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Economic Development

  • Grassroots effort to redevelop GNP mill in Millinocket sparking interest

    April 12, 2017

    Our Katahdin, the nonprofit that purchased the former Great Northern Paper Co. assets in Millinocket for $1 in January, reports a dozen businesses have expressed interest in being part of local efforts to redevelop the 1,400-acre former mill site

    April 12, 2017

  • Pingree calls for more federal broadband investment

    Staff April 11, 2017

    Limited broadband access and speed is hurting Maine's economy. That's the chief message U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-District 1, said she came away with after attending a roundtable discussion Monday.

    Staff April 11, 2017

  • Main Street Bucksport hires executive director

    Staff April 3, 2017

    Main Street Bucksport, which launched in 2014 to revitalize the downtown, has named its first executive director.

    Staff April 3, 2017

  • SaviLinx: Maine's newest HUBZone

    Lori Valigra April 3, 2017

    Call center SaviLinx LLC of Brunswick is the latest Maine company and the first in Brunswick Landing to be certified as a Historically Underutilized Business Zone, or HUBZone, by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

    Lori Valigra April 3, 2017

  • Revitalization of Pepperell Mill spurs in-migration of young people

    Renee Cordes April 3, 2017

    Biddeford is her new Brooklyn. Fashion designer and entrepreneur Roxi Suger says the former mill town's creative feel is why she and her family moved there from New York in 2013.

    Renee Cordes April 3, 2017

  • Portland's West Bayside neighborhood turns a corner with new investments

    Laurie Schreiber April 3, 2017

    A growing number of retail and residential offerings are attracting visitors and prospective residents to the area between Congress Street and Marginal Way, bringing renewed vitality to Portland's West Bayside neighborhood.

    Laurie Schreiber April 3, 2017

  • Here's what's driving CEI's strategic plan: 'Our economy has to work for everyone'

    Lori Valigra April 3, 2017

    A year after its visionary founder, CEO and President Ron Phillips stepped down, CEI's new management set a strategic plan to focus the entire organization on quality jobs, a sustainable environment and shared prosperity for all Mainers, and help

    Lori Valigra April 3, 2017

  • Without people, Maine businesses can't grow

    April 3, 2017

    At a recent Mainebiz “On the Road” event, I asked participants in our roundtable, "What's more important, attracting businesses or attracting people?"

    April 3, 2017

  • Maine makes 'top 5 states for retirement' list

    James McCarthy March 31, 2017

    Big snowstorm coming our way? No problem. Despite Maine's unpredictable spring weather and long cold winters, the personal finance site Bankrate.com puts our state among the top five best places for retirement.

    James McCarthy March 31, 2017

  • Maine craft brewers to tap European market

    Lori Valigra March 31, 2017

    The Maine Beer Box, an exchange between craft brewers in Portland and Reykjavik, shouldn't be confused with boxed wine. The “box” is a 40-foot Eimskip shipping container being refabricated with taps for serving thirsty drinkers at beer festivals on

    Lori Valigra March 31, 2017

  • MTI awards $1M to innovative technology projects

    Staff March 27, 2017

    The Maine Technology Institute approved more than $1 million in awards supporting innovative technology projects in 10 of Maine's 16 counties.

    Staff March 27, 2017

  • Opposition challenges open-pit metal mining proposals

    March 22, 2017

    Residents of Aroostook County and environmental groups appeared on Monday before the Maine Legislature's Joint Environment and Natural Resources Committee to express opposition to any regulation changes that would allow large-scale, open-pit metal

    March 22, 2017

  • Trump budget eliminates agency that brought $5M to rural Maine

    March 22, 2017

    The Northern Border Regional Commission, a federal-state agency that has provided $5.4 million in funding to rural Maine projects since 2010, is targeted for elimination in President Trump's proposed budget.

    March 22, 2017

  • Five teams reach UMaine Business Challenge

    March 21, 2017

    With a total of $20,000 in cash and prizes dangling before them, five teams from three different schools reached the finals of the 2017 UMaine Business Challenge.

    March 21, 2017

  • LePage's budget proposal cuts funding for three 'incubator' programs

    James McCarthy March 20, 2017

    Three incubator programs within the Applied Technology Development Center system are slated to be “zeroed out” in Gov. Paul LePage's $6.8 billion two-year state budget proposal.

    James McCarthy March 20, 2017

  • Cranberry Isles to build high-speed internet

    March 17, 2017

    Cranberry Isles voters on March 11 approved a plan to borrow up to $1.2 million to upgrade their internet network.

    March 17, 2017

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Today's Poll

Do you curb your screen time while on vacation?
Poll Description

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.

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