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Votes postponed on Portland minimum wage hike, music hall moratorium
Updated: July 15, 2025Portland's Finance Committee will revisit a plan to increase the city's minimum wage to $20 an hour, while a vote on the controversial moratorium is scheduled for Aug. 11.
Updated: July 15, 2025
Portland seafood processor to be acquired by NY importer
July 14, 2025Bristol Seafood, a well-known presence on the Portland waterfront, will be acquired by Mark Foods, a seafood importer, processor and marketer based in the Big Apple.
July 14, 2025
Stephen Smith to step down as L.L.Bean CEO
July 14, 2025Smith plans to step down in 2026 after a decade of leadership.
July 14, 2025
Restaurant owners find ‘everything we had in mind’ in move to Kennebunk
Updated: July 11, 2025The owners and staff were able to move the entire operation in two weeks. “We had long days, cleaning and moving and carrying stuff,” said one. More customers than they imagined are coming in.
Updated: July 11, 2025
Dollar store or bust? Renys Portland store hits the market, fueling speculation about next occupant
Updated: July 11, 2025Located near the Maine College of Art and Design, Renys has long been an anchor business and employer in the neighborhood, selling clothing, household goods and non-perishable food items.
Updated: July 11, 2025
Friday Food Insider: Bagel chain with Big Apple presence will roll into Portland
July 10, 2025PopUp Bagels has signed a 10-year-lease for an oval-shaped building that has seen a lot of tenant turnover.
July 10, 2025
Made in Maine: The side hustle that became a dream
Updated: July 14, 2025At the two-story, 1,850-square-foot studio and shop, five employees in an upstairs studio are working away, creating hand-printed goods and sewing, while preparing to ship or sell them.
Updated: July 14, 2025
Aroma Joe's latest coffee shop opening is in Franklin County
Updated: July 10, 2025Scarborough-based coffee shop chain Aroma Joe’s has opened its first store in Farmington.
Updated: July 10, 2025
Portland’s proposed commercial vacancy ordinance gets pushback in City Hall meeting
July 9, 2025The Portland Planning Board heard calls for action to address vagrancy and store vacancies on Congress Street in the downtown.
July 9, 2025
LB Mini-Mart will add two Portland locations
July 8, 2025The new convenience store brand that opened its first location in Westbrook, Maine in March 2025 now announces two locations on Portland’s West End and East End
July 8, 2025
Midcoast meat snacks maker brings home the bacon in 'Greenlight Maine' season finale
July 6, 2025Newcastle-based Singing Pastures plans to use its $25,000 prize money to fund a new website ahead of a rebrand and expansion.
July 6, 2025
Rockland’s Farnsworth museum unveils store and gallery expansion
Updated: July 7, 2025The Farnsworth Art Museum opens the 365 Design Store and Arts Gallery in time for First Friday festivities on July 11.
Updated: July 7, 2025
Gorham will again offer capital expenditure grants for businesses and farms
July 2, 2025The competitive grant program is designed to help businesses fund a single capital purchase — such as equipment, technology or facility upgrades — that will help drive expansion, increase production or enhance market reach.
July 2, 2025
Hannaford shores up cyber defenses after breach
Updated: July 2, 2025More than 95,000 Maine residents were affected by last November's data breach at the Scarborough-based grocery retailer.
Updated: July 2, 2025
Displaced workers in six Maine counties can receive job training through $2M federal grant
July 1, 2025Nearly 1,200 workers in the state’s coastal communities were laid off in 2024, largely in the retail, food service and manufacturing sectors.
July 1, 2025
Boost for new Maine brands, from cookie dough to canned fish
Updated: July 1, 2025A new program at the Maine Center for Entrepreneurs aims to help emerging food and drink brands get off the ground.
Updated: July 1, 2025
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