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Longtime Portland soup-specialty business ladles its last bowlful
June 8, 2022Kamasouptra began in Portland 12 years ago, but is shuttering permanently as the owners pursue "new adventures." A neighboring business is taking over the soup space.
June 8, 2022
McDonald’s serves up happy deal for hiring in Maine
June 8, 2022In a tight job market, the fast food giant is offering more perks such as emergency elder care and a college tuition discount.
June 8, 2022
Packaging startup wins $50K LaunchPad prize, hopes to fill 'manufacturing void'
June 8, 2022Tanbark Molded Fiber Products plans to use the prize money to hire a designer, CEO and co-founder Melissa LaCasse said in her winning pitch.
June 8, 2022
In Falmouth, 142-year-old Town Landing Market sells to Portland restaurateurs
Updated: June 7, 2022The ownership group behind Eventide Oyster Co., Hugo's and the Honey Paw now operates a local variety store that has grown into something of a tourist destination.
Updated: June 7, 2022
Portland festival showcases city's working waterfront
Updated: June 7, 2022More than 40 businesses participated in Portland's "Walk the Working Waterfront" festival, back for the first time since 2019.
Updated: June 7, 2022
After eatery absence, a restaurant is coming again to Brunswick food-and-art venue Frontier
June 6, 2022The appropriately named Nomad Pizza, from New Jersey, will open at the Fort Andross Mill complex later this summer. Frontier, which opened nearly 20 years ago, has only been able to serve diners sporadically since the start of the pandemic.
June 6, 2022
Portland finds room for more food trucks, allowing all applicants to stay on Eastern Prom
June 3, 2022After protesting the city's lottery selection, all 15 food trucks will be allowed to operate at Portland's Eastern Promenade.
June 3, 2022
Portland bike shop expands to Bethel to leverage growing bike scene
June 3, 2022A Portland shop that rents and sells bicycles, skis and accessories is expanding to Bethel to take advantage of the expanding sports vibe in the Oxford County town.
June 3, 2022
Food truck operators protest lottery for Portland spaces, urge delay in restrictions
June 2, 2022Food truck operators who lost in the lottery to operate at a new location on the Eastern Promenade protested Thursday morning to seek a delay of the new plan.
June 2, 2022
A Maine kelp business on global stage at World Economic Forum in Davos
Updated: June 2, 2022The prestigious global gathering provided the CEO of Atlantic Sea Farms a chance to champion a different approach to building food systems in the face of climate change.
Updated: June 2, 2022
Cape Cod chocolatier finds a sweet spot in Portland for growing business
Updated: May 31, 2022A Chatham, Mass., candy-maker has seen internet orders soaring, prompting an expansion to Maine. Fit-up includes tempering and extrusion machines for small-batch, hand-dipped chocolates.
Updated: May 31, 2022
Amplifying voices: Chamber, businesses, community groups build diversity resources
Updated: May 30, 2022Maine businesses will work with groups in the Black, indigenous, and people-of-color communities to create networking and learning opportunities for current employees and future ones.
Updated: May 30, 2022
Retail and tourism associations send 40,000 pounds of aid to Ukraine
May 26, 2022The goods fill nearly three shipping containers. A number of donations included handwritten notes, some in both English and Ukrainian.
May 26, 2022
On the Record: Brothers who grew up in Maine brew further growth for Rupee Beer
Updated: May 30, 2022Sumit and Van Sharma, who grew up in Portland in the 1990s, have big plans for the Indian-style lager beer they launched in October 2021.
Updated: May 30, 2022
Be good with B Corp: More companies are undergoing rigorous certification for accountability
Updated: May 30, 2022A growing number of companies are becoming B Corporations and engaged in the movement. And more employers, consumers, investors and business partners are looking for that designation.
Updated: May 30, 2022
Bull Moose retail chain, now employee-owned, names new CEO
May 24, 2022Brett Wickard, who founded Bull Moose in 1989 while he was a student at Bowdoin College, will continue serving as chairman of the board.
May 24, 2022
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