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Leadership comes in many forms
Peter Van Allen Updated: March 20, 2023While we tend to choose just one “leader” from a company or nonprofit for the Business Leaders of the Year, we do acknowledge that organizations are made up of teams of people with varied backgrounds and skills.
Peter Van Allen Updated: March 20, 2023
Maine small businesses honored by SBA for big impact
Renee Cordes Updated: March 16, 2023GoGo Refill, Mom’s Organic Munchies and Journey magazine are among the winners of the U.S. Small Business Administration Maine District Office Annual Awards.
Renee Cordes Updated: March 16, 2023
Portland startup Marin Skincare finds space on L.L.Bean shelves
Laurie Schreiber March 15, 2023Within three weeks, 70% of the first order was sold and L.L.Bean has placed a second order. “We appreciate the opportunity to feature other Maine companies at our flagship store,” said a Bean director of merchandising.
Laurie Schreiber March 15, 2023
Real Estate Insider notebook: Planned Skowhegan investments will top $650 million
Peter Van Allen Updated: March 9, 2023The investments will encompass the Skowhegan area, and include manufacturing, education, housing, energy and retail industries.
Peter Van Allen Updated: March 9, 2023
Thinking outside the box for a different kind of pop-up container
Ann Fisher Updated: March 5, 2023Siblings Ben and Emily Davis envisioned boxes that could be adapted for a variety of uses, from retail pop-ups to food vendors to ticket booths.
Ann Fisher Updated: March 5, 2023
Kittery’s Good To-Go leverages Maine’s mentorship and capital resources
Laurie Schreiber Updated: March 5, 2023With customers like Eastern Mountain Sports and REI, Good To-Go, a Kittery maker of dehydrated meals, has reached a national market.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: March 5, 2023
Marin Skincare uses an ingredient grown in Maine waters — lobster
Alexis Wells Updated: March 5, 2023Patrick Breeding was a biomedical engineering grad student at the University of Maine when, with his co-founder Amber Boutiette, started working with proteins called glycoproteins found in lobsters.
Alexis Wells Updated: March 5, 2023A guide to Maine’s resources for entrepreneurs and startups
Updated: March 5, 2023Maine has a wide range of resources for startups, but it's not always easy to navigate the system. Here is a start.
Updated: March 5, 2023
Starting a business is rarely a neat and tidy process
Peter Van Allen Updated: March 5, 2023The journey of a startup can take many forms. It’s easy to get swept away in the stories of certain startups that seem to have it all going for them — the great idea, the polished elevator speech, a shelf full of awards from pitch competitions.
Peter Van Allen Updated: March 5, 2023
After $125 million retrofit, TimberHP's Madison mill will produce high-performance insulation
J. Craig Anderson Updated: March 5, 2023While wood fiber insulation is popular in Europe, TimberHP will be the first company to produce it in the United States. The company expects to roll out the first of three planned product lines in April.
J. Craig Anderson Updated: March 5, 2023
Rarebreed indeed: Portland vet startup tops Inc.'s regional growth list
Renee Cordes Updated: March 6, 2023Rarebreed Veterinary Partners, a Portland-based independent network of veterinary practices, is one of two Maine companies on the list, joined by Auburn-based food maker Scott & Jon's.
Renee Cordes Updated: March 6, 2023
New act for forest products: Manufacturers find new uses for Maine’s vast forest resource
Laurie Schreiber Updated: March 6, 2023New markets for Maine forest products could include biochar, mass timber, packaging and biobased manufacturing, made from hardwood, sawmill byproducts and lower-quality logs.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: March 6, 2023
Swiss optics supplier acquires Portland-based Gray Optics
Laurie Schreiber Updated: February 17, 2023Founded in 2018, Gray Optics develops precision optical systems and early-stage product development for biomedical and industrial applications.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: February 17, 2023
North Berwick's Hussey Seating chosen for $7M Mass. arena project
Timothy Doyle February 16, 2023The company will replace 12,000 seats in the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass.
Timothy Doyle February 16, 2023
Real Estate Insider notebook: Sugarloaf starts expansion; Loring Commerce Centre inks deal
Peter Van Allen Updated: February 16, 2023Sugarloaf's planned $104 million expansion of the West Mountain gets started, while a deal at Loring Commerce Centre could mean up to 600 housing units.
Peter Van Allen Updated: February 16, 2023
Brunswick rocket-maker bluShift selected for global accelerator program
Laurie Schreiber February 15, 2023The company joins businesses from Europe, Asia and the U.S. in the program’s first cohort. “We don't typically associate sustainability with rocket launches, but bluShift has an impressive propulsion solution,” said one organizer.
Laurie Schreiber February 15, 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?
The Giving Guide
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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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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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