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GMRI gets fed grant to help seafood businesses innovate

Renee Cordes April 6, 2021

The Gulf of Maine Research Institute has been awarded a federal grant of $749,856 to help bluetech startups and small seafood businesses recover from the pandemic.

Renee Cordes April 6, 2021
FocusMaine results report shows growth in targeted industries, even through pandemic

Staff April 1, 2021

During the pandemic, Maine’s food, beverage and aquaculture businesses developed innovative products and opened new sales channels, while the life sciences industry helped speed virus detection and vaccine development, according to a new report.

Staff April 1, 2021
Lincolnville boatbuilders to restore 1928 NJ oyster schooner

Laurie Schreiber April 1, 2021

The AJ Meerwald once worked the oyster fishery in southern New Jersey, and is now an educational attraction. A nine-month restoration is planned. “It’s the very definition of a working waterfront,” said Belfast’s mayor.

Laurie Schreiber April 1, 2021
Maine Port Authority CEO Jonathan Nass to leave for Mississippi role

Renee Cordes March 26, 2021

"It’s a great opportunity to run an incredible operation," Maine Port Authority CEO Jonathan Nass told Mainebiz of his new role at the Port of Gulfport. His tentative start date as CEO and executive director is June 1.

Renee Cordes March 26, 2021
In historically tough year, Maine fishermen brought in history's 9th-most valuable catch

Staff March 25, 2021

At this time last year, as the lobster industry was facing a pending market collapse with restaurants and other seafood buyers shut down, dealers found new markets and harvesters adapted.

Staff March 25, 2021
100 fishing boats gather off Monhegan in protest of offshore wind development

Laurie Schreiber March 22, 2021

Fishermen and waterfront communities are increasingly concerned by the pace of wind-power development off the Maine coast, said one industry representative. The state has identified an "area of interest" for a demonstration project.

Laurie Schreiber March 22, 2021
Bar Harbor council skeptical of salmon farm proposed in Frenchman Bay

Laurie Schreiber March 17, 2021

Rigid frameworks would be fitted with ultrastrong polymer sacks reinforced with another layer of netting. But the technology is “emergent.” “It seems to me you’re suggesting we allow our bay to be a sacrifice zone,” said one councilor.

Laurie Schreiber March 17, 2021
Plans in the works to reopen Bar Harbor oceanarium by 2022

Laurie Schreiber Updated: March 15, 2021

After 18 months on the market, the new owner plans renovations and new programs at the attraction. “The whole place is fun for kids. We don’t want that to go to waste,” said the buyer.

Laurie Schreiber Updated: March 15, 2021
Maine fishermen caught in a quandary over offshore wind-array site

Laurie Schreiber Updated: March 11, 2021

The state has identified a general area off the southern Maine coast as a potential site for a planned wind-turbine array, but an official says, “We know the industry has emphasized that nowhere is a good place for this."

Laurie Schreiber Updated: March 11, 2021
American Aquafarms seeks approval for ocean-based salmon pens

Laurie Schreiber March 10, 2021

Proposed leases in Frenchman Bay would cover 120 acres, with pen installations totaling 13 acres. The company, backed by a Norway investor, has an agreement to buy the Maine Fair Trade Lobster facility in Gouldsboro to redevelop into a hatchery and

Laurie Schreiber March 10, 2021
Portland family open to bids for all or part of Union Wharf

Renee Cordes March 9, 2021

"Our interest for whatever part we may sell is to find a like-minded entity to carry on the tradition of maintaining and working pier and a working waterfront," Charlie Poole of Proprietors of Union Wharf told Mainebiz on Monday.

Renee Cordes March 9, 2021
Grassroots efforts: For small businesses, diversity and inclusion revealed in everyday actions

Jessica Hall Updated: August 31, 2021

In this feature from a special issue on diversity, equity and inclusion, Mainebiz looks at why DEI for small businesses can ultimately be a matter of small changes in everyday operations.

Jessica Hall Updated: August 31, 2021
Portland’s Union Wharf goes on market after 163 years in same family

Laurie Schreiber March 5, 2021

Never offered for sale before, a call for offers received over two dozen queries in the first 24 hours. As Portland’s oldest wharf, the original structure dates back to 1793. Rehab has kept it in excellent shape.

Laurie Schreiber March 5, 2021
Factories to meet pandemic needs: Puritan Medical, other Maine businesses turn out swab plants

Jessica Hall Updated: March 8, 2021

When the pandemic struck, the White House called on Guilford-based Puritan Medical Products to ramp up manufacturing of the swabs used to detect COVID-19. But first the company and two other Maine businesses had to manufacture more production space.

Jessica Hall Updated: March 8, 2021
Extinction worries loom for both lobster industry and right whales

Laurie Schreiber February 24, 2021

Conservationists worry right whales won’t survive much longer. But fishermen worry that the $500 million-a-year lobster industry could be doomed by the high cost of new gear required by proposed regulations.

Laurie Schreiber February 24, 2021
After 18 years, Island Institute leader Rob Snyder steps down

Staff February 18, 2021

During his tenure, Snyder has been a driving force behind the growth and success of the Rockland-based nonprofit and its support for Maine’s island and coastal communities.

Staff February 18, 2021

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Sponsored by: Kennebunk Savings Bank

With the official end of summer this past weekend, we're taking a look back at how the season unfolded.

Back in early August, we asked how the summer tourism season was going — and at the time, the majority of respondents told us it could be better. And remember, the season started very rainy and ended amid a drought.

Now that the season has wrapped up, we're checking in again to see how things ended. Did things improve? Did tourism pick up later in the summer, or did the season fall short of expectations?

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