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For the third year in a row, Maine credit unions are kicking off their annual campaign to fight hunger with a 30-day, $100,000 challenge to financial institutions, businesses and individuals to contribute.
The ElleVet Project will begin its tour through vulnerable communities starting June 2 and continuing over the year. Created by ElleVet Sciences, the tour will bring free care to areas from California to Florida to New York City.
The center and its allied organizations serve the LGBTQ+ community. A three-phase plan finalized its new headquarters, with a second mixed-use building in the works.
A growing number of companies are becoming B Corporations and engaged in the movement. And more employers, consumers, investors and business partners are looking for that designation.
Chief diversity officer is an evolving role at companies such as WEX, Unum, Northern Light Health and Jackson Laboratory.
Grants range from $2,500 to $10,000 each, to cover a range of expenses including paining and masonry.
The Indus Fund is a new microloan program for small business owners in Maine’s growing immigrant community.
A contributor from the Association for Consulting Expertise advises a reader whose business is "stuck." Innovation can help, but involves more than a single lightbulb moment.
The money aims to build on existing groundwork as the accelerator launches its inaugural cohort and helps to build greater Waterville’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
The state's largest health care system plans to convert the former bus terminal, purchased two years ago, into a food pantry that will serve MaineHealth patients and potentially others in need.
Diana Morris will serve as the first executive director of the Onion Foundation, a growing philanthropy that gave $1.7 million to 181 Maine arts and environmental groups last year.
In Rockport, Maine Coast Heritage Trust is raising funds to support the home of Belted Galloway cows, Aldermere Farm, and nearby Erickson Fields.
A group of volunteers is working to raise $150,000 to relocate and restore a Navy patrol plane that has long stood at the entrance to what is now the business and industrial park.
The Maine Coast Fishermen's Association has expanded its donor base, income and community programs. Fishermen Feeding Mainers represents $500,000 raised and spent in 2021 alone.
Helping new immigrants and securing more land for affordable housing in Maine are some of the things the outgoing president and CEO of Avesta Housing aims to achieve before leaving the nonprofit this fall.
The museum's previous location in Augusta received about 10,000 visitors annually, while the new space in Waterville is expected to see increased attendance.
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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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