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Longtime leader of central Maine business park steps down
Updated: August 20, 2025Jim Dinkle, executive director of Oakland's FirstPark, retired after eight years at the business park.
Updated: August 20, 2025Maine Affordable Housing Conference set for Sept. 9 in Bangor
August 18, 2025Issues on the agenda for the full day conference include recent housing-related legislation, the impact of Maine's economy on home affordability and availability, and how modular and manufactured housing can help meet the state's needs.
August 18, 2025
Maine ranked among top states for women's equality
Updated: August 19, 2025The Pine Tree State outshines all but three other states for women's equality in a barometer by personal finance website WalletHub.
Updated: August 19, 2025
Colby College touts $2.5B boost to Maine’s economy
Updated: August 18, 2025Investments and campus initiatives contributed more than $2.5 billion to Maine’s economy in the past six years, according to an independent study commissioned by the Waterville liberal arts college.
Updated: August 18, 2025
Outstanding Women in Business: Katie Shorey is Maine’s startup and talent attraction impresario
Updated: August 11, 2025The director of engagement for Live + Work in Maine and president of Startup of Maine is a force of nature in Maine's business community.
Updated: August 11, 2025-
Portland's Arts District to get a bold splash of color
August 4, 2025Starting next week, dozens of art banners will be installed along downtown Congress Street inspired by works from the Portland Museum of Art's permanent collection.
August 4, 2025
Portland Downtown’s move to larger, public-facing space reflects ‘change and challenges’
Updated: July 28, 2025“Portland Downtown is growing to meet the needs of our city's changing downtown district,” said the organization’s executive director.
Updated: July 28, 2025
Portland at a crossroads: Downtown safety tensions taking a toll on small businesses, real estate
Updated: July 28, 2025Storefront vacancies in the Congress Street corridor reflect the economic costs of the city's homeless problems, but some new businesses are also moving in.
Updated: July 28, 2025
Health care and job training among targets for $20.5M in federal grants in Maine
Updated: July 25, 2025Training an outdoor recreation workforce, developing a shared commercial kitchen and modernizing health care campuses are on the docket for federal grants.
Updated: July 25, 2025
In parts of rural Maine, housing crisis is ‘not a single-issue challenge'
July 23, 2025Throughout Piscataquis and Penobscot counties, the housing crisis is not a single-issue challenge, but a constellation of interrelated barriers, according to a report from Eastern Maine Development Corp.
July 23, 2025
In eastern Maine, grant program has helped jumpstart businesses stalled by pandemic
July 20, 2025Weatherization of an events venue reduced weather-related disruptions and draw more bookings and new business for local vendors. Childcare organizations expanded capacity.
July 20, 2025
Renys to move into former Big Lots store in Augusta
June 23, 2025The discount retailer aims to open a store at Shaw's Plaza on Western Avenue before Christmas, the company's president told Mainebiz.
June 23, 2025
Portland mulls measure to curb storefront vacancies
June 20, 2025A proposed ordinance for the city's Arts District would require property owners to fill empty storefronts with temporary art installations or experiences.
June 20, 2025
How to inspire college grads to choose Maine — again
June 16, 2025Let's stop treating returning to Maine as a fallback and start treating it as a smart, strategic move, writes guest contributor Katie Shorey.
June 16, 2025
From glamping to paddleboarding, outdoor firms in Bethel find niches in the local economy
Updated: June 16, 2025Building on its strategic location in the middle of prime ski and trail country, numerous businesses have been opening, expanding or transitioning in the Oxford County town of Bethel. The local chamber is creating new branding and marketing assets
Updated: June 16, 2025
Lewiston-Auburn punches above its weight to tackle housing shortages
Updated: June 16, 2025The housing squeeze has resulted in roughly half of workers in both cities commuting close to two hours daily from their homes in more rural areas.
Updated: June 16, 2025
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