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Hire ground: Northern Maine employers hustle to attract — and keep — workers
Renee Cordes Updated: August 25, 2025Across Piscataquis County, employers in sectors from health care to manufacturing and hospitality are improvising to hire and retain employees.
Renee Cordes Updated: August 25, 2025
Longtime leader of central Maine business park steps down
Tina Fischer Updated: August 20, 2025Jim Dinkle, executive director of Oakland's FirstPark, retired after eight years at the business park.
Tina Fischer Updated: August 20, 2025Maine Affordable Housing Conference set for Sept. 9 in Bangor
Tina Fischer 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.
Tina Fischer August 18, 2025
Maine ranked among top states for women's equality
Renee Cordes 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.
Renee Cordes Updated: August 19, 2025
Colby College touts $2.5B boost to Maine’s economy
Tina Fischer 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.
Tina Fischer Updated: August 18, 2025
Outstanding Women in Business: Katie Shorey is Maine’s startup and talent attraction impresario
Renee Cordes 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.
Renee Cordes Updated: August 11, 2025
Portland's Arts District to get a bold splash of color
Renee Cordes 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.
Renee Cordes August 4, 2025
Portland Downtown’s move to larger, public-facing space reflects ‘change and challenges’
Laurie Schreiber 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.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: July 28, 2025
Portland at a crossroads: Downtown safety tensions taking a toll on small businesses, real estate
Renee Cordes 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.
Renee Cordes Updated: July 28, 2025
Health care and job training among targets for $20.5M in federal grants in Maine
Laurie Schreiber 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.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: July 25, 2025
In parts of rural Maine, housing crisis is ‘not a single-issue challenge'
Laurie Schreiber 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.
Laurie Schreiber July 23, 2025
In eastern Maine, grant program has helped jumpstart businesses stalled by pandemic
Laurie Schreiber 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.
Laurie Schreiber July 20, 2025
Renys to move into former Big Lots store in Augusta
Renee Cordes 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.
Renee Cordes June 23, 2025
Portland mulls measure to curb storefront vacancies
Tina Fischer 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.
Tina Fischer June 20, 2025
How to inspire college grads to choose Maine — again
Katie Shorey, Live + Work in Maine 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.
Katie Shorey, Live + Work in Maine June 16, 2025
From glamping to paddleboarding, outdoor firms in Bethel find niches in the local economy
Laurie Schreiber 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
Laurie Schreiber Updated: June 16, 2025
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In this post-pandemic world, people are feeling stretched thin with overbooked calendars and a never-ending list of events to attend.
In the past couple of years, new events have been added to the must-attend list, including Northeastern University's Roux Institute, which teamed up with the Maine Technology Institute for a new event series, "Breakthrough Maine."
Other upcoming business events in Portland include "Eggs & Issues: Seriously, Another Hotel?!" on Oct. 16, hosted by the Portland Regional Chamber, Maine Community Bank's 2025 LaunchPad Live Event on Oct. 21 and the "13th Annual Gateway Cities Innovation Summit" on Oct. 28.
And don't forget the 2025 Mainebiz 40 Under 40 celebration on Nov. 6.
The Giving Guide
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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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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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