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Five remarkable leaders, from diverse parts of Maine and diverse occupations, are being honored this year as Mainebiz Women to Watch. Since 2009, 68 individuals have been recognized this way for work that is changing the state for the better.
The annual Cape Elizabeth running competition took place in person for the first time since 2019, and Mainebiz was on the scene.
The new chair, Steve Campbell, is also a Husson University adjunct professor.
Mainebiz catches up with six honorees from the 2021 Women to Watch to find out what's changed at their organizations over the past year and what their goals are today.
Since coming to Maine in 2000, Zambia-born Chitam has helped build a statewide network of resources to help immigrants secure housing, find jobs, enhance language skills and create success.
After 18 years at Chewonki, Willard Morgan will step down from his role at the end of August while Senior Vice President Nancy Kennedy will serve as acting president until a successor is named.
Raymond T. "Chip" Kelley plans to retire at the end of November as KeyBank's Maine market president and commercial sales leader, according to a Monday announcement.
The Y, which provides almost countless fitness and health programs in Cumberland and York counties, will permanently shutter the branch on Sept. 2.
The stewardship organization depends on its fleet of workboats to carry out its mission of caring for island and mainland sites. Now it has a storage facility for those essential watercraft.
Unsafe roofing, lack of heat, ADA entries, rent assistance and case management are just some of the issues to be addressed.
Learningworks says the 13,000-square-foot building no longer suits its needs, and it will seek out other space. The building was listed at $2 million.
The Maine's Women Fund said it will dissolve this summer and transfer $3 million in assets to another nonprofit, the Maine Community Foundation, to carry on the fund's work.
Gary Dugal brings nearly 30 years of experience in education to the role, 25 of those years at the private school and education services provider in Fairfield.
The Mechanized Logging Operations Program began its sixth certificate class in late June with introductory classes before transitioning this month to active harvesting in the woods northeast of Old Town.
The couple, both well-known Maine authors, said the gift through their foundation to Northern Light Acadia Hospital will support desperately needed services for young patients.
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, New England’s largest public garden, had its largest attendance year in 2021, with 336,000 visitors.
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For many, Thanksgiving means gathering with family and friends. It can also mean travel headaches.
AAA predicts a record 81.8 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home between Tuesday, Nov. 25, and Monday, Dec. 1.
Of those travelers, 73 million will go by car — up 1.3 million from a year ago.
With the federal shutdown resolved, air travel is expected to be back at normal levels — although, in this case, it will mean normal Thanksgiving levels. AAA predicts that 6 million people will travel by air, a 2% increase. (Last year, Portland International Jetport broke its Thanksgiving travel record, with 64,348 travelers, up from 54,636 in 2023.)
Another 2.5 million people will travel by bus, train or cruise ship.
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Learn moreThe 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.
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.
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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