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Tote touchdown: Portland-based Sea Bags scores NFL licensing deal
Updated: January 8, 2024The agreement covers the next 27 months, “long enough to capture this year’s playoffs and the next two full seasons,” Sea Bags CEO Don Oakes told Mainebiz.
Updated: January 8, 2024
Friday Food Insider: An Old West saloon planned for West Bayside
Updated: January 5, 2024Argenta Brewing is preparing to open later this winter, bringing a touch of the Old West to West Bayside.
Updated: January 5, 2024
Vintage downtown Camden building checks the boxes for investor
Updated: January 8, 2024The building, 95% leased, shows that office space, especially smaller units, is still in demand, particularly in tertiary markets where supply is limited.
Updated: January 8, 2024
2024 Forecast: Aquaculture is an economic ‘bright spot’ with growing demand
Updated: January 8, 2024Demand for Maine aquaculture products, like other Maine-sourced seafoods, has remained strong despite escalating prices that have caused a slump in other regions.
Updated: January 8, 2024
2024 Forecast: Bam Bam Bakery is ready to take on new year
Updated: January 8, 2024The bakery leased 1,961 square feet of retail space at the former Ela Market & Grill, at 125 Bucknam Road in Falmouth, after closing a location on Portland's Commercial Street during the pandemic.
Updated: January 8, 2024
2024 Forecast: Despite ‘headwinds’ for consumers, VIP Tires exec is optimistic
Updated: January 8, 2024Tim Winkeler, president and CEO of VIP Tires & Service, says his outlook for automotive retail is very optimistic. With vehicles getting older and more miles being driven, the sector is in a strong growth mode.
Updated: January 8, 2024
2024 Forecast: At Marden’s, optimism going into the new year
Updated: January 8, 2024As Marden’s Surplus & Salvage, a Winslow-based discount retail chain, enters its 60th year, the owners are feeling optimistic about the merchandise it has to offer to customers coming into 2024.
Updated: January 8, 2024
2024 Forecast: A ‘more normal’ year for Maine retailers
Updated: January 8, 2024Curtis Picard, president and CEO of the Augusta-based Retail Association of Maine, says that "things have kind of evened out and returned to more normal" for the sector.
Updated: January 8, 2024
2024 Forecast: ‘Strong, vibrant’ hospitality sector faces staffing, cost headwinds
Updated: January 8, 2024The head of HospitalityMaine is bullish on Maine hotel and restaurant businesses in 2024 despite staffing challenges and rising costs.
Updated: January 8, 2024
Inside the notebook: Mainebiz editorial staffers pick their favorite stories of 2023
Updated: January 4, 2024As we start a new year of business coverage, here's what the Mainebiz team liked covering the most in 2023 and why.
Updated: January 4, 2024
With $100K boost, scone business will scale beyond the midcoast
Updated: January 4, 2024The Scone Goddess, based in Northport, plans to use a Community Development Block Grant for a van, packing machines, additional storage and ingredients.
Updated: January 4, 2024Maine’s minimum wage has just risen 35 cents
January 2, 2024The increase in the statewide minimum wage is considerably less than the hike that went into effect a year ago.
January 2, 2024
Relief fund set up to help Maine businesses affected by Dec. 18 storm
January 2, 2024The Maine Business Relief Fund, launched by the Retail Association of Maine and the Maine Grocers and Food Producers Association, was established to help businesses affected by the "Grinch" storm two weeks ago.
January 2, 2024
In memoriam: We recall some of the Mainers who died in 2023
Updated: January 3, 2024Mainebiz pays tribute to notable Mainers who died last year.
Updated: January 3, 2024
Friday Food Insider: A look at the top food stories from 2023
December 28, 2023Here are links to the top restaurant stories published in Mainebiz in 2023.
December 28, 2023
Reverse shopping spree: US shoppers returned $743B in merch this year, report says
December 28, 2023‘Tis the season of gift returns. U.S. shoppers returned a total of $743 billion in merchandise this year, according to a new report. The return rate amounts to 14.5% of sales.
December 28, 2023
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