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Play ball! Maine innovation touted as baseball 'game-changer'
Renee Cordes Updated: May 11, 2023Dove Tail Bats, of Shirley, teamed up with Newfangled Solutions, of Livermore Falls, on a new remote scanner for baseball bats.
Renee Cordes Updated: May 11, 2023
On the Record: Westbrook’s Ragged Coast Chocolates expands into baking mixes
Renee Cordes Updated: May 15, 2023The artisanal chocolate maker mixes things up with a new line of baking mixes for home cooks.
Renee Cordes Updated: May 15, 2023
How to attract and retain older employees
Megan Walton Updated: May 15, 2023Guest columnist Megan Walton, CEO of Southern Maine Agency on Aging, reminds us that May is Older Americans Month. "For employers," she writes, "it’s a great time to evaluate workplace culture and hiring practices to see how you might better attract
Megan Walton Updated: May 15, 2023
Beer biz buzz: A roundup of Maine craft-industry news
Renee Cordes Updated: May 15, 2023Boosting diversity in the industry is a priority for the new head of the Maine Brewers' Guild, Shea Cusick, who started as executive director of the trade association on May 1.
Renee Cordes Updated: May 15, 2023
Ask ACE: How do I fit in everything I need to do in a day?
Bob LaBrie, LaBrie Training and Consulting Updated: March 1, 2024Planning is the thought process that precedes action. It includes studying patterns, routines and programs so that you can change old unproductive work habits into new productive ones.
Bob LaBrie, LaBrie Training and Consulting Updated: March 1, 2024
Rockland maker of prefab buildings wins Dirigo Labs pitch contest
Renee Cordes May 9, 2023Croft, which makes carbon-negative prefab buildings for residential and commercial use, plans to use its $25,000 prize money to launch an apprentice program.
Renee Cordes May 9, 2023
SCORE Maine helped 4,300 small-business clients in 2022
Renee Cordes Updated: May 9, 2023The statewide volunteer business-mentoring organization released a tally of its work in 2022.
Renee Cordes Updated: May 9, 2023
How to attract and retain employees in today’s labor market
Nancy Marshall Updated: July 19, 2023"During turbulent times, it is important for employers to go back to the drawing board and reevaluate their policies pertaining to employee attraction and retention," guest columnist Nancy Marshall writes.
Nancy Marshall Updated: July 19, 2023
Friday Food Insider: It's Cinco de Mayo, and Maine restaurants are ready
Alexis Wells May 5, 2023If you are reading this at work and can't wait to get your margarita and taco fix, you have come to the right place. Welcome to the Friday Food Insider.
Alexis Wells May 5, 2023
How employers can attract and retain older employees
Megan Walton May 5, 2023May is Older Americans Month and Megan Walton, CEO of Southern Maine Agency on Aging, offers some ways employers can turn to older workers as a resource. As she writes, "older employees are often praised for their ability to show up for work on time
Megan Walton May 5, 2023
How Maine small businesses can navigate state privacy laws
David Swetnam-Burland and Stacy O. Stitham Updated: May 1, 2023For businesses doing ecommerce or routinely working in other states, being familiar with state laws regarding privacy is an increasingly important issue, according to the guest columnists, who are attorneys at Brann & Isaacson.
David Swetnam-Burland and Stacy O. Stitham Updated: May 1, 2023
Ask ACE: How do I fix unproductive behaviors?
Angela Hansen of Range Culture Co. Updated: March 29, 2024It is likely that every one of your staff members wants to do a good job and enjoy their work. Yet they sometimes exhibit unhelpful, unprofessional behavior. Here are some ideas about how to deal with that.
Angela Hansen of Range Culture Co. Updated: March 29, 2024Incoming Maine Brewers' Guild boss aims to craft a more diverse industry
Renee Cordes Updated: April 27, 2023"I'd like to bring other women and people of color into the industry," Shea Cusick told Mainebiz days before starting her job as executive director of the Maine Brewers' Guild.
Renee Cordes Updated: April 27, 2023
FocusMaine awards $90,000 to grow Maine aquaculture businesses
Alexis Wells April 21, 2023The program was designed to help Maine aquaculture businesses increase production and the capability to grow volume and sales in current and new markets through innovative projects.
Alexis Wells April 21, 2023
Oyster firm Lady Shuckers looks for creative ways 'to get products to the people'
Laurie Schreiber Updated: April 18, 2023The company sources from farms owned by women and groups that are underrepresented on the working waterfront. “Representation matters,” says owner Libby Davis.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: April 18, 2023
On the Record: From Portland to Houston, Hussein Adan has big plans for Cleaners Joy
Renee Cordes Updated: April 17, 2023His cleaning agency works with 15 independent contractors serving residential and commercial clients in Greater Portland.
Renee Cordes Updated: April 17, 2023
Today's Poll
Sponsored by: Kennebunk Savings Bank
With the official end of summer this past weekend, we're taking a look back at how the season unfolded.
Back in early August, we asked how the summer tourism season was going — and at the time, the majority of respondents told us it could be better. And remember, the season started very rainy and ended amid a drought.
Now that the season has wrapped up, we're checking in again to see how things ended. Did things improve? Did tourism pick up later in the summer, or did the season fall short of expectations?
The Giving Guide
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Work for ME
Work for ME is a workforce development tool to help Maine’s employers target Maine’s emerging workforce. Work for ME highlights each industry, its impact on Maine’s economy, the jobs available to entry-level workers, the training and education needed to get a career started.
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Groundbreaking Maine
Whether you’re a developer, financer, architect, or industry enthusiast, Groundbreaking Maine is crafted to be your go-to source for valuable insights in Maine’s real estate and construction community.
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The Giving Guide
The Giving Guide helps nonprofits have the opportunity to showcase and differentiate their organizations so that businesses better understand how they can contribute to a nonprofit’s mission and work.
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Work for ME
Work for ME is a workforce development tool to help Maine’s employers target Maine’s emerging workforce. Work for ME highlights each industry, its impact on Maine’s economy, the jobs available to entry-level workers, the training and education needed to get a career started.
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Groundbreaking Maine
Whether you’re a developer, financer, architect, or industry enthusiast, Groundbreaking Maine is crafted to be your go-to source for valuable insights in Maine’s real estate and construction community.
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