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For SCORE award winners, 'easy' was not the chosen path
June 12, 2025At the annual SCORE awards luncheon in Freeport, award winners detailed the arduous journeys sometimes taken by small business owners.
June 12, 2025
From glamping to paddleboarding, outdoor firms in Bethel find niches in the local economy
Updated: June 16, 2025Building on its strategic location in the middle of prime ski and trail country, numerous businesses have been opening, expanding or transitioning in the Oxford County town of Bethel. The local chamber is creating new branding and marketing assets
Updated: June 16, 2025
Thomaston boatbuilder Lyman-Morse hires global sailor to open Portland brokerage office
June 11, 2025The Portland brokerage, established to better serve clients in southern Maine and beyond, is led by a sailing professional who last year participated in a solo, nonstop global race.
June 11, 2025
Maine food producers and farms get USDA funding for equipment
June 10, 2025Recipients include brewers, oyster growers and specialty producers, with award amounts ranging from $10,000 to $100,000.
June 10, 2025
Friday Food Insider: Southern Maine restaurants are dishing up some new cuisine
Updated: June 13, 2025Friday Food Insider takes a look at Lucky Cheetah, Cuties, Benny's, Mandy & Matt's and Salsa Mexican Grill.
Updated: June 13, 2025
After big-city careers, Bangor natives boomerang home to open specialty foods shops
Updated: June 6, 2025In downtown Bangor, a new gourmet shop sells imported cheeses and gourmet chocolates, while another spot specializes in traditional Hawaiian shaved ice treats.
Updated: June 6, 2025
VIP Tires rolls into newly renovated midcoast location
Updated: June 9, 2025Renovations include installation of an eight-bay service shop, a showroom and tire warehouse.
Updated: June 9, 2025
Friday Food Insider: Chicken is the new lobster at Bar Harbor restaurant
Updated: June 6, 2025A new quick-service chicken-centered eatery has opened its doors in Bar Harbor.
Updated: June 6, 2025
Old Orchard Beach cafe owners expand with boutique selling clothing and home goods
June 2, 2025The new boutique Kelp, at 37 Old Orchard St., is owned and operated by the owners of Cafe 64, a coffee shop.
June 2, 2025
Midcoast bookstore on wheels gears up for debut
Updated: June 2, 2025Jill Conner, founder of the Kinetic Bookshop, plans to raise funds for libraries on Maine's midcoast from the books she sells off the back of Gladys, a 1963 Ford Econoline truck she bought in 2023.
Updated: June 2, 2025
On the Record: Music entrepreneur Chris Brown is targeting clients ‘with artistic and career momentum’
Updated: June 2, 2025After three decades with Bull Moose, Chris Brown left the music and entertainment retailer to start a music consulting business called Chris Brown 33.
Updated: June 2, 2025
A slew of businesses opening in downtown Bangor
Updated: May 29, 2025Flowers, charms, hot tubs and Hawaiian shaved ice are all on tap at a wave of businesses opening in downtown Bangor this year.
Updated: May 29, 2025
Friday Food Insider: With bigger space, French bistro aims to up the 'ooh-la-la' in the Kennebunks
Updated: May 30, 2025Chez Rosa will be able to accommodate 90 diners indoors and 44 on the patio in Kennebunk, just across the bridge from its original location in Kennebunkport.
Updated: May 30, 2025
Biergarten restaurant and brew pub to open in Skowhegan’s Spinning Mill
May 27, 2025Maine Grains' soon-to-open Biergarten in the Spinning Mill, won't be "just a place to grab a beer," according to owner Amber Lambke, but "a community gathering place."
May 27, 2025
A Kittery waterfront restaurant property heads to auction — again
Updated: May 28, 2025After 80-plus years in operation, Warren's Lobster House has closed for business, and after several sales agreements have fallen through, the property will go up for auction for the second time in June.
Updated: May 28, 2025
Kittery hospitality group buys Kennebunk general store popular with Bush family
Updated: May 28, 2025The store has enough of a customer base to operate year-round. “In the winter, when we were renovating, it was a daily occurrence with people looking for something to eat.”
Updated: May 28, 2025
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