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Insider Notebook: Winslow ranked most affordable house-buying Maine town
Maureen Milliken April 29, 2020Online financial firm's rankings are based on average closing costs, mortgage, taxes and more; Malone Commercial Brokers makes donation to support restaurants, supply chain and those in need.
Maureen Milliken April 29, 2020
Landlords, banks working together to weather 'slow-moving tsunami'
Maureen Milliken April 29, 2020In MEREDA's first virtual Morning Menu forum, on commercial leasing during the COVID-19 crisis, a panel of industry experts said that landlords, tenants and financial institutions are working together to help businesses stay in their space, and
Maureen Milliken April 29, 2020MEREDA postpones annual gala, for a second time
Staff April 28, 2020The Maine Real Estate & Development Association, like many other business groups, is changing plans for events and activities as Maine approaches its third month of dealing with the coronavirus crisis.
Staff April 28, 2020
Hay Building, dating to 1826, needs work but considered historic gem
Laurie Schreiber April 27, 2020The new owners of the H.H. Hay Building, in Portland’s arts district, will undertake some significant structural fixes but are enthusiastic about its prospects as an eventual new location for their art gallery.
Laurie Schreiber April 27, 2020
Portland expected to lengthen stay-at-home order, consider CDBG funding
Renee Cordes April 27, 2020At tonight's virtual meeting via Zoom, councilors are expected to vote on extending the city's emergency order until May 18, along with measures related to short-term rentals and adult-use marijuana.
Renee Cordes April 27, 2020
A day to recognize the 2020 Mainebiz Business Leaders of the Year
Staff Updated: April 28, 2020On Tuesday, when Mainebiz was to have honored them at a reception in Falmouth, Mainebiz salutes four individuals as the 2020 Business Leaders of the Year. The honorees are profiled in the pages of Mainebiz, including a special 20th anniversary
Staff Updated: April 28, 2020
Plan to turn former Skowhegan mill into brewery still on track
Maureen Milliken April 22, 2020The Skowhegan craft brewery, which has been in operation since 2014 in a barn on the owners' property, is expanding into the 80,000-square-foot Solon Manufacturing building on Skowhegan Island.
Maureen Milliken April 22, 2020
Insider Notebook: Portland mulls nearly $1M in CDBG development money
Maureen Milliken April 22, 2020Half of the $2 million the city has from the federal Community Development Block Grant program goes to construction and development; a Jefferson sawmill destroyed by fire last year is open, with help from CDBG money.
Maureen Milliken April 22, 2020
Maine's March home sales, prices not yet showing ill effects of COVID-19
Maureen Milliken April 22, 2020Transactions and median sales price were both up more than 9% for the first quarter of 2020 over 2019, but the Maine Association of Realtors says COVID-19 restrictions have since likely cooled the hot market.
Maureen Milliken April 22, 2020
Scarborough CPA firm finds new headquarters with visibility and parking
Laurie Schreiber April 20, 2020It’s a case of musical headquarters in Scarborough. Johnson & Co., an accounting firm, will move to 180 U.S. Route 1 after Hospice of Southern Maine vacates its leased space there to move into its new headquarters at 390 U.S. Route 1.
Laurie Schreiber April 20, 2020
Calls grow to expand small-biz loans after 15,000 Maine firms get $1.9B
Renee Cordes Updated: April 20, 2020The Maine State Chamber of Commerce and the Maine Bankers Association are calling for expanding the federal Paycheck Protection Program as discussions continue among Washington lawmakers.
Renee Cordes Updated: April 20, 2020
Maine engineering CEO is trying to keep 1,100 employees busy despite slowdown
Renee Cordes Updated: April 21, 2020With 28 locations, from Bangor and Portland to Los Angeles and San Diego, Woodard & Curran is feeling the impact of the coronavirus crisis nationwide. CEO Doug McKeown talked with Mainebiz about how the firm is coping.
Renee Cordes Updated: April 21, 2020
42 Maine nonprofits awarded $100K in Machias Savings grants
Renee Cordes Updated: April 20, 2020The nonprofits, which focus on food security, services for the elderly and other community needs, are receiving up to $5,000 each to support their responses to the ongoing public health crisis.
Renee Cordes Updated: April 20, 2020
State halts most evictions, asks lenders to work to avoid foreclosures
Maureen Milliken April 17, 2020Gov. Janet Mills' executive order halts most evictions, and the governor has sent a letter to financial institutions asking them to work proactively with property owners to pause mortgages during the COVID-19 state of emergency.
Maureen Milliken April 17, 2020
Housing developers are trying to bulldoze their way through the crisis
Maureen Milliken Updated: April 20, 2020New housing in southern Maine's once-red-hot market has been delayed, sometimes as a result of supply shortages or financing difficulties. But developers are also expressing optimism, saying the area — and the state in general — will push through
Maureen Milliken Updated: April 20, 2020
Design of the times: How Maine architects are powering through the pandemic
Renee Cordes Updated: April 20, 2020Maine architecture firms large and small are adapting to the new normal, changing the way they collaborate and do business. They're also anticipating changes in what their clients demand as a result the public health crisis.
Renee Cordes Updated: April 20, 2020
Today's Poll
Sponsored by Kennebunk Savings Bank
Next year will bring a host of new challenges for businesses looking to add employees to the payroll.
Maine's Paid Family and Medical Leave law will go into effect, which will allow an employee to take paid leave for up to 12 weeks to care for an ill family member or new child, for instance.
The state's minimum wage will increase by 45 cents an hour, to $15.10 (a separate minimum wage provision will be voted on in Portland that could raise the hourly compensation to $19).
And rising health care premiums will continue to be a struggle for employers.
For companies that plan to grow, all of these factors will have to be managed.
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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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