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Small businesses, big buyers to take part in 'matchmaking' event
April 23, 2019More than 200 representatives of small businesses and government agencies will gather in South Portland this week for a two-day matchmaking session that will culminate in a "speed-dating" session that matches businesses with contracts.
April 23, 2019
Portland celebrates Community Development Week with free tours
April 22, 2019The city of Portland will celebrate the impact federal Department of Housing and Urban Development programs have had on the city with public site tours, open houses and community forums around the city.
April 22, 2019
Buyers ready to close on deal for Bangor Mall
April 16, 2019Three private real estate companies that specialize in buying malls and commercial real estate are poised to close on the Bangor Mall, possibly as early as today.
April 16, 2019HUD awards Maine nearly $25M for economic development, affordable housing
April 12, 2019The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded almost $24.8 million to support affordable housing and economic development in five metropolitan areas, Cumberland County and throughout the state.
April 12, 2019
Biddeford’s mixed-use project at Riverdam Mill moves forward
April 12, 2019A mixed-use project proposed for the 330,000-square-foot Riverdam Mill in Biddeford will move forward with the city council approval of key aspects of the plan.
April 12, 2019
UMaine Business Challenge announces winners of the 8th annual pitch contest
April 11, 2019An aquaculture company using innovation to farm oysters in Maine is among the winners of the 2019 UMaine Business Challenge presented by Business Lending Solutions this past weekend at the University of Maine in Orono.
April 11, 2019
Wilton's Ambition Brewing latest boost to downtown
April 9, 2019The ribbon-cutting for the town's first craft brewery will be this week, the latest Main Street enterprise by Jeff Chaisson and Josh Michaud, who started with an IT company.
April 9, 2019Central Maine Growth Council sponsors state’s first ‘virtual job fair’
April 9, 2019The Central Maine Growth Council will sponsor a daylong “virtual job fair” on Tuesday, May 7.
April 9, 2019
New TV series promotes Maine as a great place to live and work
April 8, 2019Maine Life Media, founded by local media personality Erin Ovalle, debuted its new program “This is Maine” on NESN's regional platform on Saturday.
April 8, 2019
A possible use for invasive green crabs? Dog biscuits
April 5, 2019A team at University of Maine's School of Food And Agriculture is looking into the potential for using green crabs as an ingredient in dog biscuits.
April 5, 2019
Biddeford a step closer to building downtown parking garage
April 4, 2019Biddeford's City Council took several steps at its April 2 meeting to advance the long-anticipated parking garage in the city's downtown.
April 4, 2019
Szanton Co. completes Lewiston mixed-use project, starts Auburn residential one
April 2, 2019As Portland-based Szanton Co. welcomes tenants to the Hartley Block at 155 Lisbon St., Lewiston, ground is broken on 53-unit 48 Hampshire across the river in Auburn.
April 2, 2019
Price tag of expanding passenger rail to L/A could go up to $300M
March 29, 2019An engineering consultant evaluating the proposed extension of passenger rail service from Portland to Lewiston-Auburn reported this week that the cost of doing so would be between $200 million and $300 million.
March 29, 2019
Free downtown wifi 'no longer a luxury' in places like Waterville, Millinocket
March 29, 2019Waterville and Millinocket are just two of the cities and towns using wifi access as a development tool to revitalize downtowns.
March 29, 2019
Maine craft brewers form alliance to safeguard state's clean water
March 28, 2019Craft brewers from around the state have partnered with the Natural Resources Council of Maine to form a coalition committed to help protect the state's sources of clean water.
March 28, 2019
Elevators to success: How pitch programs prepare start-ups for traditional funding
Updated: April 1, 2019Last year North Spore Mushroom Co., a Westbrook startup, won top prizes in back-to-back competitions — $100,000 in Greenlight Maine’s entrepreneurial pitch contest and $50,000 in Gorham Savings Bank’s small business competition LaunchPad.
Updated: April 1, 2019
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