Processing Your Payment
Please do not leave this page until complete. This can take a few moments.
- News
- Editions
- Lists
- Viewpoints
-
Our Events
Event Info
- View all Events
- Outstanding Women in Business Reception 2025
- On The Road with Mainebiz in Bath
- 60 Ideas in 60 Minutes Portland 2025
- 40 Under 40 Awards Reception 2025
- On The Road with Mainebiz in Lewiston / Auburn
- + More
Award Honorees
- 2025 Business Leaders of the Year
- 2025 Outstanding Women in Business
- 2024 Women to Watch Honorees
- 2024 Business Leaders of the Year
- 2023 NextUp: 40 Under 40 Honorees
- 2023 Women to Watch Honorees
- + More
- 2023 Business Leaders of the Year
- 2022 NextUp: 40 Under 40 Honorees
- 2022 Women to Watch Honorees
- 2022 Business Leaders of the Year
- Nomination Forms
- Calendar
- Biz Marketplace
Government & Politics
-
Maine’s cannabis market reaches another high
August 10, 2021Sales of adult-use recreational cannabis hit $9.43 million, up 45% from June’s record total of $6.47 million. To date the industry has brought in a total of more than $38.6 million and over $3.8 million in taxes in less than a year.
August 10, 2021
Belfast salmon farm proposal receives final OK, but project stalled by mudflat dispute
August 10, 2021The City Council approved the proposal in 2018 but it’s hit various snags since then, including disputed ownership claims over waterfront land needed for discharge pipes. “What’s contemplated is a ditch across the tidal flats,” said one city
August 10, 2021Maine hospitals, long-term care facilities to share $25M in COVID relief funds
Updated: August 10, 2021As COVID-19 outbreaks emerge at two Maine hospitals, the state is awarding $25 million in relief funds to help 14 hospitals and 96 long-term care facilities recover from the pandemic.
Updated: August 10, 2021
Maine officials warn businesses about scam related to trademark expiration
August 9, 2021The scam warns that a trademark is about to expire and urges the trademark-holder to send money toward a renewal fee or fictitious private registry.
August 9, 2021
Hybrid format, same goals for 2021 Maine Hire-A-Vet campaign
August 9, 2021The 2021 campaign, set to kick off later this month, will feature a mix of in-person and virtual events. During last year's all-virtual version, 226 employers participated and 145 veterans and military family members were hired.
August 9, 2021
Kittery shipyard may receive $475M to upgrade infrastructure
August 6, 2021The money is intended for the yard’s Dry Dock No. 1 extension project at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery. Dry Dock No. 1 can only accommodate Los Angeles-class submarines, which will be removed from service in the 2030s.
August 6, 2021
$3M boost for Maine tourism may retain over 1,000 jobs, help in recovery
August 6, 2021Maine’s hospitality industry has been hot this year, but is still in recovery mode after a year of lost business combined with staff shortages. The new funds are intended to boost tourism promotion and help retain 1,225 jobs.
August 6, 2021
Bar Harbor considers limits on cruise ship numbers, and industry pushes back
August 5, 2021Restrictions on the numbers and sizes of cruise ships calling at Bar Harbor are under review. An industry association warned the town there may be legal consequences if it clamps down on vessel visits.
August 5, 2021
Kennebec Behavioral Health gets $3.4M federal grant to expand, integrate services
August 4, 2021The money aims to help a number of mid-Maine health organizations to become a “one-stop shop” for mental health, substance use treatment and other health care services in their communities.
August 4, 2021Maine regulator opens probe into Verizon's phone numbering practices
August 3, 2021Months after an analysis concluded that Maine's "207" area could could be exhausted by the fourth quarter of 2024, the state's utilities regulator said it has reason to question Verizon's forecasting process for numbering resources.
August 3, 2021
SBA seeks speedy forgiveness of PPP loans
August 3, 2021Businesses that received a Paycheck Protection Program loan of $150,000 or less will be able to apply for forgiveness via an online portal set to go live on Wednesday, Aug. 4.
August 3, 2021MaineHousing expands emergency rent assistance as eviction freeze ends
August 2, 2021After a federal moratorium on evictions ended Saturday, MaineHousing expands eligibility and assistance length for Mainers struggling to pay rent.
August 2, 2021
Innovation, R&D and jobs will drive Maine’s future
Updated: August 1, 2021In this interview, from the recently published 2021 Mainebiz Fact Book, Hannah Pingree discusses where Maine's economy is poised to grow and how. Pingree is director of Gov. Janet Mills’ Office of Policy Innovation and the Future.
Updated: August 1, 2021
New Maine law removes a potential barrier on job applications: criminal history
July 29, 2021A bill passed earlier this month will prohibit employers from requesting criminal history information on job applications. The new law removes one of the most challenging barriers toward employment, advocates say.
July 29, 2021
Maine Venture Fund names Brien Walton as chair
July 28, 2021The CEO of Acadia Capital Management L3C and director of Husson University's Richard E. Dyke Center for Family Business brings deep expertise in community and economic development, along with entrepreneurial and innovation initiatives.
July 28, 2021
Portland seeks public input on use of pandemic relief funds
Updated: July 28, 2021A total of $46 million is coming to the city from the federal American Rescue Plan Act, and is intended to replace revenues lost during the pandemic.
Updated: July 28, 2021
Most Recent
