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Skowhegan gears up for annual Craft Brew Festival
September 1, 2022The annual event has raised $103,000 in net proceeds over the last five years, according to Main Street Skowhegan.
September 1, 2022
New Bull Moose CEO envisions collaborative retail and arts opportunities
August 31, 2022Cross-market collaborations with other retailers — a “mini-Moose” or “Bull-tique” — and a fusion of retail and entertainment are among the ideas for the chain’s expansion.
August 31, 2022
Scarborough approves plans for Maine's first Costco store
August 31, 2022The Scarborough Planning Board approved the site plan design for Costco Wholesale, which will be part of the Downs complex.
August 31, 2022
Portland brewer plans year-round sales of top beer
Updated: September 6, 2022Nearly a decade after launching Maine Island Trail Ale to raise money for a local nonprofit, Rising Tide Brewing Co. plans to make the award-winning beer available year-round.
Updated: September 6, 2022
Portland pub reopens with new 'lease' on life
August 28, 2022Bull Feeney's, which closed in March 2020 and reopened with limited hours for three weeks that summer, has reopened with a renegotiated lease.
August 28, 2022
Portland Middle Eastern restaurant calling it quits after 5 years
August 28, 2022Baharat, which opened at 91 Anderson St. in March 2017, will close its doors for good in late September as the owners pursue a new project.
August 28, 2022
Rock Row development helps drive $14.9M retail center investment
Updated: August 29, 2022Before development started on Rock Row, it was tough to find tenants for the 110-acre complex. Now it’s nearly fully occupied.
Updated: August 29, 2022
Trenton maker of cold-temp gear finds room to expand with $1.2M off-market deal
Updated: August 22, 2022The company, Tempshield, makes products for applications where temperatures can be as low as minus-320 degrees Fahrenheit. A consumer brand has launched for activities such as snowmobiling and cross-country skiing.
Updated: August 22, 2022
New eatery, retailer may come to Bangor Mall area
Updated: August 23, 2022The owner of a 4.5-acre lot wants to raze some of the structures there and construct a new one. A current building on the site would also receive upgrades.
Updated: August 23, 2022A second Starbucks in Maine may unionize
August 17, 2022Employees of the coffee chain at a location in Portland's Old Port are attempting to organize because they want an equal voice in the giant company.
August 17, 2022
Meet the 2022 Mainebiz Women to Watch
Updated: August 8, 2022Five remarkable leaders, from diverse parts of Maine and diverse occupations, are being honored this year as Mainebiz Women to Watch. Since 2009, 68 individuals have been recognized this way for work that is changing the state for the better.
Updated: August 8, 2022
Brewer-based brewer says it will expand to Auburn
Updated: August 11, 2022Mason's Brewing Co. will anchor a mixed-use property to be developed along the Androscoggin River.
Updated: August 11, 2022
Holy Donut adds to Portland footprint with new office
August 10, 2022Co-owner and CEO Jeff Buckwalter said it was time for the company to get back to meeting in person "and regain that synergy that Zoom meetings simply don't have."
August 10, 2022Chipotle faces union-busting charge from former Augusta employee
August 9, 2022A former employee and union leader claims the national fast food chain refused to rehire her over her union organizing activities.
August 9, 2022
Amid heat wave, short-staffed Gifford's closes Auburn ice cream stand for season
August 9, 2022Despite sweltering summer temperatures, the ice cream shop on Minot Avenue shuttered Sunday because of a lack of sufficient staffing.
August 9, 2022New Lewiston restaurant inspired by 1920's nostalgia
August 8, 2022The new restaurant will eventually have a basement-level event space in a speakeasy-style design.
August 8, 2022
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