayo Street Arts renovates headquarters in 19th-century former church
Laurie Schreiber Updated: August 29, 2024The arts group, in Maine’s most ethnically and culturally diverse square mile, hosts 6,500 people a year for performances, workshops and visual arts shows.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: August 29, 2024
Fact Book cover inspired by mountains, rivers and the coast
Peter Van Allen Updated: August 27, 2024Tim Greenway, a longtime Mainebiz contributing photographer, took the photos used on the cover of the 2024 Fact Book.
Peter Van Allen Updated: August 27, 2024
Timber! Portland Museum of Art to host conference on an innovative forest product
Renee Cordes Updated: August 26, 2024The event, scheduled for Nov. 13-15, will kick off with a day of field trips including to the University of Maine's Advanced Structures and Composites Center in Orono.
Renee Cordes Updated: August 26, 2024
Lewiston's Maine MILL museum gets federal boost for redevelopment plans
Laurie Schreiber August 13, 2024The project involves renovating a 7,000-square-foot mill dating back 160 years and adding 11,000 square feet of new space.
Laurie Schreiber August 13, 2024
After 8 years of restoration, Kittery life-saving station is Maine's newest museum
William Hall Updated: August 16, 2024The Wood Island station, built in 1908, once housed rescue crews who rowed open boats to reach mariners in distress. Now the life-saving building has a new life.
William Hall Updated: August 16, 2024
Maine Arts Academy is building out new campus, expanding programs and enrollment
Laurie Schreiber Updated: August 6, 2024The construction includes adding a stage, opening up the ceiling, taking down walls and adding specialized dance flooring. The new location is expected to benefit students and the community.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: August 6, 2024
Bon Appetit founding editor, Maine resident leaves $3.7M to Brunswick music festival
William Hall August 5, 2024Patricia Crawford Brown, who died in May, worked as a volunteer to help young musicians attend the Bowdoin International Music Festival. Now her bequest will establish a fund to support scholarships at the festival in the future.
William Hall August 5, 2024
Ready for a close-up: Maine movie-making steps into larger role
William Hall Updated: July 24, 2024A slew of film festivals and special shows will be available to Maine cinephiles in the coming weeks.
William Hall Updated: July 24, 2024
Gift shop and gallery open in Wells
Laurie Schreiber Updated: July 22, 2024Lehoux Art is envisioned as a gathering place for anyone looking to be creative in a non-intimidating atmosphere.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: July 22, 2024
'We need action': Portland symposium, film premiere to benefit National Black Brewers Association
Renee Cordes Updated: July 15, 2024A two-day symposium hosted by Orange Bike Brewing Co. will include the Maine premiere of "One Pint at a Time," an award-winning documentary about the Black experience in American craft beer.
Renee Cordes Updated: July 15, 2024
Maine Arts Commission names a New York curator as its new executive director
Alexis Wells July 3, 2024The Maine Arts Commission has hired Amy Hausmann as its new executive director.
Alexis Wells July 3, 2024
In search of a sustainable source of wood, Lewiston guitar maker buys saw mill
Laurie Schreiber Updated: July 3, 2024In addition to working with red spruce, Bourgeois Guitars seeks to cultivate market appetite for the sustainable domestic "tonewood" species found in Maine’s northern forests.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: July 3, 2024
After $850K makeover, Maine State Aquarium reopens in West Boothbay
Laurie Schreiber June 25, 2024Structural problems led to renovations of walls and floors, along with upgrades to the pumps and filters, new display tanks and custom-made touch tanks.
Laurie Schreiber June 25, 2024
$750K grant to historic Newcastle homestead will support staffing and more
Laurie Schreiber Updated: June 17, 2024The grant will fund five hires and two studies — to guide interpretation and preservation and to establish a fundraising and revenue-raising.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: June 17, 2024
Bath nonprofit promotes green space, playground use via the power of music
Laurie Schreiber Updated: June 10, 2024A large xylophone and music book, constructed to withstand the elements, were installed as a playful public art installation designed to promote park use.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: June 10, 2024
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Small Business Saturday, the annual tradition that encourages shoppers to support local, independent retailers and entrepreneurs, marked its 16th rendition on Nov. 29, with events held across the nation.
Founded by American Express in 2010, the yearly event has become an essential part of the holiday shopping season. The Small Business Administration became the official co-sponsor in 2011.
Last year, shoppers turned out in full force to support their local communities, generating an estimated $22 billion in spending at small retailers and restaurants.
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Groundbreaking Maine
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The Giving Guide
The Giving Guide helps nonprofits have the opportunity to showcase and differentiate their organizations so that businesses better understand how they can contribute to a nonprofit’s mission and work.
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Work for ME
Work for ME is a workforce development tool to help Maine’s employers target Maine’s emerging workforce. Work for ME highlights each industry, its impact on Maine’s economy, the jobs available to entry-level workers, the training and education needed to get a career started.
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Groundbreaking Maine
Whether you’re a developer, financer, architect, or industry enthusiast, Groundbreaking Maine is crafted to be your go-to source for valuable insights in Maine’s real estate and construction community.
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