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Economic Development
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Rural lessons: Maine CEOs talk about what they learned growing up in a small town
August 25, 2024Growing up in rural Maine offers lessons you can’t buy in an MBA program or gain in the boardroom, say three of the state's prominent business leaders.
August 25, 2024
Next up for Maine aquaculture training — community engagement
Updated: August 26, 2024A new ambassador program aims to engage growers, fishermen and coastal residents in discussion about aquaculture, filling a gap in communication and mentoring opportunities at the community level.
Updated: August 26, 2024
FocusMaine hires finance, grants and administration manager
August 19, 2024FocusMaine, a private-sector initiative to create jobs in agriculture, aquaculture and biopharmaceuticals, has hired Joanna Benoit as its new finance, grants, and administration manager.
August 19, 2024
John T. Gorman Foundation receives national recognition for Lewiston investment
Updated: August 19, 2024For the past decade, the foundation’s support of the Lewiston Tree Street Initiative has yielded results and is considered a model for other organizations.
Updated: August 19, 2024
The Mi’kmaq Nation’s farm, fish-growing operation feeds demand for traditional foods
Updated: August 19, 2024Since the Mi’kmaq Nation in Presque Isle started a community garden and a brook trout hatchery, they've became game-changers in providing healthy, culturally relevant food to the community and beyond.
Updated: August 19, 2024
Building homes in Bangor: Developers, local officials tackle Queen City’s housing gap
Updated: August 19, 2024With scarce inventory, Bangor is seeing a sharp increase in home prices. Builders, employers and the city itself are racing to keep up with the housing demand.
Updated: August 19, 2024
A Look Back: Real estate deals make history, now — and then
Updated: August 19, 2024Mainebiz looks back at its 30-year history, and recalls purchases and sales that eventually influenced transactions of today.
Updated: August 19, 2024
Meet the 2024 Mainebiz Women to Watch
Updated: August 5, 2024Now in their 15th year, the Mainebiz Women to Watch awards honor women who have demonstrated leadership in wide-ranging sectors of business, health care and the nonprofit world.
Updated: August 5, 2024
Women to Watch: Penny Thompson is a city manager with a knack for communicating, learning
Updated: August 5, 2024Managing the City of Caribou means being a generalist and learning from others, says Thompson. She believes in education as a tool for creating a better, more engaged municipal workforce.
Updated: August 5, 2024
Women to Watch: Kristina Cannon is at the forefront of Skowhegan's revitalization
Updated: August 5, 2024More than $650 million of investment is underway in the town, and Kristina Cannon leads an economic development group, Main Street Skowhegan, driving much of that growth.
Updated: August 5, 2024
$21M will go to help 68 Maine working waterfronts damaged by storms
Updated: July 24, 2024The waterfronts damaged in January will receive funding to cover a wide range of needs, from rebuilding damaged wharves to repairing fuel and electrical systems.
Updated: July 24, 2024
Boston Fed chief tells Mainebiz: Data will dictate the rate-cut timing
Updated: July 22, 2024Susan M. Collins talked with Mainebiz as she wrapped up a visit to Biddeford, Bangor and Millinocket for meetings with business leaders and local companies.
Updated: July 22, 2024
‘Zoomer’ housing boom: Pent-up demand sparks Gen Z buying spree in Maine
Updated: July 22, 2024For a generation whose oldest members are only a few years out of college, owning a home is becoming an important goal — and, increasingly, an achievable one.
Updated: July 22, 2024
Lewiston Housing receives $2.5M for ongoing Tree Streets revitalization
Updated: July 18, 2024The supplemental HUD funding will help advance construction and redevelopment of affordable and mixed-income housing in the neighborhood.
Updated: July 18, 2024
$61M investor fund will finance 5 Maine affordable housing projects
Updated: July 15, 2024Affordable housing projects are planned for Bath, Belfast, Bangor, Augusta and Lewiston, offering a total of 222 units.
Updated: July 15, 2024
Mi’kmaq trout hatchery is among Maine recipients of $7M in federal funds
Updated: July 2, 2024An expanded hatchery, considered a game-changer, was one of 12 awardees in northern Maine. They also included projects aimed at workforce and child care development and municipal infrastructure.
Updated: July 2, 2024
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