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Healing to close out 2023: Remembering victims of Lewiston's mass shooting, and the support that followed
Renee Cordes Updated: December 28, 2023In the days and weeks that followed the Oct. 25 tragedy, it has been heartening to see how individuals, organizations and businesses across the state have stepped up to offer support and funding.
Renee Cordes Updated: December 28, 2023
Year in review: Maine innovation & technology news in 2023
Renee Cordes Updated: December 26, 2023From "Fitbit for cows" to food-delivery robots, here are 10 stories about innovation and technology published in 2023.
Renee Cordes Updated: December 26, 2023
Wholesaler of ‘town pride’ products opens first retail store in Yarmouth
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 22, 2023Launched in 2021 for wholesale production, Town Pride now has over 3,000 customers across the country.“We’ve had substantial success in the last two years,” said the owner.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 22, 2023
Maine tops the US in many types of recycling, but there’s room for improvement
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 20, 2023“Maine has been a leader in recycling legislation, adopting some of the most progressive laws in the country,” an industry consultant writes. They include the nation’s first electronics recycling bill.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 20, 2023
Defense bill could mean more work for Maine shipbuilders and other contractors
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 19, 2023The bill includes money for Bath Iron Works and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard to continue building Navy ships and a submarine dry dock.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 19, 2023
Year in review: Mainebiz print edition covers in 2023
Renee Cordes Updated: December 27, 2023All covers are designed by Mainebiz Art Director Matt Selva, who racked up four more design awards this year. They include two from the Alliance of Area Business Publishers and two from the New England Newspaper and Press Association.
Renee Cordes Updated: December 27, 2023
Rockin' around the OpBox store: Maine-made retail holiday pop-up stars at New York's Rockefeller Center
Renee Cordes Updated: December 15, 2023A shipping container-sized space in the Big Apple this holiday season was created by OpBox, a startup on Maine’s midcoast.
Renee Cordes Updated: December 15, 2023
Aerospace startup aims to launch manufacturing at Loring in late 2024
Renee Cordes Updated: December 11, 2023The company, HyperSpace Propulsion, wants to build spaceplanes at the former Air Force base, and says the work will bring 400 jobs to northern Maine.
Renee Cordes Updated: December 11, 2023
American Steel expands Maine footprint with Saco industrial site
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 11, 2023The company, whose roots in the state go back to 1806, makes steel and aluminum parts to spec and then supplies them to other manufacturers.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 11, 2023
Auburn Manufacturing ramps up production and hiring
Renee Cordes Updated: December 11, 2023The company, headquartered in Mechanic Falls, makes heat-resistant textiles — and the demand for them is only getting hotter.
Renee Cordes Updated: December 11, 2023
In Biddeford, a NASA contractor finds it needs more space on Earth
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 11, 2023Fiber Materials Inc. manufactures heat-resistant components for the space industry, among others. Business is growing and so are hiring plans, with 40 new jobs expected to come online.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 11, 2023
Saco packaging manufacturer Tanbark gears up for growth
Renee Cordes Updated: December 11, 2023The new company currently employs 17, but is looking to at least double staff over the next year as operations grow.
Renee Cordes Updated: December 11, 2023
Safe passage: Maine shipping containers carry the world’s goods, thwart 21st-century threats
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 11, 2023An Old Town startup, Global Secure Shipping, builds the containers from high-strength composites, embedded with sophisticated sensors that fight theft and tampering.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 11, 2023From the Editor: Don’t sleep on Maine’s manufacturing industry
Peter Van Allen Updated: December 11, 2023While the number of manufacturing jobs in Maine has fallen from historic levels in the early 1990s — when there were as many as 95,000 workers — the number has rebounded from the low of 45,000 in April 2020, according to the Federal Reserve Bank o
Peter Van Allen Updated: December 11, 2023
Aviation firm to cut 15% of its Bangor workforce, focus more on parts repair
Renee Cordes Updated: December 4, 2023C&L Aviation Group said it is refining part of its maintenance, repair and overhaul business in order "to better meet global market divisions." The change will result in the reduction of about 30 jobs in Bangor.
Renee Cordes Updated: December 4, 2023Global tech company with Maine base has just raised $91M in private equity
William Hall November 30, 2023Braincube, which is headquartered in France but has its U.S. base in Portland, uses AI to improve manufacturing operations.
William Hall November 30, 2023
Today's Poll
Poll DescriptionSponsored 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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The Giving Guide
The Giving Guide helps nonprofits have the opportunity to showcase and differentiate their organizations so that businesses better understand how they can contribute to a nonprofit’s mission and work.
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Work for ME
Work for ME is a workforce development tool to help Maine’s employers target Maine’s emerging workforce. Work for ME highlights each industry, its impact on Maine’s economy, the jobs available to entry-level workers, the training and education needed to get a career started.
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Groundbreaking Maine
Whether you’re a developer, financer, architect, or industry enthusiast, Groundbreaking Maine is crafted to be your go-to source for valuable insights in Maine’s real estate and construction community.
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