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Iconic kitchenware store in Ellsworth is on the market for $2.9M
Updated: September 5, 2023The price tag includes the business, valued at $1.8 million and including inventory, intellectual property, equipment and systems. The real estate is valued at $1.1 million.
Updated: September 5, 2023
Friday Food Insider: Maine says hello and goodbye to local restaurants
September 1, 2023Let’s take a trip down memory lane and see which Maine restaurants have come to the scene and which ones we have had to say goodbye to.
September 1, 2023
Summer reads: Quick takes from 3 Maine business leaders
Updated: September 5, 2023Three Maine business leaders share their summer reading preferences with Mainebiz.
Updated: September 5, 2023
On the Record: Bite Into Maine on a roll with new anchor in Portland's East Bayside neighborhood
Updated: September 4, 2023Bite Into Maine founders Karl and Sarah Sutton reflect on the growth of the business they launched with a single food truck in 2011.
Updated: September 4, 2023
Turning the page: Maine boasts growing crop of independent bookstores, book-themed startups
Updated: September 4, 2023Business models range from books-and-mortar businesses to a pair of early-stage technology ventures and a Camden-area bookstore-on-wheels in the planning stages.
Updated: September 4, 2023
Skowhegan Craft Brew Festival moves to riverfront
Updated: September 1, 2023The celebration of Maine craft beer, wine, cider and spirits will take place at a new venue overlooking the Kennebec River.
Updated: September 1, 2023
Feds force Freeport eatery to pay $236K in back wages, fines for labor violations
Updated: September 1, 2023Antonia's Pizzeria bilked dozens of workers out of wages, tried to cover up its actions and illegally employed minors, according to federal investigators.
Updated: September 1, 2023
With backing and boat name from Shipyard Brewing, a sailor sets out on global race
August 30, 2023Ronnie Simpson, a retired Marine who was wounded in combat, will sail a 50-foot sloop named Shipyard Brewing in the Global Solo challenge, a 26,000-mile, around-the-world course.
August 30, 2023
With two stores, Vermont Flannel tests the Maine market
Updated: August 30, 2023In Maine, the Freeport location puts the business squarely in a retail area surrounded by apparel dealers Vineyard Vines, GAP, Polo Ralph Lauren, North Face, Patagonia and of course L.L.Bean. In Portland, it is in the prime Old Port shopping
Updated: August 30, 2023
Start ME Up: From Portland to Presque Isle, an entrepreneur's guide to Maine regions
Updated: August 28, 2023Business movers and shakers who consider relocating to Maine are spoiled for choices when it comes to possible sites.
Updated: August 28, 2023-
Restaurant industry roundup: Maine says hello and goodbye to local restaurants
Updated: August 28, 2023Let’s take a trip down memory lane and see which Maine restaurants have come to the scene and which ones we have had to say goodbye to.
Updated: August 28, 2023 
A shared success in the Good Crust: A Canaan business builds on Maine-grown ingredients
Updated: August 28, 2023The dough-making business has highly tailored, individual development goals for the people it employs.
Updated: August 28, 2023
In growing trend, robots will venture onto UMaine campus this fall
Updated: August 28, 2023The robots, already used on two other Maine college campuses, deliver food to students and "have really cool personalities,” said a dining service manager.
Updated: August 28, 2023
Friday Food Insider: Getting fired up for a meal at firehouse-turned-eatery
August 25, 2023Red City Ale House, at 8 Main St. in Windham, has been converted from the former South Windham Fire Station into a full-service restaurant.
August 25, 2023
Lewiston restaurant will build on success of sister eatery directly beneath it
Updated: August 28, 2023Bon Vivant, a full-service restaurant located at 133 Lisbon St., is in leased space directly above Sonder & Dram.
Updated: August 28, 2023
National search brings Hannaford exec to lead Good Shepherd Food Bank
August 25, 2023Having worked in food retailing for more than two decades, Heather Thompson Paquette has seen firsthand the challenges of food insecurity and impact on families.
August 25, 2023
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