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Economic Development

  • Cianbro, Sargent to lead casino construction

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 22, 2011

    Black Bear Realty, the developer behind the Oxford County casino, has tapped two Maine companies to lead construction of the $164 million project.

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 22, 2011

  • Enough already | Pompous business writing reflects poorly on the author and fools no one

    Dave Griffiths May 16, 2011

    Advice Squad is written by members of the Maine chapter of the Association for Consulting Expertise, a trade organization of 88 consultants around the state.

    Dave Griffiths May 16, 2011

  • Financing sets Bangor arena apart

    Doug Kesseli May 16, 2011

    In a resounding decision reverberating across the state, Bangor residents recently approved a $65 million arena and convention center, an economic development effort that has proven elusive elsewhere in Maine despite efforts going back more than a

    Doug Kesseli May 16, 2011

  • Working out the kinks | An attorney-turned-entrepreneur wins $100K to start a massage business

    Derek Rice May 16, 2011

    Why did the lawyer get into the massage therapy business? If you’re waiting for the punch line, you can stop because there isn’t one. Attorney Chelsea Fournier is dead serious about this endeavor.

    Derek Rice May 16, 2011

  • Poll: Recovery two years away

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 9, 2011

    Less than 2% of the state's population believes Maine is already out of the recession, according to a new poll from Pan Atlantic SMS Group.

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 9, 2011

  • Panel: Casinos should go to voters

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 8, 2011

    A trio of gambling initiatives should be decided by voters, a legislative panel affirmed Friday.

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 8, 2011

  • Bangor approves $65M arena

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 5, 2011

    Residents in Bangor yesterday voted 3-to-1 to build a new $65 million arena and convention center in the Queen City.

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 5, 2011

  • Island condo hotel project stalled in court

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 3, 2011

    The islanders who have been fighting a proposed condo-hotel development on Great Diamond Island have won a victory in court to halt the project.

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 3, 2011

  • Report: ME taxes best for new investment

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 2, 2011

    Maine ranks best in the nation for imposing the smallest tax burden on new business investment, according to a report from the Council on State Taxation and Ernst & Young.

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 2, 2011

  • Emerging opportunities | Maine goods find strong demand in the BRICS markets

    Janine Bisaillon-cary May 2, 2011

    In mid-April, leaders of the emerging markets of Brazil, Russia, India, China and the recently added South Africa met at the third annual BRICS summit in Sanya, China.

    Janine Bisaillon-cary May 2, 2011

  • New panel sees slow rebound

    May 2, 2011

    The state’s economic forecasting commission met this year for the first time in late March, issuing a report April 1 that slightly alters a report made in October by its predecessors.

    May 2, 2011

  • DECD's Congdon refutes allegations

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 29, 2011

    Philip Congdon, who resigned this week as commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development, is refuting allegations that he made racially charged and inappropriate comments while attending events in northern Maine.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 29, 2011

  • Two grants fund byway improvements

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 29, 2011

    A total of $1.3 million in federal funding will support improvements to byways in northern and Down East Maine to help attract more tourists to the regions.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 29, 2011

  • DECD's Congdon resigns amid allegations

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 28, 2011

    On the same day that Darryl Brown left his post as Maine Department of Environmental Protection commissioner, Philip Congdon also resigned as commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 28, 2011

  • Red Claws owners pitch arena plan

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 28, 2011

    Two of the owners of the Maine Red Claws basketball team are proposing a $100 million hotel and event center at Thompson's Point in Portland.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 28, 2011

  • Shipyard Brewing pitches convention center

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 27, 2011

    Shipyard Brewing Co. owner Fred Forsley has proposed building a convention center, hotel and culinary school on property he owns near the Portland waterfront.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 27, 2011

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Do you have a side hustle?
Poll Description

In the latest installment of our “Made in Maine” series, we visit the Gorham studio of textile designer Erin Flett, who has turned her after-hours basement side hustle into a well-known brand with a national wholesale network.

Nationwide, side hustlers started a record number of businesses during the pandemic. Today, a growing number of younger professionals are supplementing their income with a side job, as shown in a survey by Bankrate, the personal finance website. It found that 34% of Gen Zers (ages 18 to 28) have a side hustle, outpacing millennials (31%), Gen Xers (23%) and boomers (22%).

While some people can turn their side gigs into profitable businesses, others keep hustling their entire working lives –  or have neither the time nor the interest to do so. 

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