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Three startups in Portland tech accelerator starting lineup set to relocate to Maine
Updated: December 6, 2021Three out of 10 participating startups in the Roux Institute Techstars Accelerator class of 2021, including one from Chile, are gearing up to relocate to Maine.
Updated: December 6, 2021
bluShift faces setback in Jonesport, keeps lift-off options open at other sites
December 3, 2021Rocket-building startup bluShift received at least a temporary rebuff in Jonesport, where the company aims to launch its first commercial payloads. Other sites are available as a countdown continues.
December 3, 2021
Ahead of planned move, Fork Food Lab gets $750K USDA grant to scale up
December 3, 2021Fork Food Lab will use new federal money to add staff and help member businesses scale up, the executive director of the shared commercial kitchen and startup incubator tells Mainebiz.
December 3, 2021
Fighting for equity: How Maine female entrepreneurs are beating the odds to raise capital
Updated: November 29, 2021Female founders and business owners in a variety of sectors face challenges raising money in the male-dominated venture capital industry.
Updated: November 29, 2021
Coastal Enterprises deployed $36M to 95 businesses this year, mostly in Maine
Updated: November 19, 2021CEI deployed $35.8 million to 95 businesses, mostly in Maine, and the funding led to the creation or preservation of at least 427 jobs.
Updated: November 19, 2021
MedRhythms adds $2M and new investors to VC funding round
November 18, 2021The Portland-based digital health startup's new backers are Japan's Global Brain and Bose Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Framingham, Mass.-based Bose Corp.
November 18, 2021
Auburn teams with Staples to launch business startup promotion
November 12, 2021The city has partnered with the local chamber and Staples Connect to launch an initiative, Startup Auburn, to help new businesses.
November 12, 2021
Proposal would create four-season event venue in Oxford County
Updated: November 12, 2021An investor group with local roots is hoping to create a year-round venue in Oxford County. The lakefront complex would have space for concerts, festivals and other events, as well as offering recreation and hosting a brewery and taproom.
Updated: November 12, 2021
In Lewiston, brewer wins $80K prize, including free rent for a year
November 11, 2021A transit manager and schoolteacher started a home brewery and can now scale up to commercial operation, thanks to a business-attraction contest in Lewiston. The $80,000 prize package includes a year of free rent downtown, plus services.
November 11, 2021
MedRhythms hires neuroscience expert to lead clinical trials
Updated: November 10, 2021Sabrina Taylor, named head of clinical trials at MedRhythms, previously served as director of clinical studies for the Brain and Spinal Injury Center at the University of California San Francisco, based at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.
Updated: November 10, 2021
Colby launches laboratory training for future entrepreneurs
October 26, 2021The Halloran Lab for Entrepreneurship will open next year, funded by the donation of a 1984 graduate, Todd Halloran, an investor and entrepreneur himself.
October 26, 2021
Hannaford expands sourcing from fast-growing Lisbon aquaponics farm
Updated: October 22, 2021The exclusive lettuce contract with Springworks Farm will save up to six days of trucking and nearly 3,500 food miles. Springworks is the largest and first certified organic aquaponics farming operation in New England.
Updated: October 22, 2021
Cumberland tech startup that's aiming to change criminal justice now changes CEOs
October 21, 2021Pete Andrews, formerly vice president of sales at Reconnect Inc., now serves as CEO of the company. It develops electronic supervision devices to replace the bulky ankle monitors often used in the criminal justice system.
October 21, 2021
Portland relaunches small business grant programs
October 12, 2021The city of Portland is relaunching its Business Assistance Grant Program for Job Creation, with $300,000 available in the newest round of funding. In addition, the city's Microenterprise Grant Program is expanding its eligibility for grants up to $
October 12, 2021
New bookstore opens in Presque Isle, bucking industry trends
Updated: October 8, 2021Brick-and-mortar bookstores might be on the decline. But in Presque Isle, one new bookstore owner wants to share her love of books in a market where she’s already experiencing success.
Updated: October 8, 2021
Portland's Fork Food Lab agrees to buy bigger space as membership strains capacity
Updated: October 7, 2021Due diligence is in progress for the purchase of two buildings in South Portland that would give the shared commercial kitchen and business incubator eight times the space it has now in Portland.
Updated: October 7, 2021
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