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Business Leaders: Ben Davis, founder of OpBox and Edura Marine, is a born entrepreneur
Updated: March 24, 2025Ben Davis, Mainebiz Entrepreneur of the Year, operates two related companies that operate under one roof in Woolwich.
Updated: March 24, 2025
Business Leaders: Mike Haws of Sappi Paper is leading a $400 million investment in Somerset Mill
Updated: March 24, 2025Sappi's Paper Mill No. 2 in Skowhegan spans 800 feet and is equipped with nearly 2,000 instruments to manage its operations. By comparison, a Boeing 747 stretches 250 feet and operates with 400 control instruments.
Updated: March 24, 2025
Made in Maine: A Skowhegan shop fires up wood-fired pizza ovens
Updated: March 24, 2025Maine Wood Heat in Skowhegan produces commercial pizza ovens that can be seen at a number of breweries and restaurants around Maine and beyond.
Updated: March 24, 2025
Economic challenges: A roundup of tariff, trade and funding news
Updated: November 12, 2025Amid all the changes coming out of Washington, Mainebiz will continue to report on how federal policies and international trade tensions will affect businesses in Maine.
Updated: November 12, 2025
Founder of Cape Elizabeth blanket business remembered for her grit and optimism
March 18, 2025Beth Haller LaSala, founder of ChappyWrap, moved to Maine in 2020.
March 18, 2025
Maine International Trade Center honors export businesses
March 18, 2025Global Secure Shipping in Orono, Xuron Corp. of Saco and Kelson Marine Co. of Portland were among the award winners.
March 18, 2025
Furniture retailer Chilton, with two other area locations, sells Scarborough site
Updated: March 17, 2025After testing the Portland market for four years, the owners of furniture retail company Chilton decided to close and sell its Scarborough location after more than 30 years there.
Updated: March 17, 2025
5 years after COVID, here's how business in Maine has changed
March 11, 2025Five years ago, when the first positive case of coronavirus was confirmed in Maine, business would be forever changed for companies from food vendors to manufacturers.
March 11, 2025
Maine's clean energy workforce is growing, but more workers are needed
Updated: March 11, 2025Maine’s clean energy workforce reached nearly 15,600 jobs in 2023, growing at a rate nearly twice that of the state’s overall workforce since 2019. But employee recruitment and retention remain a challenge.
Updated: March 11, 2025
Furniture maker Thomas Moser, 90, remembered as 'great teacher, artist'
Updated: March 10, 2025Today, Auburn-based Thos. Moser employs over 60 craftspeople. The company has built chairs for presidents and furniture for thousands of customers around the world.
Updated: March 10, 2025
Maine businesses navigate new reality of tariff whiplash
Updated: March 10, 2025The on-again, off-again threat of tariffs is throwing Maine business owners and economic prognosticators for a loop.
Updated: March 10, 2025
Blue Ox Malthouse takes top honors in international competition
March 7, 2025From a 20,000-square-foot facility in the Lisbon Industrial Park, Blue Ox processes 5 million pounds of grain annually and supplies roughly 120 craft breweries and distilleries.
March 7, 2025
Made in Maine: A Woolwich entrepreneur thinks out of the box
Updated: March 10, 2025OpBox Maine has provided structures for pop-up booths for L.L.Bean, CLYNK and for a Rockefeller Center holiday display.
Updated: March 10, 2025Editor's note: 5 topics on the minds of Maine business leaders
Updated: March 10, 2025This is just one perspective, but based entirely on what we’re hearing now, here are the top 5 things on the mind of Maine business owners.
Updated: March 10, 2025
Press Herald parent company to restructure operations, eliminate 49 jobs
Updated: March 5, 2025A total of 49 positions — 36 full-time and 13 part-time — involved in print production, circulation and advertising were eliminated.
Updated: March 5, 2025
Auburn Manufacturing CEO to take national stage at Texas event
Updated: February 24, 2025Auburn Manufacturing’s CEO is optimistic about the future of manufacturing, even as companies navigate economic uncertainty and an evolving public policy landscape.
Updated: February 24, 2025
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