Processing Your Payment
Please do not leave this page until complete. This can take a few moments.
Health care
-
Central Maine Growth Council names 'Developer of the Year'
December 14, 2020The economic development organization gave its annual prize to the co-owner of a business that has opened four locations across central Maine in the past 16 years.
December 14, 2020
Mainebiz forum tells businesses that telemedicine is here to stay, and why
Updated: December 14, 2020Telemedicine, telehealth, virtual care — whatever you call it, the use of remote technologies in caring for patients has soared during the pandemic. Experts from different areas of the health industry agreed that the new medical model benefits
Updated: December 14, 2020
Covetrus lays off 80 in North American consolidation, cuts last ties with former parent
December 10, 2020The Portland-based animal-health company, which employs 6,000 people worldwide including 300 in Maine, said the job cuts reduce duplication and allow for better customer service and expansion of technology offerings.
December 10, 2020
Getting the job done: As the economy recovers, Maine employers are hiring
Updated: December 14, 2020As the pandemic continues, Maine's record-high unemployment rate is still high. But employers are hiring, and sectors with the biggest job losses last spring now have some of the most openings. Jobs in some sectors are even back at pre-COVID levels.
Updated: December 14, 2020
Portland museum closes temporarily, Bates delays classes in response to spread
December 9, 2020The Portland Museum of Art will remain closed until further notice, and Bates College is postponing its next semester by a month. Cases of COVID-19 in Maine are spiking, with the average number of new cases more than doubling over the past month.
December 9, 2020
5 rural Maine hospitals named tops in the US, more than in any other state
December 9, 2020The prestigious Top Hospital Awards from The Leapfrog Group honored only 19 rural hospitals nationwide. With five recipients, Maine's showing is far better than last year, when one hospital in the state was recognized.
December 9, 2020
Maine's senators join push for extending federal telehealth coverage
Updated: December 9, 2020"Congress needs to act now to better serve patients and health care providers during the pandemic, and to ensure that telehealth remains an option after the pandemic is over," 49 lawmakers including Maine's two senators argue in a letter to
Updated: December 9, 2020
Bolstered by tenant Abbott Labs, Westbrook property's sales value soars $14M
Updated: December 7, 2020The building sold for $180 per square foot, setting a record in the market. The seller is bullish on southern Maine; the buyer owns properties elsewhere in the state.
Updated: December 7, 2020
CMCC partners with Ski Maine to create COVID-19 readiness course
December 4, 2020Ski areas and industry associations are instituting limited lodge and shuttle capacities, required social distancing and face coverings, and safety training, while aiming to provide a safe outdoor experience.
December 4, 2020
Rarebreed to open Portland urgent-care clinic for pets
December 2, 2020Rarebreed, a Portland startup that invests in veterinary facilities, is partnering with a Massachusetts practice to open the city's first animal urgent-care clinic — coincidentally, next to a human one.
December 2, 2020
North Carolina company plans new hires with move to Ellsworth
Updated: December 2, 2020Aloe vera supplement maker Desert Harvest moved nine employees to Ellsworth and plans to hire up to seven more in the coming weeks, for shipping, customer service and marketing. Plans are also in the works to expand operations into Canada.
Updated: December 2, 2020$40M grant program launches to aid Maine hospitality, retail businesses
December 1, 2020A program that provides $40 million in grants specifically geared to the hard-hit industries launched this week. Another $30 million will be earmarked for health care businesses that aren't eligible for the Maine Economic Recovery Grant program.
December 1, 2020
Maine’s largest brewer adds mental health benefit for employees
Updated: December 1, 2020Allagash Brewing is the first client of wellspace@work, a new division of Portland-based mental health counseling practice WellSpace Maine.
Updated: December 1, 2020
Husson sells prime Westbrook office building to focus on Bangor campus
November 30, 2020The 34,587-square-foot building sold for $1.2 million under list price, likely attributable to the pandemic’s impact on demand for office space.
November 30, 2020
Guilford manufacturer gets another $11.6M to make COVID-19 swabs
Updated: November 24, 2020Puritan Medical, which to date has received more than $135 million in federal funding, will increase swab production for San Diego diagnostics firm Cue Health.
Updated: November 24, 2020
Maine businesses that seat customers have 9 p.m. curfew for next two weeks
November 20, 2020The restriction, designed to limit the amount of time people spend together, will be in force until at least Sunday, Dec. 6, as the state's numbers of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rise sharply.
November 20, 2020
Most Recent
