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Economic Development

  • Thrivant Health and Grojo win MCED Top Gun showcase

    June 9, 2017

    Thrivant Health is the winner of the $10,000 cash prize sponsored by the Maine Technology Institute in this year's Top Gun Showcase competition, while Grojo Inc. won an in-kind prize from Microsoft valued at over $120,000 as the highest-scoring tech

    June 9, 2017
  • Maine to receive $1.1M for cleaning up contaminated properties

    June 8, 2017

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday it will award $1.1 million in supplemental funding for two Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund programs in Maine, allowing them to continue cleaning up contaminated properties so that they can

    June 8, 2017
  • Fate of $50M R&D bond rests with voters

    June 8, 2017

    Maine voters will decide the fate of a $50 million bond to boost the state's investment in research and development, which is the only statewide issue on the June 13 special referendum ballot.

    June 8, 2017
  • Maine Beer Box on its way to Iceland

    June 7, 2017

    The Maine Beer Box, a shipping container retrofitted with 78 tap handles from 40 Maine brewers, headed off to Reykjavik, Iceland, on June 3.

    June 7, 2017
  • Good To-Go wins $50K LaunchPad grant

    Lori Valigra June 7, 2017

    Good To-Go, the Kittery maker of natural dehydrated meals for active people, won the $50,000 grant top prize in the fifth annual Gorham Savings Bank LaunchPad live-pitch competition held Tuesday night.

    Lori Valigra June 7, 2017
  • Maine Food Insider: Gelato Fiasco raises money to expand

    Lori Valigra June 7, 2017

    With hot summer months around the corner, Gelato Fiasco Inc. of Brunswick plans to expand its shops, employees and revenue after raising a little over half of a $1 million equity offering.

    Lori Valigra June 7, 2017
  • WalletHub's 'best and worst' state economies puts Maine in bottom tier

    June 5, 2017

    An analysis of 2017 “best and worst state economies” by the personal finance website WalletHub ranks Maine 45th nationwide.

    June 5, 2017
  • Netherlands company acquires South Portland's Grow-Tech

    James McCarthy June 2, 2017

    Anania & Associates Investment Co. announced today that it has sold Grow-Tech LLC, one of its portfolio companies, to the Netherlands-based floricultural company Dümmen Orange for an undisclosed price.

    James McCarthy June 2, 2017
  • LePage: Maine still an 'anti-business state'

    Renee Cordes June 2, 2017

    Painting a grim picture of Maine as hostile to business, Gov. Paul LePage on Friday called for fixing the education system — though not just through spending — growing the tax base, and looking to the state's 17 million acres of forests as an energy

    Renee Cordes June 2, 2017
  • EPA awards nearly $2M to clean up contaminated properties in Maine

    Staff June 1, 2017

    Several contaminated “brownfield” properties in Maine will receive a combined total of $1.85 million in federal funding to assess, clean up and eventually redevelop the sites.

    Staff June 1, 2017
  • Farm-surplus startup wins UMaine Business Challenge

    Staff May 30, 2017

    [Re]Produce, a sustainable farm-surplus startup created by College of the Atlantic students Anita van Dam '19 and Grace Burchard '17, won the sixth annual University of Maine Business Challenge, which comes with a $5,000 cash prize.

    Staff May 30, 2017
  • Developers vie for right to buy city-owned land in Bayside

    May 30, 2017

    Portland city officials are evaluating bids from 11 developers seeking to purchase and develop up to six parcels of city-owned land in the Bayside neighborhood.

    May 30, 2017
  • Industrial space crunch moves north: L/A's industrial space is in demand

    Laurie Schreiber May 29, 2017

    Interest in Lewiston/Auburn's available industrial space is growing, in part due to the tightness of the southern Maine and the Greater Portland markets.

    Laurie Schreiber May 29, 2017
  • Libra Foundation launches significant investment in Piscataquis County

    James McCarthy May 25, 2017

    The Libra Foundation is making a significant investment in Piscataquis County, initially focusing on acquiring and developing several vacant properties in Monson.

    James McCarthy May 25, 2017
  • Former chamber CEO joins Greater Portland Council of Governments

    Staff May 25, 2017

    Chris Hall has joined the Greater Portland Council of Governments as the director of regional initiatives.

    Staff May 25, 2017
  • Finalists named for Gorham Savings' $50K LaunchPad competition

    Staff May 19, 2017

    Gorham Savings Bank has selected five early-stage Maine businesses as finalists of its annual LaunchPad small business competition, with a $50,000 grand prize to be awarded to the winner.

    Staff May 19, 2017

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Today's Poll

Do you curb your screen time while on vacation?
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Summer is a great time to disconnect, recharge and spend time outdoors with family and friends.

But with phones, tablets, laptops and iPads always within reach, it's not easy to unplug — even on vacation.

In a recent Mainebiz How To column, Ann Leamon and Nancy Marshall share how entrepreneurs balance ambition with burnout. Marshall and Leamon admit they’ve both felt the exhaustion that sets in when you're trying to meet “impossible deadlines or expectations.”

It’s a reminder that managing screen time isn’t just about discipline — it’s a form of self-care.