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Corporate and philanthropic leaders donate $270K to launch racial justice fund
Updated: September 10, 2020The fund will support initiatives across Maine to further racial justice and equity. Along with donations from 22 companies, the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation pledged $50,000 to help launch the fund.
Updated: September 10, 2020
Higher ed notebook: USM adds to diversity leadership team, UMA partners with Maine Law
Updated: September 10, 2020The University of Southern Maine announces the appointment of two leaders to help lead diversity building, while the University of Maine at Augusta teams up with the state's only law school for an accelerated dual degree program.
Updated: September 10, 2020
New business still on tap, as four newcomers keep Maine's craft beer buzz going
Updated: September 7, 2020While this isn’t an easy year to run any business or start a new one, four newcomers to Maine’s craft beer industry may be defying expectations. The startups are in Belfast, Pittsfield, West Bath and Wiscasset.
Updated: September 7, 2020
SEO-powered Portland law firm on expansion drive
August 10, 2020Opticliff Law recently added an attorney with a background in estate planning and corporate law and is actively seeking a real estate attorney to round out the team.
August 10, 2020
The 2020 Mainebiz Women to Watch: In an unusual year, five remarkable business leaders
August 10, 2020This year's recipients of the Mainebiz honors, now in their 12th year, represent a wide variety of business sectors and geographies across the state.
August 10, 2020
Belfast salmon company lawsuit raises questions about ‘Maine’ marketing
August 6, 2020Ducktrap River of Maine, founded in Lincolnville over 40 years ago, is the subject of a suit that alleges misleading marketing and advertising.
August 6, 2020
Women to Watch: Angela Okafor came a long way to find a ‘gold mine’ in Maine
Updated: August 10, 2020This New Mainer has a knack for new opportunities. Today, she practices law in Bangor, runs two other small businesses, is raising three young children with her husband, and serves on the city council.
Updated: August 10, 2020
Mask madness: At Maine businesses, public health rules draw support but also push-back
Updated: July 29, 2020An incident over the weekend at an Orono pub isn't the only case of Maine businesses dealing with resistance to the state's requirement to wear protective face masks.
Updated: July 29, 2020
How to know when to trademark — and when not to
Updated: May 14, 2021There is no shortage of advice available from trademark attorneys urging you to register your latest and greatest logo, product name or brand. Although there are often good reasons to consider applying for a trademark, there can be good reasons not
Updated: May 14, 2021
State eyes next steps for Moosehead Lake region after shelving controversial plan
Updated: July 20, 2020Signaling the start of a new chapter, after a previous plan was shelved, the Land Use Planning Commission said its latest decision offer "an opportunity to choose" what to do with nearly 17,000 acres that had been slated for development.
Updated: July 20, 2020
Portland cracks down on COVID-rule scofflaws, Old Port businesses
Updated: June 29, 2020Crowds of Portland tavern-goers on Friday sparked a wave of criticism on social media, and a stern warning from the city. It comes as some other states begin closing bars and restaurants in response to a second wave of COVID-19 infection.
Updated: June 29, 2020
For Cumberland-based Reconnect, Rayshard Brooks left a special legacy
Updated: July 1, 2020The technology business has been around for 11 years, and began this one by changing things up. But Reconnect Inc. didn't anticipate it would get caught up in a tragedy that's changing the United States.
Updated: July 1, 2020$1.4M attachment ordered in Trenton lobster racketeering case
Updated: June 8, 2020A federal district court judge issued an attachment against defendants of a racketeering lawsuit brought by Lobster 207, a Trenton lobster wholesale co-op owned by members of the Maine Lobstering Union.
Updated: June 8, 2020
Maine investigates more than 1,000 fraudulent unemployment claims
May 28, 2020The state is investigating at least 1,000 cases of suspected fraud involving the overburdened unemployment benefit system and organized crime. Over 2,000 unemployment claims have already been identified as illegal.
May 28, 2020
Interstate commerce: Maine's business ties with NH are growing in surprising directions
Updated: June 1, 2020From beer-making to microwave-part manufacturing, from retail to professional services, Maine companies are doing brisk business on both sides of the 170-mile border with New Hampshire.
Updated: June 1, 2020
Compliance, communication key as businesses reopen, experts say in Mainebiz webcast
Updated: May 22, 2020As Maine businesses start to reopen after the COVID-19 lockdown, three panelists from different sectors shared insights and advice in a one-hour Mainebiz webcast Thursday. Part two on the same topic is planned for the week of June 14 .
Updated: May 22, 2020
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