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Outstanding Women in Business: CEO Soo Parkhurst breaks the glass ceiling
Tina Fischer Updated: August 11, 2025Soo Parkhurst has faced challenges as a woman in the construction industry, but her determination and resilience has paid off; under her leadership, company revenue grew by 24% last year, to $8.3 million.
Tina Fischer Updated: August 11, 2025
Newsworthy people and performances for Aug. 11, 2025
Updated: August 11, 2025A roundup of new hires, promotions and achievements at businesses, law firms, nonprofits, health care institutions, credit unions and professional services firms in Maine.
Updated: August 11, 2025
'Prove the model first' and other smart growth tips from the Mainebiz Small Business Forum
Renee Cordes August 6, 2025Five business leaders n sectors from hospitality to HR event management shared their their approaches to sustainable growth, hiring and exit planning.
Renee Cordes August 6, 2025
Chase Bank expands reach across southern Maine
Renee Cordes Updated: August 7, 2025The company recently opened a branch in the York County town of Sanford, its seventh in the Pine Tree State.
Renee Cordes Updated: August 7, 2025
InterMed breaks ground on outpatient facility at the Downs
Tina Fischer Updated: August 6, 2025The 62,000-square-foot ambulatory surgery center and medical office building is being built in the 577-acre mixed-use development’s emerging town center and will offer urgent and primary care, pediatrics and imaging and lab services.
Tina Fischer Updated: August 6, 2025
Maine becomes one of four states to take action on bird-safe architecture
Laurie Schreiber August 5, 2025“The silver lining to the window collision problem is that it is easily within our ability to fix,” said a Maine Audubon representative.
Laurie Schreiber August 5, 2025
Business park under construction in Wells has been a curiosity
Tina Fischer Updated: August 6, 2025A 40- by 200-foot building under construction off Route 1 in Wells has had passersby scratching their heads as to what use was intended for the project, but it's designed for light industrial use.
Tina Fischer Updated: August 6, 2025
Brooklin center to house collections of WoodenBoat founder and its longtime photographer
Laurie Schreiber August 4, 2025The plan is to create a maritime research center at the local library to house Jon Wilson and Benjamin Mendlowitz’s extensive collections: “a hidden goldmine,” said the campaign chair.
Laurie Schreiber August 4, 2025
How to successfully relocate your business
Tim Winkeler, VIP Tires & Service August 4, 2025Relocation really comes down to two factors. The first is the business owner’s plans for the future and their growth objectives. The second is the staff’s ability to work efficiently and effectively to meet those objectives, writes our guest
Tim Winkeler, VIP Tires & Service August 4, 2025
Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority expands staff with two new hires
Tina Fischer August 4, 2025The Augusta-based authority acquires, manages and revitalizes blighted, abandoned and environmentally compromised properties, transforming them into community assets and driving economic growth.
Tina Fischer August 4, 2025
Scarborough speedway with a loyal following razed to make way for FedEx facility
Alexis Wells Updated: August 6, 2025Scarborough's well-known former Beech Ridge Motor Speedway has been torn down to make way for a FedEx facility.
Alexis Wells Updated: August 6, 2025
Bill would give tax credits to working waterfronts at risk of natural disaster damage
Laurie Schreiber August 4, 2025The bill would help water-dependent businesses shore up coastal infrastructure against worsening storm damage.
Laurie Schreiber August 4, 2025
Maine's 'meanest' professions may surprise you
Renee Cordes August 1, 2025Careers in engineering, real estate and finance have a cut-throat aspect to them, as a national survey shows.
Renee Cordes August 1, 2025
Buyer finds 'wow factor' in Wells inn converted from a former church
Laurie Schreiber Updated: August 4, 2025The conversion in the 1980s kept the church's original hardwood floors, stained glass windows, chandeliers and vaulted ceilings.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: August 4, 2025
A roundup of Maine's commercial real estate sales from July 2025
Laurie Schreiber Updated: August 4, 2025Every week in the Tuesday Real Estate Insider, Mainebiz compiles a list of commercial real estate sales. Here is a compilation of sales published in July 2025.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: August 4, 2025Maine Association of Realtors Foundation earmarks $210,000 for nearly two dozen nonprofits
Laurie Schreiber Updated: August 4, 2025Heating and home repairs, emergency shelters, affordable housing construction and installation of safety features for low-income individuals were among projects awarded.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: August 4, 2025
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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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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