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Coffee By Design worker takes top prize in national ‘tasters’ championship
April 12, 2022The goal is to discern taste, smell, concentrate and recall. Julien Langevin came to work early every day for two months to practice and test himself.
April 12, 2022
Maine Outdoor Brands launches advisory board to bolster workforce
Updated: April 12, 2022A new 10-member workforce advisory board aims to bolster industry efforts to attract, retain and build an inclusive workforce.
Updated: April 12, 2022
Maine brewers make national ranking as thirst for craft beer grows
Updated: April 11, 2022While U.S. beer production overall was nearly flat last year, craft beer makers turned out 8% more than in 2020. They also increased their hiring by double digits. Two Portland-based brewers ranked among the country's 50 largest craft companies.
Updated: April 11, 2022
Downeast pitch-off prize goes to a spicy business in Winter Harbor
April 7, 2022"Mutha" made a special blend of barbecue dry-rub spices. “All of a sudden, it hit me like a runaway lobstah trap,” the founder of Bub 'n Mutha's says. “We can’t keep this discovery a secret.”
April 7, 2022
Bangor's Central Kitchen to cater to food, beverage entrepreneurs
April 7, 2022The new project will create a modern, commercial kitchen space for food and beverage industry entrepreneurs.
April 7, 2022
York County sea farmer collaborates with Ocean Spray on product using 'upcycled' seed
April 6, 2022Ocean Spray helped Atlantic Sea Farms think through its design of a new processing facility to work collaboratively on nutritional testing.
April 6, 2022
With company store, Stonewall Kitchen moves beyond ‘kitchen’ to encompass ‘home’
April 1, 2022The new Stonewall Home store in York will be an opportunity for the retailer to showcase home-related brands it has acquired in recent years.
April 1, 2022
Just in time for Maine's busy summer season, feds issue 35,000 more worker visas
April 1, 2022The H-2B visas are available to U.S. employers looking to add foreign workers over the next six months. Seasonal hires from other countries are a critical part of the workforce for Maine's summer hospitality and tourism industries.
April 1, 2022
Mills announces $16M in pandemic relief for Maine seafood businesses
Updated: April 1, 2022Eligible uses for funds from the Maine Seafood Dealer and Processors COVID-19 Response and Resilience Program include payroll costs and expenses and rent or mortgage payments.
Updated: April 1, 2022
Small loans with a big impact: Microlending is fueling a macro range of businesses
Updated: April 4, 2022For fledgling businesses, loans of up to $50,000 can have a make-or-break impact, and are available through some nonprofits, community-based financial institutions and local economic development councils.
Updated: April 4, 2022
Maine's maple businesses celebrate sweet success as weekend festival returns
March 27, 2022Over 100 sugarhouses opened their doors over Maine Maple Sunday Weekend, drawing thousands of people to see, smell and taste the work of the country's third-largest maple industry.
March 27, 2022
Maine Legislature sends cocktails-to-go extension to Mills' desk
March 24, 2022The sale of alcoholic drinks to-go has been hailed for helping keep Maine restaurants and bars afloat during the pandemic. Now they may be allowed to continue sales for another three years.
March 24, 2022
Industry groups team up to launch online tourism career center
March 23, 2022The center is more than a job board, and features an online career coach to assist job seekers with writing a resume, interviewing and networking.
March 23, 2022
Maine businesses band with retailers in Ukraine to send critically needed supplies
March 22, 2022Two Maine business groups are working with a counterpart in Ukraine to get donated clothing, food and other goods to residents of the country, invaded and now besieged by Russia.
March 22, 2022
FAME backs $3.6M loan for Fork Food Lab move to South Portland
Updated: March 22, 2022"This is an important piece of the finance puzzle," Fork Food Lab Executive Director Bill Seretta told Mainebiz after the Finance Authority of Maine approved insurance on a loan from Mascoma Bank.
Updated: March 22, 2022
LLBean revenues jump 14%, employees to receive 20% bonus
March 21, 2022The 2021 revenue boom topped the previous year's, and reached an all-time high for the Freeport company of $1.8 billion.
March 21, 2022
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